Author: Eleanor Stratton
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Five Rights You Think Are in the Constitution – But Aren’t Actually There
You have a constitutional right to privacy. Everyone knows that. Except the Constitution never mentions privacy. Not once. Not in any amendment, clause, or footnote scribbled in the margins by a Founder having second thoughts. The right exists because nine Supreme Court justices in 1965 decided it was implied by the “penumbras” – the shadows…
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Can Donald Trump Undo Biden’s Autopen Measures?
Trump just announced that every document Biden signed with an autopen machine – pardons, executive orders, contracts, the whole stack – is “null, void, and of no further force or effect.” Not through a legal filing. Not through executive action. Through a Truth Social post that reads like a royal decree. The declaration came Tuesday…
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The Australian Retirement Model Trump’s Considering: Mandatory Savings vs. American Choice
Trump Wants Your Employer To Put 12% Of Your Pay In Retirement – Whether You Like It Or Not President Trump said Tuesday his administration is “looking very seriously” at adopting an Australian-style retirement system for America. “It’s a good plan. It’s worked out very well,” he told reporters at the White House. The Australian…
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Trump’s Lawyer-Turned-Prosecutor Just Lost In Court – And It Reveals His Plan To Bypass The Senate
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alina Habba – Trump’s former personal lawyer turned New Jersey U.S. Attorney – is unlawfully serving in that role. The unanimous decision from three judges said the administration’s appointment strategy would “effectively permit anyone to fill the U.S. Attorney role indefinitely,” which “should raise a red flag.” Habba…
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The Dual Citizenship Ban That Would Force Millions To Pick A Country – Or Lose America
Senator Bernie Moreno wants every American with foreign citizenship to choose: Keep U.S. citizenship and renounce the other country, or keep the foreign citizenship and automatically lose American status. His “Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025” gives dual citizens one year to decide. Those who don’t actively choose lose U.S. citizenship by default – they become…
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Washington’s First Thanksgiving Wasn’t About Pilgrims – It Was About The Constitution
The pilgrims and Wampanoag shared a harvest meal in 1621. Nobody called it “Thanksgiving” for 220 years. The actual event was barely documented and quickly forgotten. The peace treaty they signed seven months earlier mattered far more historically – it lasted 50 years. America’s Thanksgiving tradition didn’t come from Plymouth Rock in 1621. It came…
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Ranked By Salary: The 10 Most Powerful Government Officials
The federal salary tables don’t usually make headlines, but they quietly reveal how the United States values its highest-level public servants. These numbers tell a story about power, responsibility, and how the government compensates the people who sit atop its three branches. From the presidency to the Supreme Court to congressional leadership, here is a…
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The 5 Economic Differences Between Biden and Trump That Actually Changed Your Life
A family earning $75,000 could afford roughly the same lifestyle in 2020 as they could in 2017. That same family in 2025 needs about $91,000 to maintain what they had in 2021. The dollar amounts on their paychecks went up – but everything else went up faster. That gap explains American economic anxiety better than…
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Ted Cruz Positions For 2028 Presidential Run By Attacking Tucker Carlson’s Foreign Policy Views
Senator Ted Cruz called Tucker Carlson “bat-crap crazy” and “a coward” in recent weeks. He accused him of antisemitism for platforming Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes. At the Republican Jewish Coalition in October, Cruz called Carlson “complicit in evil.” Carlson’s response to Axios when asked about Cruz’s attacks: “Hilarious. Good luck. That’s my comment and heartfelt…
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Trump’s Top Economic Advisor Says $2,000 Checks Are Possible
Kevin Hassett, director of Trump’s National Economic Council, told reporters Thursday there’s enough tariff revenue to cover the $2,000 checks the president proposed. “If you look at how much tariff revenue has been coming in, then there would actually be enough room to cover those checks and not go into the rest of the budget.”…