Articles by Charlotte Greene

USPS Weighs Letting Americans Mail Handguns

The U.S. Postal Service is preparing to make a major change to its firearm mailing standards: a proposed rule that would let “lawful handguns to be mailed” under terms similar to those that already apply to rifles and shotguns. If finalized, it would mark a significant shift in how a federally...

Trump Removes Attorney General Pam Bondi, Names Todd Blanche Acting AG

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Attorney General Pam Bondi is leaving the Justice Department, a sudden shakeup that places Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in the role of acting attorney general. Trump framed the change as a transition, writing that Bondi would be moving to “a...

Trump Officials Born to Immigrant Parents

When people debate birthright citizenship , the conversation can feel abstract, like a courtroom exercise about commas and clauses. But the Constitution’s promise of citizenship at birth has always had a very practical side: it determines who is recognized as an American from day one, including...

Judge Halts White House Ballroom Until Congress Authorizes Funding

A federal judge has ordered construction on the proposed White House ballroom to pause unless and until Congress authorizes the project, turning a high-profile renovation fight into a civics lesson about who controls federal building decisions and, more importantly, federal dollars. The order...

Hegseth Lifts Suspension of Army Pilots After Kid Rock Flyover

A brief military spectacle outside a celebrity’s home turned into a small but revealing lesson in how the armed forces balance discipline, judgment, and public perception. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Army pilots who carried out a helicopter fly-by near musician Kid Rock’s...

When ‘Welfare Checks’ Skip Due Process

A federal jury in Texas has approved damages for a family who says two school district police officers took their 14-year-old daughter from her home after deciding, wrongly, that she had been “abandoned.” The case is not just about a bad call in a tense moment. Jurors concluded the officers...

ICE at Airports After TSA Pay Returns: A Civil Liberties Question

Airport security lines have been the most visible sign of the ongoing Department of Homeland Security funding breakdown. But a quieter change may outlast the paycheck crisis: federal immigration agents were brought into airports to help cover staffing gaps, and the administration is now signaling...

‘No Kings’ Protesters Add ‘Thy Immigrant’ Verse to ‘America the Beautiful’

On Saturday, demonstrators gathered in Washington, D.C. as part of the “No Kings” protest movement, rewriting a familiar American hymn to include a striking addition: a verse that inserted the words “thy immigrant.” The rally came as tensions over immigration enforcement and a prolonged...

Homan: ICE Could Stay at Airports Even After TSA Pay Resumes

As the Department of Homeland Security funding lapse drags on, the federal government is leaning on an unusual stopgap at the nation’s airports: Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents filling in for short-staffed Transportation Security Administration checkpoints. On Sunday, White House...

De Niro and Springsteen Join ‘No Kings’ Protests

Actor Robert De Niro and musician Bruce Springsteen appeared at separate “No Kings” rallies and spoke to crowds, as shown in circulating video. Their appearances added celebrity attention to a protest slogan that different participants and viewers can interpret in different ways. What is...

The Turbulent History of U.S.-Cuban Relations

The United States and Cuba sit less than 100 miles apart, but their political relationship has often felt like an ocean wide. Across two centuries, the story repeats in different forms: American leaders see Cuba as strategically essential, Cuban leaders resist outside control, and everyday people...

Medicare Drug Price Suits Move Through Lower Courts

The Biden administration is defending the Medicare drug price negotiation program created by the Inflation Reduction Act, but the fight is playing out where many major federal programs are tested first: in the lower courts. Drugmakers and industry groups have filed multiple lawsuits in federal...

Pima County Deputy Accused of Kidnapping Woman in Custody

A former Pima County Sheriff’s deputy in Arizona is facing a felony kidnapping charge after authorities say he abused his position while transporting a woman who was already in custody. The deputy, identified by police as 22-year-old Travis Reynolds, has been arrested, booked, and fired from the...

Biden-Era Social Media ‘Jawboning’ Curbed in 10-Year Settlement

A decade-long consent decree is reshaping how several federal agencies may interact with social media companies, and it is being celebrated by two Republican-led states as a major First Amendment win. The agreement resolves a lawsuit brought by Missouri and Louisiana, alongside individual...

Democrats Say They Support Voter ID, Then Block a Vote to Require It

Voter ID is one of those election issues that sounds simple until you look closely at what lawmakers are actually voting on. This week in the Senate, that gap between the slogan and the substance became the story: several prominent Democrats reiterated that they are not opposed to photo...

HUD Opens Probe Into Washington’s Race-Linked Mortgage Aid Program

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has opened a federal civil rights investigation into a Washington state homeownership initiative that the agency believes may sort applicants by race and ancestry. The question at the center of the probe is a constitutional one with everyday...

Treasury Plans Trump Signature on U.S. Paper Currency for 250th Anniversary

The Treasury Department says it plans to place President Donald Trump’s signature on U.S. paper currency as part of the country’s upcoming 250th anniversary of independence. If implemented as described, it would be a major break from modern practice, since U.S. banknotes typically carry the...

Ex-FBI Agents on Arctic Frost Team Sue Over Firings

Two former FBI special agents have filed a federal lawsuit in Washington, D.C., saying they were abruptly fired because of their connection to an internal investigation tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The case matters beyond any two careers because it sits at the...

DC Pipe Bomb Suspect Says Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardon Covers Him

A federal case tied to one of the most alarming episodes surrounding January 6 is taking a new turn. Brian J. Cole Jr., who is accused of placing pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican national party headquarters in Washington, D.C., is asking a judge to throw out the charges by claiming he...

Judge’s Shorter Sentence for ISIS Supporter Draws New Scrutiny

A criminal sentence can feel like the end of a story. But sometimes it is the beginning of a much harder civic question: what did the justice system decide, and what risks did that decision leave behind? That question is at the center of renewed attention on the federal case of Mohamed Jalloh, a...