Author: Charlotte Greene

The Supreme Court has handed Republicans a significant procedural victory ahead of the 2026 midterms, ruling that candidates for federal office have the legal right to sue state election boards over how ballots are counted. In a 7-2 decision issued Wednesday, the justices overturned lower court rulings that had dismissed a lawsuit by Rep. Mike…

The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has announced it is accepting applications for its fifth round of reparations grants, marking another step in the religious organization’s sustained effort to financially atone for the legacy of slavery and systemic racism. The initiative, which offers grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000, is part of a growing movement of…

The battle over who gets to see inside the nation’s immigration detention centers has erupted again in federal court. House Democrats filed an emergency motion on Monday asking a judge to block a new directive from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem that requires lawmakers to give seven days’ advance notice before visiting ICE facilities. The Democrats…

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has formally entered the legal fray in a Supreme Court case that could fundamentally alter how American elections are conducted. In an exclusive amicus brief filed Thursday, the DNC blasted a Republican-led effort to invalidate late-arriving mail-in ballots as “wholly un-American,” arguing that such a ruling would disenfranchise millions of…

The high-profile murder prosecution of Nick Reiner took a sudden constitutional turn in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, as his renowned defense attorney withdrew from the case under mysterious ethical circumstances. Nick Reiner, 32, accused of the double homicide of his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, appeared in court only…

The cold January air in Minneapolis has been punctuated by the sound of whistles, sirens, and, most recently, gunfire. What started as a massive federal initiative to enforce immigration law has rapidly devolved into a jurisdictional war that threatens the very fabric of American federalism. On Wednesday, the death of a 37-year-old woman at the…

The streets of Minneapolis have become the latest flashpoint in a high-stakes constitutional drama that pits local executive authority against federal immigration enforcement. On Wednesday, Mayor Jacob Frey issued a profanity-laced demand for federal agents to exit the city following a fatal shooting involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. While the Department of…

The State Department has added seven new countries—five of them in Africa—to a list requiring travelers to post a refundable bond of up to $15,000 before entering the U.S. The policy, spearheaded by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, aims to crack down on visa overstays by attaching a steep financial penalty to breaking the rules.…

President Donald Trump has launched a vigorous defense of his physical and mental fitness, taking to social media on Friday to declare himself in “PERFECT” health. The proclamation comes just a day after a candid interview with The Wall Street Journal in which the 79-year-old President pushed back against persistent scrutiny regarding his age, his…

A confrontation between federal immigration enforcement and protesters in Portland, Oregon, has spilled into the federal courts, with a new lawsuit accusing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of “poisoning” a nearby low-income housing community. REACH Community Development, a nonprofit affordable housing provider, and several residents of the Gray’s Landing apartment complex filed suit against…