Articles by Charlotte Greene

A quiet afternoon in a rural Pennsylvania township was shattered Wednesday by a barrage of gunfire. When the violence ended, a community was in shock, a suspect was dead, and five law enforcement officers had been shot. Now, we know that three of those officers have died. The officers were not...

Judge REDUCES Charges Against Luigi Mangione in CEO Killing; Supporters Rally Outside Courthouse

In a stunning and controversial turn, a New York judge has thrown out the top charges against Luigi Mangione , the man accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. As the legal case against him was weakened inside the courtroom, a passionate and defiant protest erupted outside,...

The frantic, nationwide manhunt is over. A suspect is in custody in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk . The news, announced by President Donald Trump himself on Friday morning, brings a profound sense of relief to a nation horrified by an act of political violence. But the...

A single shot from a distant rooftop. In an instant, a political rally on a university campus was transformed into a national tragedy, setting in motion a frantic, high-tech manhunt that captivated and horrified the nation for the next 33 hours. The assassination of conservative activist Charlie...

Lawsuit to be Filed After Virginia School Suspends Boys for Objecting to Trans Student in Locker Room

In the privacy of a high school boys’ locker room, a conversation between two teenage boys has erupted into a national legal battle. After being suspended and officially branded as “sexual harassers” by their school district for complaining about a transgender classmate using their changing...

In the middle of a political speech on a sunny university campus, the sound of a gunshot shattered the peace. Charlie Kirk , one of the nation’s most prominent conservative activists and a key ally of President Trump, was struck down Wednesday in a shocking act of violence. The attack, captured...

He was one of the most recognizable and powerful voices in modern conservative media, a young activist who built a nationwide political movement from the ground up before he was old enough to legally drink. To his millions of supporters, Charlie Kirk was a fearless warrior fighting for freedom on...

From Abolitionists to Activists: A History of Violent Attacks on the First Amendment

The shocking attack on Charlie Kirk on a university campus feels like a uniquely modern horror, a symptom of our bitterly divided times. But the act of using violence to silence a political voice is, tragically, not new. It is part of a long and bloody thread that runs through the American story....

With a social media post invoking a classic war movie and the “smell of deportations in the morning,” the Trump administration has declared a new front in its war on sanctuary city policies. The newly launched “Operation Midway Blitz” is more than just another immigration raid in Chicago ....

Trump Pays ‘Patriots’: DHS Offers Excessive Signing Bonus

While a signing bonus for a federal agency is not, in itself, a direct constitutional violation, a bonus of this magnitude for a law enforcement agency like ICE raises several significant concerns. These concerns aren’t about the bonus itself, but about the potential downstream consequences for...

The trial beginning today in a Florida courtroom is for one of the most serious crimes imaginable in a democracy: the attempted assassination of a president. But the proceedings are already marked by extraordinary circumstances. The defendant is representing himself. The judge is a past appointee...

A federal appeals court has just affirmed one of the largest defamation awards in recent history – an $83.3 million verdict against a sitting U.S. President. The ruling in the E. Jean Carroll case is a major legal blow to President Donald Trump. But more than that, it is a powerful judicial...

‘Somebody is Going to Die’: Federal Judges Anonymously Accuse the Supreme Court of Leaving Them ‘Out to Dry’

In the highly structured and famously quiet world of the federal judiciary, an open rebellion is brewing. A dozen federal judges, speaking under the cloak of anonymity to protect themselves from reprisal, have taken the extraordinary step of publicly criticizing their own superiors: the justices of...

A Democratic senator confronted the Trump administration’s top health official with a simple question: Why does the administration’s new landmark law protect a cancer drug that costs patients over $175,000 a year from price negotiations? The tense exchange, which saw Health and Human Services...

For nearly a century, a core principle of American governance has been that certain powerful federal agencies – those that regulate everything from our financial markets to our telecommunications – must be insulated from direct political control. Now, the Trump administration is asking the...

Trump Hosts Polish President Amid Geopolitical Tensions Stirred by China-Russia Military Parade

In one capital, the White House, an American President is welcoming a key European ally, praising their “stronger than ever” relationship. Half a world away, in another capital, Beijing, the leaders of China, Russia, and North Korea are standing shoulder-to-shoulder, observing a massive...

A deadline, personally set by the President of the United States for the President of Russia, is about to expire. After a summer of high-stakes summits, shifting timelines, and bold threats, the diplomatic push to end the war in Ukraine has reached a critical moment of truth. In the Oval Office on...

For generations, American children have shown up for their first day of school with proof of vaccination against devastating diseases like measles, mumps, and polio. It has been a bedrock of public health and a routine part of life, consistently upheld by the courts for over a century. Now, the...

Trump’s Return Unleashes a Barrage of Executive Actions

After his longest absence from the public press of his presidency – a period that fueled a storm of wild online speculation – President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office on Tuesday with a flurry of major announcements. But the news itself – about military bases, tariffs, and troops –...

The quiet halls of the U.S. Capitol are buzzing with activity once again as lawmakers return from their August recess. But the summer calm is over. Congress now faces a political minefield – a series of urgent deadlines and explosive conflicts that will test the very limits of our constitutional...