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As America heads toward Independence Day, President Donald Trump’s sweeping “One Big Beautiful Bill” is barreling toward passage—despite last-minute rebellions, behind-the-scenes deal-cutting, and a marathon “vote-a-rama” that has kept the Capitol in a near-frenzy. If the Senate finishes its work in the next 48 hours, Trump will get the megabill he’s wanted for his re-election…

A historic peace deal appeared to be on the horizon. After months of public pressure and quiet negotiations, the Trump administration and Harvard University seemed poised to resolve their differences. The President himself had signaled that a settlement was imminent, praising the university for acting “extremely appropriately.” Then, the floor fell out. In a stunning…

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging the long-standing caps on how much a political party can spend in coordination with its candidates. This case, born from a lawsuit originally filed by then-Senate candidate J.D. Vance and Republican party committees, places a decades-old campaign finance law squarely in the crosshairs of a…

An Article II Power and a Rule of Law Question: The Firing of Jan. 6 Prosecutors The Department of Justice, in a move that reverberates with deep constitutional questions, has abruptly fired at least three federal prosecutors who were directly involved in cases stemming from the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. This action is not…

In a social media post this week, the President of the United States issued a stunning directive. Endorsing Rep. Kevin Kiley’s proposed “No Tax Dollars for Riots” legislation, he then went a step further, declaring: “I am hereby instructing my Administration not to pay ANY money to these radicalized groups, regardless of the legislation.” This…

A quiet but consequential battle over the power of our federal judiciary is being fought on two fronts. In the halls of Congress late Friday night, one assault on judicial authority was thwarted by arcane Senate procedure. But at the same time, the Supreme Court itself handed the White House a significant victory in its…

Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist state assemblyman, has delivered a stunning defeat to former Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary. While the formal results of the ranked-choice vote are still pending, Mamdani has declared victory and Cuomo has conceded, ending his attempted political restoration. The ousting of a titan of…

When the Executive Branch Sues the Judiciary The Department of Homeland Security has taken the extraordinary step of suing an entire federal court. The lawsuit, filed against all 15 federal judges in the District of Maryland, is not a typical legal dispute. It is a direct and profound confrontation between two co-equal branches of government,…

A Green Light From the Court, But a Crossroads for Due Process This week, the Supreme Court gave the Trump administration a procedural victory in its ongoing battle to reshape immigration enforcement. In a 6-3 decision, the justices paused a lower court’s order, allowing the administration to resume deporting certain migrants to countries other than…

At a high school track meet – the most ordinary of American scenes – a dispute over seating under a team tent ended with a knife, a 17-year-old boy dead, and another facing the possibility of life in prison. The fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf in Frisco, Texas, is more than just a local crime…