A prominent Maine philanthropist and retired Navy reserve officer was shot and killed at an assisted living facility in a Washington, D.C., suburb, authorities said. The Montgomery County Department of Police in Maryland responded to an early-morning emergency call on Feb. 14 at Cogir Potomac Senior Living. First responders found Robert Fuller Jr., 87, suffering […]
Judge Tosses Ruling Backing Trump Mass Detention Policy
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected an immigration court ruling that had allowed the Trump administration broader authority to detain migrants without bond hearings, a decision that could potentially lead to the release of thousands currently in custody. The ruling came from U.S. District Court Judge Sunshine Sykes, who sharply criticized the administration’s public justification […]
Prediction Market Meets Publishing: Substack Readers Get The Data Thanks To Polymarket
An op-ed is always written in time. That sounds banal, but it is the central problem of political writing on the internet. The world changes, and your sentences keep sitting there as if they were carved into stone. A pundit posts at 9:00 a.m., a scandal breaks at 2:00 p.m., and by dinner the post […]
Minneapolis City Council Threatens Liquor Licenses Of Hotels That Hosted ICE Agents
Members of the Minneapolis City Council debated Tuesday whether to deny liquor license renewals for two downtown hotels that housed federal immigration agents during a recent enforcement surge. The discussion follows the conclusion of “Operation Metro Surge,” a large-scale immigration enforcement initiative. During a Thursday press conference, Trump administration border czar Tom Homan said more […]
America’s New B-21 Bombers Designed To Hold China’s Command Structure At Risk
But, in times of war, they will need a lot more of them, and a lot of next-generation F-47 stealth fighters to escort them. The new Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider long-range stealth bomber is a cornerstone of U.S. strategy to deter and, if necessary, defeat Chinese aggression. It will do so by operating relatively safely […]
Republicans Show Strength In Deep Blue State
California’s 2026 gubernatorial race is beginning to take shape, and new polling suggests Republicans are maintaining an early edge in the state’s upcoming primary. According to a new survey from Emerson College Polling conducted Feb. 13–14 among 1,000 likely voters, Republican candidate and former Fox host Steve Hilton leads the field with 17% support. He […]
UK Hesitates On US Strike Access – Trump Calls It A ‘Big Mistake’
The British government will not grant the United States permission to use U.K. military bases for potential strikes against Iran, according to a report in The Times. That includes RAF Fairford in England and Diego Garcia, the remote but strategically critical base in the Indian Ocean. Under existing agreements, U.S. forces may use British territory […]
‘I’ll Beat You In Court’ – Republican Governor Draws A Line Against Trump Official
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has publicly vowed to fight a prominent Trump administration official in court over federal efforts to prevent states from banning or restricting prediction markets. These platforms allow users to trade contracts on the outcomes of events — including sports results, political outcomes, and other future events — and have sparked sharp […]
Former Prince Andrew Arrested Amid Epstein Files Revelations
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor — formerly known as Prince Andrew, Duke of York — was arrested early Thursday in the U.K. on suspicion of misconduct in public office, British police confirmed. The arrest took place at his home on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk — his 66th birthday — marking the first time in modern British history […]

FEC Sued For Hidden Records On ActBlue Donor Fraud Allegations
A new federal lawsuit seeks to uncover currently-hidden government documents on allegations of illegal foreign fundraising by one of the biggest fundraising platforms for Democratic Party and liberal causes. The non-profit public interest law firm Judicial Watch announced in a statement that “it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Federal Election […]