Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. House of Representatives, claiming House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has refused to seat a newly elected member of Congress from Arizona. Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., won a special election in late September to fill her father’s vacated seat after he died in […]
President Donald Trump’s plan to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin is on hold after a call between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov. Trump previously said he and Putin would meet in Hungary to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. According to White House officials, Trump and […]
The White House is pushing back on claims that President Donald Trump plans to commute the sentence of disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. The denial follows a TMZ report Monday citing a “high-ranking White House official.” In a statement to Straight Arrow News, a White House spokesperson said, “There is zero truth to the […]
President Donald Trump’s plan to quickly add 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers is running into a basic hurdle. More than one-third of new recruits at ICE’s Georgia training academy have failed the agency’s fitness test, according to reporting by The Atlantic. Why physical standards matter for field arrests ICE has tripled arrests on […]
A federal appeals court has permitted President Donald Trump to send the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, overturning a lower court decision. However, the state’s officials warn it sets a dangerous precedent. Plus, Atlanta police said a family’s quick call stopped a possible mass shooting. Officers arrested a man they claimed threatened a “shoot-up” at […]
Several states have now warned funding for food assistance programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, may not be available for November if the government shutdown continues. It comes following cuts to SNAP earlier this year. November SNAP benefits SNAP, more commonly called food stamps, is used by 41 million people in the […]
Police said a tragedy was averted in Atlanta after they arrested a man accused of planning a shooting at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The man was arrested inside the terminal on Monday. Officers said 49-year-old Billy Cagle’s family called for help after he went live on social media saying he was headed to the airport to […]
Former FBI Director James Comey filed two separate motions to dismiss the federal charges Trump’s Justice Department brought against him. The department indicted Comey on two charges: making a false statement and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. He appeared in federal court in Maryland on Friday, where he pleaded not guilty to the charges. Now, his lawyers […]
Demolition crews began work at the White House Monday, tearing down part of the East Wing for a new ballroom. President Donald Trump has called it a “ballroom for the country,” but what’s drawing attention is where it’s being built. The demolition comes a few weeks after construction officially began. In September, crews were on site to […]
Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday for talks with the country’s leadership. The visit comes as the U.S. attempts to reinforce the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The visit comes less than two weeks after the truce deal took effect. It falls under a peace framework President Donald Trump helped broker […]
