A federal appeals court has passed a ruling on Second Amendment rights. The court ruled that people convicted of nonviolent crimes do not automatically lose their Second Amendment right to possess firearms.  Bryan David Range pleaded guilty in 1995 to food stamp fraud by concealing his income in order to receive more than $2,000 in…

The Senate passed the debt ceiling bill, avoiding the first-ever national default. The legislation now heads to President Joe Biden for his signature. And more than 4,000 pages of newly released documents shed new light on the final days of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Friday, June…

The debt ceiling deal cleared its biggest hurdle in the Republican-controlled House Wednesday night, May 31. The deal passed 314-117, with 71 Republicans and 46 Democrats voting against the bill. The Senate now has until Monday, June 5, to sign off on the deal before the dreaded X-date, when the Treasury runs out of funds.…

A recent encounter between a Chinese military jet and a U.S. spy plane has further exacerbated tensions, as both sides have accused the other of being the aggressor in the incident. And nine juveniles in California have been taken into custody in connection with an assault of three Marines that was captured on camera. These…

One week before the X-date, when the U.S. could potentially default on its debt, the country’s credit rating was put on notice. Fitch Ratings warned late Wednesday, May 24, that the federal government’s gold standard AAA rating is now on “rating watch negative.” The Treasury Department has said it can’t know for sure exactly when…

President Joe Biden is meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as the two sides aim to reach a deal regarding the nation’s debt ceiling and avoid a potential default. And officials from the European Union have hit Facebook parent company Meta with a record fine over data protection violations. These stories and more highlight…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that an investigation is underway after an 8-year-old girl has died while in their custody in Texas. And Montana has become it the first state in the nation to enact an outright ban on the social media platform TikTok. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Thursday,…

In a recent poll conducted by the Reboot Foundation, teenagers and young adults were asked to choose between keeping their social media accounts or preserving their voting rights if forced to make a decision. The majority of respondents expressed a preference for retaining their social media platforms over their right to vote. The survey revealed…

A subcommittee of the House’s Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on May 11 called “Censorship Laundering: How the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Enables the Silencing of Dissent.” Chairman Dan Bishop (R-NC) said the hearing would examine possible government overreach in a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program that could be used to monitor…

Recent lawsuits shine a light on actions by the Biden administration and private companies to allegedly censor Americans. The Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency’s (CISA) efforts to fight COVID-19 misinformation have raised concerns about government overreach. Straight Arrow News contributor Ben Weingarten says the latest lawsuit could expose Big Tech’s attempts to quiet political and…