In part one of this series on the Elk Creek mining project, Straight Arrow News discussed the significance of the minerals that this endeavor aims to collect, why they are so crucial to U.S. interests and how their supply is largely controlled by foreign adversaries, such as Russia and China. Now, here is a closer…

Most Americans believe news media in the United States is harmful, not helpful, to reducing political polarization in the country, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. The poll was released Monday, May 1, ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday,…

A Chinese-owned oil tanker headed to Houston, Texas was captured in the Gulf of Oman on April 27 by masked Iranian navy commandos. Iranian state media claimed they seized the Turkish-managed tanker because it had run into another Iranian vessel, but there was no evidence to support that claim. The commandos descended by ropes from…

On April 26, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would raise the debt ceiling and cut trillions in government spending. For the GOP, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 is seen as an an opportunity to lure President Biden to the negotiating table. According to Straight Arrow News contributor Star Parker,…

Foreign companies, journalists and academics in China are being warned that the Chinese Communist Party is tightening its already sweeping counter-espionage law which could put individuals and businesses at legal risk. Changes to the CCP’s espionage law come at a time China and the U.S. are at odds over a spectrum of issues, worrying some…

At $31.4 trillion, the national debt is the subject of a showdown between the White House and House Republicans. Unless Congress raises the debt ceiling, the U.S. is at risk of defaulting on its debt, which would have catastrophic consequences. House Republicans have proposed raising the debt ceiling into 2024 in exchange for spending cuts,…

The Senate voted 50-49 to overturn an EPA rule that would create significantly stricter emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks. All 49 Republicans and Democrat Joe Manchin, W.V., voted in favor of the bill, which used a provision in the Congressional Review Act that allows Congress to overturn final agency rules with a joint resolution.  The…

The protests in France over President Macron’s pension reforms show no signs of slowing down. After weeks of unrest that included burning cars and police firing tear gas, French citizens are now using their pots and pans to make their displeasure known over Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Straight…