Author: James Caldwell

A central and fiercely debated provision in the President’s newly passed “megabill” is now law: able-bodied, childless adults must work, train, or volunteer to receive Medicaid benefits. This is not a simple budget cut; it is a fundamental re-evaluation of the American social contract. The new law has ignited a debate that goes to the…

Without a new law from Congress or a ruling from the Supreme Court, the White House has significantly tightened federal restrictions on abortion access. Through a new, binding legal opinion from the Department of Justice, the administration has cut off a critical lifeline for one of the most vulnerable populations in the country: unaccompanied migrant…

The Department of Justice has fired Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor in the prestigious Southern District of New York and the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, one of the President’s most prominent political antagonists. The official justification offered for this extraordinary move was not related to performance or conduct, but was a stark…

A U.S. Senator’s voice cracked with frustration in a packed hearing room. “What are you afraid of?” he implored the chairman, before declaring, “This is wrong, sir,” and leading his colleagues in a stunning walkout. This was the scene at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday as Republicans forced through one of President Trump’s most…

In a late-night procedural vote on Monday, a powerful but little-known congressional committee blocked an attempt to force the public release of the government’s files on Jeffrey Epstein. This was not a vote on the merits of the release itself, but a decision on whether the full House of Representatives would even be allowed to…

Just one day after the Supreme Court provided a temporary green light, the Trump administration has begun the practical work of dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Not by waiting for Congress to pass a new law, but by using the administrative power of the executive branch to transfer the department’s core responsibilities to another…

At the center of a sprawling White House investigation lies a seemingly mundane piece of technology: the autopen. The Trump administration has launched a formal inquiry into former President Joe Biden’s use of this automated signing machine, a probe that will review over a million documents from the National Archives. While framed by political questions…

When Congress Prefers Presidential Action to Its Own Power In a surprising and constitutionally significant development, a powerful bipartisan group of senators, after working for months on a massive Russia sanctions bill, have suddenly hit the brakes. The reason? President Trump has threatened to do their job for them, unilaterally. Instead of fighting for their…

After a months-long constitutional battle that pitted the President against nearly half the states in the nation, the Supreme Court has finally weighed in on the future of the Department of Education. The fight began with a presidential vow to shutter the agency, followed by the dismissal of thousands of its employees—actions a lower court…