The busy spring break travel period is underway. Millions of Americans are expected to take to the skies, potentially leading to traffic, long lines, crowds and maybe even an unruly passenger. Unruly passenger incidents peaked in 2021 with nearly 6,000 cases, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, and the numbers have decreased since then. The…

President Biden garnered significant backing from Black voters in the 2020 election, but a recent poll suggests that this support might be waning. The New York Times/Siena poll indicates support for former President Trump among Black voters has surged by 19 points over the past four years. Some analysts suggest that Biden’s strong support for…

Many Americans rank security at the U.S.-Mexico border and immigration policy among their top political concerns. While the partisan debate rages on about whether the U.S. should welcome more immigrants or fewer immigrants, other important issues — like the trafficking of deadly fentanyl — continue to fuel popular concerns about border security. Straight Arrow News…

President Joe Biden announced on Monday, March 11, that Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge will be stepping down from her position. Fudge expressed mixed emotions about her departure, citing her dedication to ensuring justice and equality for all Americans. During her tenure, Fudge championed initiatives to remove barriers for homebuyers with student loan…

President Biden speaks to the nation in his State of the Union address. The highlights and takeaways from the night. And — an Army soldier is indicted, accused of selling military secrets to a Chinese agent. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, March 8, 2024. Biden’s State of the Union In…

For a team that loses more than it wins, Dartmouth College basketball players racked up two victories on March 5. They bested Harvard in the season finale and voted to be the first college athletes to unionize. Voting 13-2, Big Green’s basketball players elected to join Service Employees International Union Local 560, which already represents…

Texas and the Biden administration have been at odds over multiple border security issues. On Saturday, March 2, an appeals court ruled in favor of the state, reversing a lower court’s ruling that halted a Texas law that would allow local law enforcement to arrest migrants suspected of being in the U.S. illegally. On Thursday,…

The first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States is now operational, located 14 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Dubbed Vineyard Wind 1, the project has five out of its planned 62 turbines currently generating energy — enough to power approximately 30,000 homes. Once all the turbines come online, it is…

U.S. District Judge David Ezra ruled on Thursday, Feb. 29, Texas cannot use local police to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally. On that same day, Former President Donald Trump said that tactic would be part of his immigration policy as president to expedite his plan for a mass deportation operation. “The way…

There was once uproar over an oft-quoted, perhaps misquoted, line from Marie Antoinette of “let them eat cake.” But these days, the controversy is not about cake, but over a C-suite Kellogg executive’s advice on consuming cereal. “We got to reach the consumer where they are. So we’re advertising about cereal for dinner,” WK Kellogg…