Should state legislatures have the final say over federal elections? One of the most noteworthy cases coming before the Supreme Court this term is Moore v. Harper. The case revolves around an obscure interpretation of the Constitution known as the “independent state legislature theory,” which would lay ultimate power over governing federal elections, such as…

North Korea held a major missile launch, firing at least one in the direction of South Korea; Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be on the brink of returning to power in Israel; and two courts made rulings regarding the U.S. midterm elections. These stories highlight the Daily Rundown for Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. North Korea missile…

Some legal observers believe the Supreme Court may overturn affirmative action policies currently in place at America’s universities. The justices are hearing challenges to admissions practices at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette has a personal connection to affirmative action and was once supportive of it. He no…

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday on two cases regarding the role of race in college admissions. The organization Students for Fair Admissions is challenging the admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina that consider race as a factor. The plaintiffs want the justices to overturn the 2003 Grutter decision,…

The Democrats had a brief bounce in the polls over the summer after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade back in June. Now those gains are fading as the economy becomes the number one issue for voters. Republicans are widely expected to win the House, but as Straight Arrow News contributor David Pakman explains,…

Additional details have been revealed about the man accused of an attack on Paul Pelosi late last week; a crowd surge killed more than 150 people in South Korea; and the Supreme Court is set to look at two affirmative action cases. These stories highlight the Daily Rundown for Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. Pelosi attack…

New polling revealed the economy has become more important to voters in the run-up to the midterm elections and Republicans are the party of choice to fix it. In a USA Today/Suffolk University generic party-preference poll, voters preferred Republicans 49%-45%.  That is a change from polling 100 days before the election in July when Democrats…

Elon Musk has taken over as the head of Twitter; the hand-count of mail-in ballots in a rural Nevada county is on hold; and legal challenges to the 2022 midterm elections have already begun. These stories highlight the Daily Rundown for Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Musk takes over Twitter – According to two people familiar with…

Hillary Clinton is supporting a progressive political group that claims Republicans are planning a coup in 2024. The group is trying to make the case that the MAGA movement has a plan to steal the 2024 presidential election and that state legislators must be elected in six key states this midterm election to stop it.…

The New York Supreme Court ruled this week thousands of people who lost their jobs because they didn’t get a COVID-19 vaccine can now go back to work. Some will also receive back pay. Around 1,700 New York City employees lost their jobs for not being vaccinated earlier this year. Most of them were firefighters and…