Ukraine’s spring offensive against Russia could begin at any moment but the Russians have plans of their own. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan expects Moscow to turn away from Ukraine’s power grid and focus its attention to agricultural infrastructure. He warns that the Russians going after Ukraine’s grain exports — including not renewing the…

President Biden and congressional leaders met at the White House to discuss a solution to the debt ceiling impasse. Time is running out, as America may not have the money it needs to pay its debts as early as June 1.  When House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left the meeting, he told reporters they didn’t…

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked Victory Day on Monday, May 8, commemorating the Soviet Union’s role in defeating Nazi Germany in World War II. Speaking at a notably scaled-down ceremony, Putin declared that that the West has unleashed “a real war” against Russia. In Moscow’s Red Square, the Kremlin showcased a single moving T-34 Soviet-era…

Donald Trump has been cleared of rape, but found liable of sexual abuse in the battery and defamation trial brought before a jury by writer E. Jean Carroll. She has been awarded $5 million in damages. Because this is a civil trial, and not a criminal one, Trump faces no jail time.  The jury of…

Border Patrol isn’t just dealing with an uptick in activity at the southern border, the agency is now asking for the public’s help in identifying human smugglers at the northern border in Maine. It’s the latest development in the effort to cover a vast area that is becoming increasingly busy.  The Houlton sector, which covers…

Senate Democrats are requesting that Republican megadonor Harlan Crow provide a list of donations he has made to sitting Supreme Court justices. The request comes as Justice Clarence Thomas is facing scrutiny over accepting trips and gifts funded by Crow. Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee have sent a letter to Crow asking him to…

Depending on who you ask, President Biden has wandered too far to the left or too far from the left. Now, as the 46th president of the United States embarks on a 2024 run, Biden is breaking with progressives on hot-button issues like crime, immigration, and oil drilling, and some on the left aren’t happy.…

President Joe Biden will meet with lawmakers Tuesday, May 9, to discuss the nation’s debt ceiling issue, as the United States attempts to avoid a potential government default. And China has ordered the expulsion of a Canadian diplomat from the country in a move that has been viewed as a further escalation of tensions between…