With the 2022 midterm elections around the corner, President Biden recently hit the campaign trail to help his fellow Democrats. In his fiery prime-time speech in Philadelphia, he referred to the MAGA crowd and extremist forces within the Republican Party as threats to American democracy. In response, former President Donald Trump called Biden an “enemy…

Spending earmarks were banned for 10 years on Capitol Hill. The pork is back after being revived by the 117th Congress last year. The infamous process of special spending projects for lawmakers’ home districts was barred in 2011 by Republican congressional leadership. The thinking was that cutting pork would help in three key areas: keep spending…

Getty Images In late August, President Biden unveiled a plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt for individuals who received a Pell Grant in college, as long as they earn less than $125,000 a year (or $250K for married couples). Non-Pell borrowers who meet those same income requirements will qualify for up…

As the Ukraine war rages on, Russia is reportedly turning to North Korea to purchase missiles and artillery. While Moscow denies the reports, U.S. intelligence said the move is a sign of Vladimir Putin’s increased desperation for his country’s war effort. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan says there is more bad news for Russia. He…

The COVID-19 pandemic just won’t go away, and its impacts on society will be with Americans for decades. This week, the nation learned of the pandemic’s newest victims: snow days at New York City public schools. New York’s Department of Education Chancellor, David Banks, told a local morning show on WNYW that remote technology used…

The Washington Post has reported the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago last month included information on a foreign country’s nuclear capabilities. The report cited an unnamed source familiar with the case. The document allegedly has sensitive material pertaining to military defenses of a country not named by the source. The source also doesn’t say where at…

President Biden’s plan to wipe out up to $20,000 in student loans does not go far enough if you were to ask Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) or Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Sen. Warren has called for erasing up to $50,000, and Sen. Sanders would like to cancel “all student debt in all of America.” Straight Arrow…

A massive leak has potentially exposed 38,000 people associated with the far-right group the Oath Keepers. Hundreds of names on the list are affiliated with political figures, law enforcement and members of the military. Membership roll sheets were leaked Wednesday, published by the transparency collective Distributed Denial of Secrets. However, some people on the list…

The conversation over immigration remains a bitterly divisive topic in the United States. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) just sent buses carrying 75 migrants to Chicago as part of his ongoing effort to protest what he calls President Biden’s “open border policies.” But there is another angle to the migrant issue. Straight Arrow News contributor…

A judge ordered a county commissioner in New Mexico be removed from office immediately for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The state court ruled Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin became constitutionally disqualified from serving in any federal or state office effective Jan. 6, 2021. The evidence against Griffin included…