The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using a legal tool known as an administrative subpoena to obtain private information on Americans from tech companies. But what exactly are administrative subpoenas? And why are they controversial? The topic is receiving attention after The Washington Post reported last week that an administrative subpoena was used in […]
A new report from the LA Times found Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass allegedly watered down the after-action report on the deadly and destructive Palisades Fire that hit the city in January 2025. Community leaders in the Palisades told Straight Arrow News they’re frustrated by the report but not surprised. Bass accusations The Times report […]
The owners of a Colorado coal-fired power plant are pushing back against a Trump administration order to keep the plant open. The plant’s owners say continuing to run it is not necessary for grid operations, and it’s raising their costs. The Department of Energy ordered Unit 1 of the Craig Station in northwest Colorado to […]
A whistleblower filed a classified complaint against Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, last spring. That is perhaps the only undisputed detail of a growing controversy. Exactly what the complaint alleged is still secret — and may remain so. For now, Gabbard and members of Congress are offering differing accounts of the timeline surrounding […]
AUSTIN, Texas — With the Trump administration entering its second year, U.S. energy policy looks completely different than it did 13 months ago. In a departure from his predecessor’s priorities, President Donald Trump has pulled grant funding from state and local governments that would have funded renewable energy and environmental projects. In April 2024, the […]
Investigators returned to Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home over the weekend as the search for the missing mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie now enters its ninth day. The renewed law-enforcement activity coincides with a second ransom deadline set for 5 p.m. Monday. Sheriff’s vehicles and officials were seen Sunday outside Nancy Guthrie’s home in […]
A Venezuelan opposition politician has gone missing, just hours after his release from prison. Allies say he was abducted by armed men in Caracas, while authorities maintain he breached his release conditions. Opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa was taken overnight from a residential neighborhood in Caracas, according to opposition leader María Corina Machado. Machado claimed that heavily armed […]
The Seahawks dominate the Super Bowl, but the loudest reaction comes from off the field. President Donald Trump blasts Bad Bunny’s halftime show as offensive and “a slap in the face.” Plus, a desperate plea as the clock runs down. Savannah Guthrie and her siblings again ask for their mother’s safe return, with a second […]
The FBI collected more than enough evidence to prove that disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein sexually abused underage girls, but when it comes to trafficking allegations, not so much. A deep review by the Associated Press (AP) shows no evidence of a broader sex trafficking ring involving powerful men, as some conspiracy theories have claimed. AP […]
Cuba has instructed international airlines not to land on the island-nation for refueling, citing a shortage of oil and aviation kerosene as U.S. pressure on fuel suppliers intensifies. The move follows President Donald Trump’s January declaration of a national emergency, in which he described Cuba as an extraordinary threat to the United States and warned […]
