U.S. officials have their eyes on Chinese crypto mining operations active in the states that could pose a national security threat. The elevated scrutiny comes after a Microsoft team sounded the alarm about an operation in Wyoming in August 2022. The mining operation’s 2022 groundbreaking raised red flags immediately, the New York Times reported. It…

Congress is now deciding how the U.S. will respond to the Israeli-Hamas conflict. While there is bipartisan support for Israel, Democrats and Republicans have different opinions on how to provide that support. Republicans like Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., are calling on the Biden administration to take action against Iran should Hamas escalate. Democrats are pushing…

Congressman Steve Scalise says he is no longer in the running to be speaker of the House a day after being nominated. And Israel warns residents of Gaza City to vacate as the country continues to retaliate against Hamas – these stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.   Steve Scalise ends…

The United States is committed to helping both Israel and Ukraine in their respective wars. If that support is going to be long-term, the U.S. defensive industrial base needs to increase production across the board, and Congress needs to find some common ground. Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden said…

Since 2015, more than 7 million Venezuelan migrants have left their homes, with tens of thousands of them ending up in the U.S. Despite efforts to return Venezuelan nationals to their country of origin, the outflow of refugees and migrants from the country persists globally. On Wednesday, Oct. 11, Panama and Costa Rica announced plans…

Israel, forming an emergency war-time government, continues its strikes against Hamas in Gaza as the U.S. works to bring American hostages back home. And auto workers take their strike to Ford’s largest plant in the world – these stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Israel continues airstrikes against Hamas;…

The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the world, and according to the World Health Organization, it killed at least three million people in 2020 alone. But shortly after scientists designed a vaccine for COVID-19, tuberculosis (TB) reclaimed its top spot as the deadliest infectious disease in the world today. Straight Arrow News contributor Adrienne Lawrence argues that…

President Biden denounces Hamas’ attack on Israel and confirms more Americans are among those killed. And we have a report from the Capitol as House Republicans look to decide on a speaker – these stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Hamas attack leaves 14 U.S. citizens dead, others taken hostage “An act of…

Once again, Israel is at war, forced to fight for the protection of its citizens against an enemy that has explicitly stated it is hellbent on the nation’s destruction. And just as in previous wars, the fighting risks boiling over into a full-scale regional conflict. Israel’s war against Hamas is already yielding gains. Hundreds of…

On Saturday, Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists launched an attack against Israel, killing over 900 Israelis and kidnapping more than 100 people. Now a few days into the Israel-Hamas war, families of hostages are waiting for word on their loved ones. Israel Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer confirmed that American citizens are among the hostages.…