The Democratic candidate for Virginia’s attorney general race, Jay Jones, is facing scrutiny after text messages from 2022 resurfaced, showing him sending derogatory and violent messages about Republican former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert and his family. But the story’s reach — and what the public knows about it — depends heavily on which media […]
R&B icon and neo-soul pioneer D’Angelo died Tuesday at 51 years old after a fight with pancreatic cancer, according to a statement from his family. While the four-time Grammy winner is most widely known for the song “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” and its accompanying music video, D’Angelo’s work as a whole embraced a more […]
A State Department employee has been arrested and is accused of removing classified documents from secure government facilities and meeting with Chinese officials, Fox News reports. Ashley Tellis, 64, was an unpaid senior adviser at the State Department, which handles U.S. foreign policy, and also worked as a contractor with the Office of Net Assessment […]
A crypto trader stands accused of insider trading after successfully shorting the market to make tens of millions of dollars during the crash on Friday, Oct. 10. The crash came after President Donald Trump’s announcement of tariffs on China. Insider trading allegations The trader, operating under the alias Garrett Bullish, shorted the market shortly before […]
The Trump administration is looking for ways to pay federal law enforcement officers and fund a key supplemental nutrition program during the government shutdown, a sign the executive branch doesn’t see this impasse ending soon. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), run by Russel Vought, is looking to use tariff revenues to fund the […]
Several airports around the country have refused to air a video from the Department of Homeland Security. While the airline hubs are heavily regulated by multiple federal agencies, an expert that Straight Arrow News spoke to breaks down just how they are able to refuse the government’s demand. The video features Department of Homeland Security […]
Mexican and Ukrainian authorities are investigating whether Latin American drug cartels have infiltrated Ukraine’s International Legion to learn first-person-view drone tactics, according to Intelligence Online. The inquiries focus on Spanish-speaking units and recruits suspected of targeting drone operator roles to transfer battlefield skills back to criminal groups. Cartel adoption of first-person view (FPV) drones — […]
A fragile but historic ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is now active, but the hardest part may just be starting. Plus, a new media policy at the Defense Department has sparked rare unity across the press. Major outlets from The New York Times to Newsmax have refused to sign the Pentagon’s new rules limiting how […]
Quinn Arnau was thoughtful in his decision to plant his roots in the Atlanta metro area 20 years ago. He sought a space with an up-and-coming airport, major corporations’ headquarters and room to breathe. “I feel like Atlanta is a cool place to live,” Arnau, president of the Atlanta Realtors Association, told Straight Arrow News. […]
A new press policy at the Pentagon is causing tensions between major media outlets and the Trump administration, as some organizations refuse to sign it. News outlets must agree and sign by 5 p.m. ET Tuesday or hand over their press badges. Thus far, The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNN, The Wall Street […]
