The Justice Department on Saturday outlined the categories of records it released and withheld under the newly enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act, providing Congress with a sweeping list of prominent political figures, celebrities and business leaders whose names appear in materials tied to financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a Feb. 14 letter […]
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday sharply criticized what he described as a collapse in political discourse after current president Donald Trump posted — and later deleted — a social media video that depicted him and his wife, Michelle Obama, with their faces superimposed on the bodies of apes. Trump’s video, shared earlier this month on his Truth Social account, included […]
During a chemical weapons convention, five European countries claimed Russia poisoned an opposition leader while in prison. In a statement, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands reported that analysis of samples taken from Alexei Navalny’s body “conclusively confirmed the presence of epibatidine.” The statement went on to say, “only the Russian Government […]
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday. While DHS said in a statement to The New York Times that “essential missions and functions will continue,” many employees will be working without pay. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have money through President Donald Trump’s […]
There are 11 holidays that the United States currently recognizes at the federal level. One of them, President’s Day, is coming up on Monday. According to a Pew Research analysis of data from Time and Date and other sources, the U.S. observes slightly fewer public holidays than most other countries. Of the 190 members of […]
When Ibidapo Ojo re-entered the dating scene recently, he quickly realized things had changed from the last time he was single. “I’m adjusting to and learning a lot in this dating world,” Ojo told Straight Arrow News. It’s not just the number of options available now, Ojo said. It’s how those options are shaping the […]
Hundreds of millions of gallons of wastewater have spilled into the Potomac River in the last month. It’s being called one of the biggest sewage spills in U.S. history, but that number can be deceiving. Sewage spill The local water utility DC Water estimates 243 million gallons of wastewater have flowed into the river. The […]
The final deadline for the seven states in the Colorado River Basin to negotiate a new 20-year agreement for how to manage the water supply for years to come is here. The states, once again, have not reached a deal, and after two extensions in November and December, the federal government is done resetting the […]
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect that no arrests have been made in connection to Friday night’s raid. Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie carried out overnight SWAT operations that resulted in the towing of a vehicle, marking a significant escalation in a multi-agency search that has drawn national attention. No […]
President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that plummeting violent crime rates are because of his tough-on-crime policies. The president is half right: violent crime is falling, but the decline began before Trump returned to office. But the decrease is not universal. Recent studies from groups like the Council on Criminal Justice show that the drop […]
