Articles by Eleanor Stratton
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The 10 Most Explosive Second Amendment Cases in History
The Second Amendment contains 27 words. Those words have generated centuries of constitutional conflict, dozens of Supreme Court cases, and fundamentally different interpretations of what “the right to keep and bear arms” actually means. Some cases changed everything. Others revealed how deeply...
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Leavitt Fires Back at Jeffries, Calls Him a “Stone-Cold Loser” in Vicious Shutdown Feud
The federal government has been shut down for 17 days, but the most significant collapse in Washington is not in its funding, but in its language. A war of words between the White House and the Democratic leadership has now descended into a bare-knuckle brawl of personal insults, a vicious exchange...
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Secret Service Found a Hunting Stand Aimed at Trump’s Air Force One Exit. In Palm Beach. Where Hunting Is Illegal.
The Secret Service discovered a hunting stand with direct line of sight to President Trump’s Air Force One exit area at Palm Beach International Airport during a security sweep last Thursday. The FBI dismantled the stand and flew it to their lab for forensic analysis including digital and...
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7 Million Marched Against Trump. He Posted AI Video of Himself Wearing A Crown Defecating on Them From a Fighter Jet
Roughly 7 million people participated in “No Kings” demonstrations across more than 2,700 locations Saturday, making it one of the largest single-day domestic protests in modern American history. President Trump initially dismissed the events as drawing “very few people,” then posted an...
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NRA Sues California Over Glock Ban. The Supreme Court’s Second Amendment Ruling Just Got Its Test
California banned Glock-style handguns last week. The National Rifle Association sued within days. The lawsuit challenges Assembly Bill 1127 as violating the Second Amendment, arguing that semiautomatic handguns with cruciform trigger bars are “in common use” and therefore protected by the...
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Republican Leaders Attack Scheduled “No Kings” Protests
Republican leaders are pre-emptively attacking Saturday’s “No Kings” national protests before they happen. Speaker Mike Johnson called them “hate-America rallies” that will draw “pro-Hamas” Democrats and “antifa people.” House Republican Whip Tom Emmer warned of widespread “hate...
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Jury Sends a Clear Message to DOJ With Its Verdict in the ICE Assault Case
On a street in Washington D.C., a citizen filmed federal agents making an arrest. A tense confrontation ensued, ending with the citizen herself in handcuffs, facing a serious felony charge for assaulting a federal officer. The case was championed by the President’s U.S. Attorney as a key front in...
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Defense Secretary Praises Removal of Overweight Texas National Guard Troops from Illinois Deployment
A photograph can end military careers now. Several Texas National Guard members deployed to Illinois last week got sent home after pictures showing their heavyset physiques went viral. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth celebrated the removal on social media Monday, declaring “Standards are back at...
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Day 14: Trump Raids Pentagon Funds, Fires Thousands, and Calls Schumer “Weakened.” Democrats Won’t Budge
The government has been closed for two weeks. President Trump redirected $8 billion in Pentagon research funds to pay troops. The Office of Management and Budget began mass firings over the weekend. Senate Democrats blocked their eighth attempt to reopen government Tuesday. And the president called...
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The Constitutional Rundown About Medals of Freedom And Controversial Recipients
The Presidential Medal of Freedom represents America’s highest civilian honor. Presidents award it to individuals who’ve made exceptional contributions to national security, world peace, cultural endeavors, or public service. And the Constitution doesn’t authorize it at all. The medal exists...
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China Warns of Countermeasures as Trump’s 100% Tariff Threat Escalates Trade War
The global economy runs on 17 obscure elements most Americans have never heard of. China controls the supply. And the United States just discovered what happens when trade war rhetoric collides with geological reality. President Trump threatened 100% tariffs on all Chinese imports on October 10,...
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Trump Rewrites Jan. 6 History
The president just accused his predecessor of orchestrating surveillance at an attack that happened while he himself was president. The claim collapses under the weight of basic chronology – but the constitutional implications extend far beyond a single social media post. Donald Trump stated on...
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Israel Prepares for Final Hostage Release as Trump Visits to Launch Middle East Peace Initiative
The hostages come home tomorrow. After nearly two years in captivity, 48 Israelis will cross back into their country in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. President Trump will arrive in Israel to claim credit for a ceasefire he calls historic. And buried in the celebration is a...
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Trump Orders Military Pay Using Redirected Pentagon Funds as Shutdown Enters Third Week
The troops will get paid on October 15. President Trump announced Saturday he’s directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use “all available funds” to issue military paychecks despite the government shutdown. The Pentagon identified $8 billion in unobligated research and development money...
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Republican Lawmaker Proposes Withholding Funds from Cities Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
Representative Michael Rulli wants to punish cities that replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. His proposed legislation would withhold federal funding from any jurisdiction that celebrates the wrong holiday. And Trump’s Cabinet applauded October 9 when the president signed a...
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This Isn’t a Normal Shutdown: Begin of Mass FIRINGS
The government has shut down. But this time is different. The White House has just confirmed that for thousands of federal workers, this will not be a temporary, unpaid vacation. It will be a permanent pink slip. The administration is using the chaos of a government shutdown to achieve a...
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Nobel Prize Winner Tells Trump She’s Accepting Award “In Honor of You”
Maria Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her work promoting democracy in Venezuela. The White House immediately denounced the decision as proof the Nobel Committee “places politics over peace.” Hours later, Machado called Trump to tell him she was accepting the award in...
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Everything You Think You Know About Immigrant Healthcare in the Shutdown Fight Is Probably Wrong
Immigrant healthcare has become the rhetorical centerpiece of the government shutdown standoff. Republicans claim Democrats are demanding taxpayer funding for “illegal aliens.” Democrats insist they’re protecting American families’ access to affordable insurance. Both sides are talking past...
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Grand Jury Indicts Letitia James
A federal grand jury in Virginia indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James Thursday on bank fraud charges and making false statements to a financial institution. The indictment came from U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan – the Trump-appointed prosecutor with no prior criminal law experience...
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In Fiery Hearing, AG Bondi Refuses To Answer Epstein Questions, Clashes with Democrats
“I’m not going to discuss anything about that with you.” With those ten words, the Attorney General of the United States refused a direct question from the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The moment was not just a tense exchange in a heated hearing; it was a dangerous and...
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