China didn’t import any U.S. soybeans in September, a decrease from 1.7 million metric tons the year prior. This was the first time since November 2018 that China didn’t import any U.S. soybeans. It was the same reason then as it is now — China imposed retaliatory tariffs on the United States. “It’s a big […]
The U.S. military is conducting strikes off the coast of Venezuela, targeting what the Trump administration calls “narcoterrorists” and drug-carrying vessels. President Trump’s decision to authorize these actions has become a central story in the media, with news outlets framing it in very different ways depending on their partisan lean. This week on Bias Breakdown, […]
The naturalization process for soon-to-be U.S. citizens is expected to get harder after Homeland Security’s citizenship office unveiled an overhaul of citizenship standards. The revision included new questions on the civics test, making the assessment longer to “restore integrity” to the naturalization process, the office said. A new citizenship test rolled out Monday for Green […]
Data shows more Americans are struggling to afford their cars. Economists are concerned it could be another indicator of a potentially incoming recession. A study from VantageScore showed car payment delinquencies have increased by 50% in the last 15 years. Car loan issues That shows car loans have gone from one of the most secure […]
Priceless jewels were stolen from the Louvre in Paris over the weekend, raising serious questions about security at the world’s most visited museum. The stolen Napoleon-era jewels were not privately insured, France’s Ministry of Culture confirmed to Le Parisien. A preliminary report from France’s Court of Auditors found security issues at the Louvre. The report […]
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 […]
