In the face of a recession, it’s no surprise Americans are worried about their financial security. Soaring inflation and high gas prices are adding to the anxiety, prompting many to buckle up and prepare for impact. Straight Arrow News contributor Larry Lindsey has the lowdown on the top recession signs and some helpful tips to…

Very little gets done in Washington with everyone’s approval. But when it does, it happens through unanimous consent. What is unanimous consent? It’s a parliamentary procedure senators and representatives can use on their chamber’s floor to expedite business. If a member of Congress wants to get something done quickly and bypass all the procedures that…

The number of Americans who have faith in America’s system of government is just 36%, according to a new Monmouth University poll of U.S. adults. The findings reveal a precipitous drop from February 2020 when 55% said the system is basically sound and an even larger drop from 1980 when faith in government was at…

In a crucial vote ahead of the midterm elections, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has barred most ballot drop boxes in the battleground state. Ballot boxes were widely expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, placed across the state as a safety precaution. Democrats have argued for the drop boxes to stay, while Republicans have said it’s a…

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday he said is meant to protect access to reproductive healthcare in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. The White House said the action will build on what it has already been done to defend reproductive rights.  “We cannot allow an…

Democratic lawmakers are pushing to change the Supreme Court. Demands to “pack the court” began in earnest during the 2020 election after former President Donald Trump saw his three nominees to the high court confirmed. Those calls have seen a revival in recent weeks following multiple rulings from the latest SCOTUS term. Several high-profile decisions…

A judge in Mississippi rejected a challenge to a trigger law banning abortion in the state. Tuesday’s ruling sets the stage for the law, which was originally passed all the way back in 2007, to take effect Thursday. The challenge came from the only abortion clinic in the state. “The irreparable harm that would befall…

The Justice Department is suing Arizona over a new voting law that requires residents to prove their citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. The department’s complaint states Arizona’s law violates both Section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and Section 101 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Under the…

The Supreme Court upset more than a handful of lawmakers and activists on the American left with several of the recent rulings from its latest term. Now, Democrats are reviving their calls to “pack the court,” hoping to pressure Congress and the president to expand the high court and fill the new vacancies with justices…

Former Vice President Mike Pence contributed $500,000 to Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America to support an ad campaign leading up to the midterm elections. Following the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson, which handed decisions on abortion over to state governments, Pence has taken an even more conservative stance on the subject. In an…