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PolitiFact ignores law, calls immigration claims about Sen. Kelly ‘false’
A recent ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee went after Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly on immigration and border enforcement. Included in the ad was a statement that the senator “voted … for benefits to illegals.” PolitiFact declared the ad’s claim to be “false,” but the fact-checking outlet’s ruling ignored both recent history and… -
Fact-checking the fact-checkers
The idea behind fact checks is to keep the media and elected officials accountable. Today, fact-checking has become a serious business for the fact-checkers. Over the last several years, fact-checking has grown into its own industry with the power to not only to sway news coverage, elections, and policy debates, but also to impact a company’s… -
Col. Gail Curley investigating leaked Supreme Court opinion on abortion rights
Colonel Gail Curley, the Supreme Court marshal, has begun investigating the leaked draft opinion regarding Dobbs v. Jackson. The final ruling in this case could overturn precedents that protect abortion rights, including Roe v. Wade. As part of that investigation, officials have required law clerks to provide their phone records, according to a CNN report.… -
Shifting demographics at the root of ‘great replacement’ theory
The gunman responsible for the mass shooting in a Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York, was reportedly motivated in part by the “great replacement” theory. He referenced the ideas that comprise the theory in a 180-page document he allegedly wrote before the attack. Mass shooters in El Paso, Texas and Christchurch, New Zealand also… -
Experts say stagflation is upon us. Here’s what that looks like.
With persistent inflation at its highest level in 40 years and warnings of an economic slowdown, experts are sounding the alarm over an economic calamity. We’re not talking about recession but rather stagflation — a phenomenon that concerns economists and central banks alike. Definition Stagflation is an economic event where rising prices meet a slowing… -
Finland PM Sanna Marin considers joining NATO as Russia wages war
Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin said the possibility of her country joining NATO was for the security of its citizens and has called for the international community to unite in stepping up sanctions against Russia. The announcement moves the Nordic nation, which shares an 800-mile border with Russia, one step closer to membership in the… -
The Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade. What is it anyway?
As the public reacts to the leaked Supreme Court opinion regarding abortion rights, the spotlight is back on Roe v. Wade. The 1973 ruling set the precedent for women in the US to have legal access to abortion, with some caveats. The decision set up a three-tiered system based on the trimesters of pregnancy. According… -
Will airlines be able to keep up with surging summer demand?
Travel experts project summer 2022 will be a hectic time for the airline industry, which is still recovering from COVID-19. Here’s how it may impact travelers’ summer itineraries. Increased demand “People really, for the last 18 to 24 months, [have] been stir crazy not going anywhere,” Ted Bradpiece, president of a Los Angeles-based travel agency,… -
Presidential gaffes impact Biden’s standing on world stage
“Imagine had the tobacco industry been immune to prostitutes being sued. Come on.” That is a direct quote from President Joe Biden, who made the slip during a speech on so-called “ghost guns.” Biden once called himself a “gaffe machine” and there are many examples of that throughout his presidency. His varying verbal missteps have… -
Ask the doctor: COVID surge, heart inflammation, school closures
COVID-19 is experiencing a spring awakening as subvariant BA.2 case counts rise across the country. According to the CDC, the vast majority of COVID cases are being caused by this subvariant. BA.2 Spike Straight Arrow News medical expert Dr. Payal Kohli weighed in on the potential for another COVID surge. “I really think it’s important… -
‘Foolhardy plan’: Trump, Manchin critical of Biden admin ending Title 42
After more than two years, the Biden administration is rescinding the Title 42 order put into place under former President Donald Trump at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump, mayors along the U.S.-Mexico border and Republicans in DC are fuming over the decision. “With this foolhardy plan to end Title 42, Biden will be… -
Border battle: The pros and cons of Title 42
President Joe Biden announced plans to lift the COVID-19 policy known as Title 42 in May. The public health law has limited asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border in the name of preventing the spread of COVID-19. Border Patrol officials said they are planning for as many as 18,000 arrivals daily once the health policy… -
Polish families are taking in Ukrainian strangers. We went to find out why.
More than 60 percent of the 3.5 million Ukrainians who have fled their country are landing in Poland, according to the United Nations. With Polish train stations and other central hubs full of refugees, local families have continually volunteered their own homes as shelter. The Andrzejewski family in Warsaw said it connected with Ukrainians Luda and…
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