Author: James Caldwell

In a Brooklyn federal courtroom this week, a 22-year-old man stood before a judge and admitted to a plan so grotesque it sounds like the plot of a horror movie. Michail Chkhikvishvili, known to his followers as “Commander Butcher,” pleaded guilty to plotting to dress as Santa Claus on New Year’s Eve to hand out…

The courtroom in Washington D.C. was not the scene of a standard legal debate this week, but ground zero for a constitutional crisis. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, sitting in judgment of the Executive Branch, has announced he will move “promptly” with a criminal contempt inquiry into the Trump administration’s defiance of a federal court…

James Carville told Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany that Democrats should expand the Supreme Court from nine to thirteen justices if they win the presidency and Congress in 2028. His justification: “The public has lost faith in an entire branch of government.” When McEnany pressed whether this was just court-packing for political advantage, Carville didn’t pretend…

A new, selectively curated batch of documents from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation has been strategically released to the public. The resulting political and media firestorm has already claimed its first casualty: the constitutional principle of “presumption of innocence.” The latest development came on MSNBC, where host Jen Psaki, in a discussion about the new files,…

Who Controls America’s Highways? A Constitutional Showdown Over 17,000 Immigrant Trucker Licenses A series of horrific, fatal highway crashes involving immigrant truck drivers has ignited a fierce political and constitutional firestorm. The accidents have pitted the governor of California against the White House in a high-stakes blame game. Now, the livelihoods of 17,000 people are…

A congressional staffer’s job is to serve the public by navigating the maze of federal bureaucracy. But a new, explosive letter from the Department of Homeland Security alleges that a staffer for a U.S. Senator crossed a profound constitutional line, moving from constituent services to criminal deception. In a formal letter to Senator Tammy Duckworth,…

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be lurching to a close, but the political war that caused it is far from over. Defeated in their initial standoff, House Democrats are now preparing to use a rare and powerful constitutional tool to keep their fight alive. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has announced a…

The Senate voted Monday night to end the longest government shutdown in American history. Eight Democratic senators joined Republicans to pass funding legislation that will reopen federal agencies, restore SNAP benefits, and send paychecks to hundreds of thousands of workers who’ve gone without pay for 40 days. The measure now heads to the House, where…

What Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Pivot Reveals About Her 2028 Ambition A few years ago, she was stripped of her committee assignments for liking social media posts that called for the assassination of the Speaker of the House. This week, she appeared on national television to praise that very same Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, for having an…