American-made weapons are really good at getting the job done. Their proficiency is why so many militaries around the world are currently buying American weapons by the boatload. Except the Taliban. They inherited a trove of American-made weapons when the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021. Now, many of those weapons are being used…

The body camera footage of Tyre Nichols’ death has restarted conversation regarding police reform. Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, died three days after police pulled him over for reckless driving and beat him when he tried to flee the scene. “First, it’s about making sure that the president knows that this is an important enough…

The labor market may have been much weaker than the government let on in 2022. While the Bureau of Labor Statistics initially reported the U.S. economy added 1.2 million jobs last spring, a new report shows the private sector had a net loss of 287,000 jobs during the same time period, a difference of nearly…

Has artificial intelligence officially arrived? It’s something that has been hinted at in pop culture for decades. Now, thanks in part to innovations like the language-processing tool ChatGPT, some believe the era of AI technology has begun. Not so fast, says Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan. He suggests that breakthroughs like ChatGPT and self-driving…

The U.S. hit its debt ceiling last week and began enacting “extraordinary measures” to avoid a default that could be disastrous for the U.S. economy. At a Jan. 25 Senate Republican press conference, Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Rand Paul, R-Ky., and others spoke to reporters with a message for President Biden. Straight…

Just when you thought the government was incapable of getting anything done these days, the 118th Congress lifted the ban on smoking in the Capitol. Representatives have always had the option of smoking in their offices, but now they can smoke in public parts of the Capitol, excluding the House floor. The Senate still prohibits…

A few days after the Memphis Police Department released graphic video of officers beating Tyre Nichols, the department announced Monday a sixth officer has been disciplined. Unlike the five officers who have been fired and charged with murder in Nichols’ death, Preston Hemphill was suspended shortly after the incident earlier this month. Monday a spokesperson…

Russia says it’s on a collision course with the U.S. and NATO, TikTok’s CEO is set to appear before Congress, and Smokey Robinson has a new album coming out. These stories and more highlight your midday rundown for Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. Russia calls U.S. tanks extremely destructive Last week, the U.S. announced it will…

The Federal Trade Commission’s push to ban noncompete agreements follows President Biden’s 2021 executive order seeking to end provisions that limit workers’ ability to switch jobs. About 30 million U.S. employees work under some sort of noncompete clause, so eliminating them would have a far-reaching impact. Straight Arrow News contributor Larry Lindsey cautions that the…

Over the weekend, Israel launched drone strikes on a defense compound in Iran. Iranian officials said the compound was an ammunition factory. According to Iranian media, at least one drone was taken down by air defenses, but two more struck the facility. Iranian media said there were no injuries, and the damage to the building…