It’s been one year since Russia surprised the world by invading Ukraine and it doesn’t look like the conflict is going to end anytime soon. Now Ukrainian forces are facing a new adversary: warmer weather. Fighting in freezing conditions has had its own problems, of course, but as Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan explains,…

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy announced Tuesday he’s running for the Republican nomination for president in 2024. The “Woke, Inc.” author joins a field that already includes former President Donald Trump and former Gov. Nikki Haley, R-S.C. The 37-year-old Ohio-native has never been elected to office but has founded a lucrative biotech firm. Ramaswamy laid out an…

Russian troops are mobilizing in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine in the launch of a spring offensive, according to military observers. At the same time, NATO defense ministers are in Brussels to discuss concerns that the war is depleting ammunition stockpiles. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan says the U.S. and its NATO allies…

It seems Russia’s much anticipated spring offensive in Ukraine is underway. The Kremlin has yet to fully acknowledge its start, but conditions on the battlefield indicate Russia is trying, in earnest, to gain ground. As expected, most of the fighting is in the industrialized eastern part of Ukraine, an area known as the Donbas. Intelligence…

Americans living in Russia need to get out now, while they still can. The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said U.S. citizens living or traveling in Russia should depart immediately and “exercise increased caution due to the risk of wrongful detentions.” According to a travel advisory posted to the embassy website, Russia may “refuse to acknowledge…

Hundreds of thousands of Russian troops are being mobilized along five lines of attack in Ukraine. Now, it looks like Russia may launch its spring offensive before Ukraine can get Western tanks to the battlefield. Military officials from Kyiv and the West have been warning of a renewed Russian offensive for months. The latest intelligence…

President Biden’s beach house is being searched for classified documents, and Tom Brady is retiring… again. These stories and more highlight your daily afternoon rundown for Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.  Justice Department searches Biden’s beach house The investigation into President Biden’s handling of classified information continues. The president’s lawyer says the Justice Department is searching…

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is at a standstill. Russian troop losses are approaching 200,000. Dozens of Western tanks are on their way to the Ukrainians. So, naturally, the Russian general in charge of the Ukraine war wants to make sure his troops shave. General Valery Gerasimov is Russia’s top general. He was recently appointed…

T-Mobile says 37 million customers were hacked; Google lays off 10,000 employees; and the U.S. is sending $2.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine. Those stories and more make up the morning rundown Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. T-mobile breach affects 37 million customers T-mobile says an “unidentified malicious intruder” breached its network in late November,…

While mortgage rates have fallen considerably from November’s recent high, buying a home is still far out of reach for most Americans. In fact, for six out of the last seven months, a family earning the median income would not qualify for a median-priced home, according to the latest data from the National Association of…