With Biden’s approval ratings below those of Trump’s at this point in his presidency, and with nose-bleed inflation in an upward trend, Republicans smell blood. 34 Senate seats and all 435 House seats are up for election on November 8, 2022, and there’s a general consensus the GOP will win back the majority. Straight Arrow…

The House committee hearings into the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol have begun, and already there is debate on what impact they will have on former President Donald Trump. He fired off a 12-page response following the second hearing that saw several former aides testify that they told him his claims of election fraud were…

The latest round of primaries for November’s midterms unfolded in Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and Texas. South Carolina’s primaries produced mixed results for former President Donald Trump. In perhaps the biggest win for Trump, five-term Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) lost his primary to state Rep. Russell Fry. According to the state’s elections website, it wasn’t…

Texas gubernatorial hopeful Beto O’Rourke confronted Gov. Greg Abbott (R) about Tuesday’s shooting at a Texas elementary school. The video above shows the confrontation. O’Rourke called out Gov. Abbott’s response to the shooting, describing the shooting as “totally predictable when you choose not to do anything.” “This is on you until you choose to do something…

In the wake of the Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the Senate’s top Democrat is calling on Americans to cast their ballots in November’s midterm elections for candidates who fit their values on gun reform. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he hopes to pass gun reform by that time but doubts Republicans will…

The midterm elections are less than six months away, and advance polling shows that President Biden’s declining public approval numbers are at the lowest point of his presidency. A major factor is the faltering U.S. economy, with two-thirds of the nation disapproving of Biden’s leadership. History is not on the side of Democrats heading into…

Donald Trump’s Republican Party may seem strange for some, but in many ways, his views are a throwback to the 1920s and the presidency of Calvin Coolidge. Both supported restricting immigration into the United States, protecting American industry from foreign competition, and avoiding overseas entanglements. Straight Arrow News contributor Matthew Continetti looks at the lessons…

The Jan. 6 Capitol riots committee announced it has sent subpoenas to five House members: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL). According to a news release from the committee, it “sent letters to these five Members of Congress…

The 2022 midterm primary elections in West Virginia and Nebraska were seen as two more tests of former President Donald Trump’s influence over the Republican party. Tuesday night’s results proved to be a mixed bag for the former president. In perhaps the most watched primary race Tuesday night, University of Nebraska regent Jim Pillen won…

Pot popularity Pot. Weed. Grass. The devil’s lettuce. Whatever it’s called, marijuana use in the United States is booming. Public opinions may be changing quickly, but on Capitol Hill, support for marijuana legalization reform is stalled. The House of Representatives voted twice in the last two years to pass the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement…