The 2022 midterms remained unsettled as of early Thursday morning; Hurricane Nicole downgraded to a tropical storm shortly after making landfall in Florida; and Elon Musk banned remote work at Twitter. These stories highlight the Daily Rundown for Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. Midterms unsettled – While Republicans made small gains in both houses of Congress Wednesday,…

Tropical storm Nicole is barreling towards Florida’s east coast. Forecasters predict current 70 mile-per-hour winds could reach hurricane strength within hours. Palm Beach County has already been ordered to evacuate. Some schools across Florida have closed. The Florida Department of Education listed more than 40 school districts and dozens of colleges and universities will be…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R, won re-election, giving him four more years in the governor’s mansion and a springboard to a possible 2024 presidential run. DeSantis defeated former Gov. and current Rep. Charlie Crist, D, who was seen as a candidate who could win over independent voters because he used to be a Republican. Crist…

Identity politics have been influencing the way people vote for decades, and they may play a role in the 2022 midterm elections. The term “identity politics” refers to people voting based on their association with a specific group. Voter results from recent elections have shown how this trend can play out at the polls. During the…

Churches and faith-based organizations often serve as lifelines for the most vulnerable members of society. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, church groups and other faith-based groups from as far away as Texas had members travel to Fort Myers, Florida to help feed residents devastated by the storm. So why, Straight Arrow News contributor Star…

With the death and destruction that came with Hurricane Ian last week also came a relatively new and potentially growing problem: electric vehicles (EVs) catching fire. Florida State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis highlighted the issue in a tweet thread Thursday. “There’s a ton of EVs disabled from Ian. As those batteries corrode, fires start. That’s…

Political leaders in the Northeast are finding out what leaders in the South have known for years; dealing with an influx of migrants on a daily basis is really hard, and the U.S. needs to find a federal solution. Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott and Oscar Leeser, the democratic mayor of El Paso, have been…

On Oct. 5, 2022, President Joe Biden will visit Florida to survey the damage left behind by Hurricane Ian; a South Korean missile misfires during drills in response to North Korea; and Russia formally annexes portions of Ukraine. Biden to visit Hurricane Ian aftermath in Florida – President Biden will visit Fort Myers, Florida, Wednesday…

On Oct. 3, 2022, President Joe Biden surveys damage from Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico; former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testifies in the corruption trial of a Trump ally and Tesla CEO Elon Musk discusses the benefit’s of his company’s new humanoid robot named Optimus. Biden and First Lady travel to Ponce, Puerto Rico…

What remains of Hurricane Ian is slowly making its way up the East Coast. Hundreds of thousands of people are still without power in Florida, but help is coming by land, sea and space. Ian could be the most expensive storm in Florida’s history. Early damage estimates were in the $30 to $40 billion range,…