Articles by Eleanor Stratton

Melania Trump Takes Larger Role on World Stage with Personal Letter to Putin on Ukraine War

As presidents and prime ministers debate the hard edges of a peace deal for Ukraine – territory, treaties, and security guarantees – a second, quieter track of diplomacy has opened. A sealed letter was passed from an American president to a Russian one in Alaska. Days later, a Ukrainian...

DNI Gabbard Revokes Security Clearances for 37 Former and Current Intelligence Officials

A security clearance is the essential key that grants access to America’s most sensitive secrets. In a dramatic and sweeping move on Tuesday, the nation’s top intelligence official, at the direction of President Trump, revoked that key for 37 current and former intelligence officials. This is...

Trump Gives “Assurance” of No U.S. Troops in Ukraine as Part of Peace Framework

In the wake of his high-stakes summit with Ukrainian and European leaders, President Trump has made a powerful and seemingly definitive promise to the American people. He declared on Tuesday that there will be “no U.S. troops defending Ukraine’s border,” an “assurance” he suggested would...

Fighting Fire with Fire: Newsom’s Push to Redraw California Maps Faces Bipartisan Opposition at Home

“Donald Trump, you have poked the bear and we will punch back,” California Governor Gavin Newsom recently declared. The “punch” he is proposing is a plan to dismantle his own state’s celebrated, voter-approved independent redistricting commission in order to draw a new, partisan...

Trump, Citing Putin, Vows To Change Voting Laws Ahead Of Midterms

In a constitutionally alarming development, the President of the United States, fresh from a summit with the autocratic leader of Russia, is now citing that leader’s “advice” as the basis for a new campaign to overhaul the American election system. Citing Vladimir Putin, President Trump is...

Fired Trump Official Alleges “Corrupt Lobbyists” and “Bribes” Control the Justice Department

A recently fired top official from the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has accused his former superiors of corruption, alleging they allowed “corrupt lobbyists” to pervert justice in the handling of a major technology merger. Roger Alford, the former No. 2 official in the division,...

Putin Sends a Brutal Message During Zelenskyy’s White House Peace Summit

In the stately, climate-controlled quiet of the White House, the President of the United States met with his Ukrainian counterpart to discuss the delicate framework of a potential peace deal. At that very moment, half a world away, Russian drones were slamming into a residential building in...

Comeback Kid? Sherrod Brown Launches Bid to Take Back Ohio Senate Seat from Trump’s GOP

A political veteran, narrowly defeated after decades in office, is stepping back into the arena for a high-stakes rematch. Former Senator Sherrod Brown’s announcement that he will run for his old Ohio Senate seat in 2026 sets the stage for one of the most closely watched races of the midterm...

Trump’s DOJ Declares Victory in DC, Touting MS-13 Arrest as Mayor Decries “Authoritarian Push.”

The first results of the federal takeover of Washington, D.C. are in. The administration is hailing its crime crackdown as an “extraordinary effort,” highlighted by the arrest of an MS-13 gang member and the seizure of dozens of firearms. At the same time, the city’s elected leaders are...

Trump’s State Dept. Yanks 6,000 Student Visas for “Support for Terrorism” and Other Crimes

The U.S. State Department has revoked more than 6,000 student visas so far in 2025, citing reasons ranging from visa overstays and criminal acts to “support for terrorism.” This aggressive enforcement, which has included “heightened scrutiny” of students involved in pro-Palestinian...

Trump Presents Ukraine with a “Comprehensive Settlement” Critics Call a Capitulation

Just last week, the President was issuing ultimatums and threatening sanctions against Russia. This week, after a single, private meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, he is hosting the Ukrainian president in Washington to present a “comprehensive settlement” that reportedly requires major...

Texas Democrats End Walkout as California Prepares “Retaliatory” Gerrymander

After a two-week standoff that ground the Texas legislature to a halt, the Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a Republican redistricting plan are returning. Their return is not a surrender. It is a calculated move in a much larger, and more constitutionally dangerous, political war....

Former White House Aide Warns Trump Has No Intention To Leave White House In 2028

“Do you know anybody who builds a $200 million ballroom onto their house and moves out in three and a half years?” This was the provocative question posed by former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci in a stark warning to Wall Street and the nation. This is not a literal...

Trump’s Oldest Rival Just Made Him an Offer He Might Not Be Able to Refuse

On the eve of the President’s high-stakes summit with Vladimir Putin, a challenge was issued from the most unlikely of sources. It came not from a friendly ally or a Republican senator, but from his fiercest political rival from the 2016 election. In a stunning and politically shrewd move, former...

D.C. Attorney General Files Lawsuit to Block Trump’s Federal Takeover of City Police Force

The nation’s capital, already patrolled by National Guard troops, is now the center of a high-stakes constitutional showdown. The District of Columbia’s Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against the President of the United States, seeking an emergency court order to block his federal...

Trump’s Ultimatum to Putin on Eve of Summit: “I Would Walk” if Peace Talks Go Badly

As Air Force One streaks toward Alaska, the President of the United States is preparing for a historic, high-stakes summit with his Russian counterpart to determine the fate of the war in Ukraine. In a candid interview from his plane, President Trump has laid down a stark, personal ultimatum for...

“America First” Win for Trump Administration In Stunning Court Victory

A federal appeals court has handed the Trump administration a major victory, ruling that the President can withhold nearly $2 billion in foreign aid funds that were lawfully appropriated by Congress. This is not a simple ruling on a funding dispute. It is a decision that effectively guts a...

Ukraine Sidelined: Trump and Putin to Hold High-Stakes Peace Summit Without Zelenskyy

The President of the United States and the President of Russia are set to meet in Alaska on Friday to discuss the fate of Ukraine. The most significant detail of this high-stakes summit, however, is not who will be in the room, but who will be absent. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not...

The President’s Flirtation with a Third Term and the 22nd Amendment

President Trump this week once again teased the possibility of seeking a third term in office. In an interview, he said he “probably” would not run again, but immediately added, “I’d like to run.” This comment is the latest in a long series of “jokes,” musings, and suggestions that he...

The “Constitutional Catch-22” Tearing America Apart as SCOTUS Punts on Racial Gerrymandering

The Supreme Court has punted. In a major Louisiana redistricting case that could redefine the rules for drawing congressional maps, the justices have declined to issue a ruling, instead ordering new arguments for their next term. This is not a simple delay; it is a sign of the Court’s deep...