Author: James Caldwell

A young Ukrainian refugee named Iryna Zarutska fled a war zone to find safety in America, only to be stabbed to death on a public train in Charlotte, North Carolina. The revelation that her accused killer, a career criminal, had been released from jail 14 times has ignited a furious and deeply emotional national debate.…

How do you force a powerful, multi-billion dollar global industry to bend to your will? The President has just announced his answer: the threat of a massive, 100% tax on their imported products. This new tariff on the pharmaceutical industry is not just another move in the administration’s trade wars. It is a high-stakes, constitutional…

A new law signed in California, born from the white-hot political conflict over immigration, has set the nation’s most populous state on a direct and unavoidable collision course with the federal government. The immediate issue is whether federal immigration officers can wear masks during enforcement operations. But the foundational question at stake is far graver:…

In the span of just 24 hours late last year, one of the world’s most powerful billionaires went from vowing to “go to war” to defend a key immigration program to calling that same program “broken.” This sharp pivot from Elon Musk on the H-1B visa has come roaring back into the spotlight this week,…

In the somber quiet of a memorial service, two of the most powerful and volatile men in the world shook hands. The gesture between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk was, on its surface, a moment of personal reconciliation in the face of shared grief. But to view it as merely that is to miss…

In the world of public corruption investigations, an undercover recording of a cash exchange is the kind of evidence that builds careers and ends them. It is the beginning of a story that almost always concludes in a courtroom. But in the case of Tom Homan, the President’s current border czar, that damning evidence appears…

What does it mean to be an American warrior? A new and explosive report suggests that the Pentagon is considering a radical new answer to that question – a military recruitment campaign built around the legacy of the recently assassinated conservative activist, Charlie Kirk. While the Pentagon has denied the report, the very idea of…

A routine court filing ahead of a sentencing hearing has revealed a startling personal development. The man who pleaded guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 now identifies as a woman and has asked to be referred to as Sophie Roske. This personal revelation, however, is a bizarre footnote to…

A Lone Democrat Makes a Constitutional Case That Aligns with Trump In the rigidly defined battle lines of Washington, clarity is a given. Republicans stand on one side, Democrats on the other. Yet, as a government shutdown barrels toward reality, a lone Democratic senator has shattered that partisan alignment, making a constitutional argument against his…

In the vast machinery of the federal government, there are countless committees staffed by ordinary citizens who volunteer their time to improve its function. These panels are the essence of civic duty, operating far from the glare of partisan politics. But a new directive from the Trump administration has cast a long shadow over one…