Author: Eleanor Stratton

A Baptist church in Middleton, Idaho was renting a gymnasium from a public charter school to hold Sunday services. Then the school applied for $15 million in state bonds to finance building upgrades, and state attorneys flagged the church’s lease as a potential constitutional problem under Idaho’s 19th-century restriction on giving taxpayer money to religious…

With hours remaining before a midnight government shutdown, Republicans have found their messaging strategy: accuse Democrats of prioritizing “free healthcare for illegal aliens” over paying U.S. troops. Democrats call it an outright lie designed to obscure their real demand – extending Affordable Care Act subsidies that help millions of Americans afford insurance. The truth is…

A Democratic mayor in New Jersey just announced he’s supporting the Republican gubernatorial candidate backed by President Trump. James P. Dodd, mayor of Dover, says he’s tired of sanctuary policies, rising taxes, and Democrats who complain without offering solutions. He’s also suggesting he might switch parties entirely – and take his town council with him.…

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stood before nearly 800 generals and admirals summoned from around the world and declared the organization they’ve spent decades serving no longer exists. “The era of the Department of Defense is over,” he announced Tuesday at Marine Corps Base Quantico. “From this moment forward, the only mission of the newly…

President Trump just promised something no American president has ever offered before: amnesty for members of a foreign terrorist organization. The 20-point Gaza peace plan unveiled Monday at the White House includes a provision granting Hamas members who disarm “amnesty” – and that single word has opened up a constitutional rabbit hole that nobody seems…

Tyler Robinson’s new defense attorney walked into a Utah courtroom Monday and immediately asked for more time. Not to prepare a defense strategy or interview witnesses – just to comprehend the sheer volume of evidence prosecutors have compiled against her client in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The mountain is so large that…

Zohran Mamdani wants to spend $165 million of New York City taxpayer money to protect immigrants from deportation. The 33-year-old Democratic socialist leading the mayoral race calls it the “cornerstone” of creating the “strongest sanctuary city in the country.” He just won’t specify which immigrants would qualify for that protection. The distinction between legal and…

The Supreme Court’s private conference on Monday will decide whether to hear an appeal that nobody wants to touch. Ghislaine Maxwell, serving 20 years for sex trafficking, is asking the justices to reverse her conviction based on a promise Jeffrey Epstein extracted from federal prosecutors two decades ago – a promise that may have protected…

The Supreme Court just agreed to crack open a 90-year-old precedent that stands between the president and absolute control over federal agencies. The case involves a fired commissioner, an angry president, and a constitutional theory that could reshape American government as we know it. At stake is far more than one woman’s job. When a…