Articles by Eleanor Stratton

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 now...

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 decrying...

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 protests, has...

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 takeover of...

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 might seek to...

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 struggle...

Fort Stewart Shooting Reveals a Parallel World of Military Justice Most Americans Never See

The nation was shocked this week by the news of a shooting at Fort Stewart, a major Army base in Georgia, where a sergeant allegedly opened fire on five of his fellow soldiers. As the victims recover and the President vows that the perpetrator “will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,”...

Trump Unleashes Federal “Takeover” of D.C. as Dem Mayors Warn of a “Power Grab” Coming to Their Cities

The image is stark and constitutionally significant: National Guard troops are arriving in the nation’s capital, not to repel a foreign invader, but as part of a presidential “takeover” of the city’s policing functions. Citing a crime crisis that statistics show does not exist, President Trump has...

Attorney General Bondi Orders Grand Jury Probe into Obama Officials Following DNI Gabbard’s Criminal Referral

Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered federal prosecutors to convene a grand jury to investigate top intelligence officials of the Obama administration for their role in the 2016 Russia probe. This decision, acting on a criminal referral from the Director of National Intelligence, crosses a...

Blue States Sue Trump, Accusing His DOJ of a “Cruel Harassment Campaign”

More than a dozen states, led by New York, have filed a major federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to block its aggressive new campaign against sex change procedures and treatments for minors. This legal battle is not merely another front in the culture war; it is a fundamental...