Author: James Caldwell

In recent years, actions like the mass layoffs at federal departments, the firing of independent officials, and the direct challenging of agency heads have sparked intense and often furious debate. Beneath these headlines lies a deep and long-running constitutional conflict over one of the most powerful and controversial ideas in American law: the unitary executive…

A deadline has passed. A formal, legal demand from the United States Senate for documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation has been met with silence from the Trump administration. Now, a constitutional showdown that has been simmering for weeks is set to boil over in federal court. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, accusing the…

On the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act, President Trump issued a proclamation celebrating the “monumental legislative achievement” and recommitted his administration to “always defending” the program. He boasted that under his leadership, the system is “stronger and more resilient than ever before.” Yet, at the very same time, the President’s own chief actuary…

First Lady Melania Trump has threatened a billion-dollar defamation lawsuit against the former president’s son, Hunter Biden, over his claim in a recent interview that she met her husband through the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. This is not mere tabloid drama. It is a high-stakes legal battle that is poised to test one…

Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who became a national symbol of religious resistance to same-sex marriage, is now taking her fight to the Supreme Court. Keep reading below to find out why she was briefly jailed and what her new, momentous mission is now. A decade after she was briefly jailed for refusing…

Within 48 hours, two American leaders declared a state of emergency over crime. First, the President of the United States federalized the police in the nation’s capital to combat a purported “crime crisis.” Then, the Democratic Governor of New Mexico declared her own state of emergency to combat a very real and documented drug and…

With no ceremony, no press conference, and no written explanation, President Trump has revoked a sweeping executive order that launched 72 different federal initiatives to promote competition in the American economy. This quiet act is one of the most significant, if least noticed, policy reversals of his new term. This is not a minor administrative…

The Trump administration has declared a new front in its effort to restore “law and order” in the nation’s capital. Federal authorities, now in control of the D.C. police, will begin to forcibly clear homeless encampments, giving those living on the streets a stark choice: enter a shelter or face fines and jail time. This…

A new report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has laid bare the stark consequences of the President’s recently signed “megabill”: an estimated 2.4 million Americans are projected to lose their food stamp benefits. This is not a minor statistical change; it is the result of a deliberate and fundamental shift in America’s social…

A President Does Not “Allow” a Lawsuit: A Threat to the Rule of Law In his escalating war on the independence of the Federal Reserve, President Trump has unveiled a new and constitutionally dangerous tactic. He announced on Tuesday that he is “considering allowing a major lawsuit against [Fed Chair Jerome] Powell to proceed,” citing…