Early voting for the midterm elections appears to be on pace to break records set in 2018. According to statistics from Edison Research and Catalist obtained by CNN, 5.8 million people have cast ballots so far in 39 states. At this same point in 2018, 5 million people had voted. The data shows Democrats are…

International investors are fleeing China as President Xi Jinping tightens his power grip on the country. After securing a precedent-breaking third term as head of China’s communist party, Xi shored up his dominance by stacking the Politburo Standing Committee with loyalists. The Politburo is China’s top governing body and analysts say the sea of allies…

Three years ago, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office launched an investigation into the Trump Organization. Last year, the organization was charged in what prosecutors called a “sweeping and audacious” tax fraud scheme. On Monday, jury selection in that trial started. Donald trump is not on trial in this case. The holding company for the former…

The $11 billion Nord Stream 2 pipeline was built to reduce soaring energy prices for those living in the EU, but the project was controversial from the start. Fears around the EU relying so heavily on Russia’s cheap natural gas supply only increased since Russia invaded Ukraine. Straight Arrow News contributor Larry Lindsey explains that…

Ethan Crumbley, the 16-year-old accused of shooting and killing four students at a Michigan high school last year, pleaded guilty to all 24 charges related to the shooting. The prosecutor’s office said no deals were made ahead of Monday’s plea. It came after Crumbley’s attorneys had pursued an insanity defense. “Originally we filed a notice…

According to 13 recently-arrived migrants who shared documents with The Associated Press, U.S. Border Patrol agents are sending migrants to office buildings that get no advanced notice of their arrival. Most of the migrants had no idea where they were going. Addresses on documents shown to AP included administrative offices of Catholic Charities in New…

When school districts around the country were busy figuring out when their schools should reopen in the wake of the pandemic, teachers’ unions urged caution. Union officials were worried about packed classrooms, poor building ventilation and unvaccinated students. On the other hand, anti-union voices cautioned that unions were harming the education of our youth. There’s…

Herschel Walker is trying to cash in on the controversy over the law enforcement badge he flashed during his Georgia Senate debate with his opponent, incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock. Despite being mocked on social media for it, Walker’s campaign has reportedly ordered 1,000 fake badges to give out at a campaign fundraiser. Warnock has repeatedly…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the routinely recommended vaccine list. The committee’s unanimous decision Thursday has no immediate effect, since COVID-19 shots already are recommended for virtually all Americans. However, it’s one more step towards the CDC putting the shots…

A wrongful death lawsuit filed against the NCAA by the widow of former University of Southern California football player Matthew Gee was set to head to trial in a Los Angeles court Friday. Of the hundreds of wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits brought by college football players against the NCAA in the past decade,…