Supreme Court Rejects Laura Loomer Lawsuit Against Social Media Companies
On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to take up conservative activist Laura Loomer‘s racketeering lawsuit against multiple social media platforms, alleging they conspired to suppress conservative political speech. Loomer, who had previously sued X and Facebook-owner Meta Platforms, filed a new lawsuit alleging the companies violated civil racketeering laws by deplatforming her as she ran […]
Texas Governor Defies Illinois Governor, Green Lights National Guard Deployment
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) confirmed that 400 Texas National Guard troops will be deployed to Illinois and other sanctuary states under a federal directive from President Donald Trump. The deployment, initiated to protect federal immigration officials amid escalating violence in sanctuary jurisdictions, drew immediate condemnation from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D), who labeled it “Trump’s Invasion”and demanded an immediate withdrawal of Texas forces. “We must now start calling […]
Illinois, Chicago Sue To Block Trump From Federalizing National Guard
The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago filed suit Monday morning to block President Trump from federalizing and deploying National Guard troops to Chicago. The complaint argues that such an action would exceed constitutional limits on military involvement in domestic law enforcement and infringe upon state sovereignty. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said […]
French Government Collapses Within Hours, Exposing Deep Crisis At The Core Of The Fifth Republic
Lecornu’s short-lived tenure marks a historic breakdown… France’s political gridlock reached a new low on Monday as Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and his freshly appointed government resigned just 14 hours after announcing their cabinet lineup. The move marks the shortest-lived administration in the modern history of the Fifth Republic — and a stunning signal of […]
Supreme Court Declines To Hear Maxwell Appeal
The Supreme Court has shut the door. On Monday morning, he highest court in the federal judiciary declined to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her criminal conviction. Maxwell had been convicted in 2021 (in federal court in Manhattan) on multiple charges related to sex trafficking minors and conspiracy, and was sentenced to 20 years in […]
Judge Expands Order Blocking National Guard Deployment To Portland
Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, issued a temporary restraining order late Sunday that expanded her earlier ruling barring the Trump administration from deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland. On Oct. 4, Immergut held that the administration had not demonstrated sufficient factual grounds — such as unrest rising to the level of “rebellion” or […]
Chicago Police Ordered Not To Assist Surrounded Federal Law Enforcement Attacked
Tensions between federal and local law enforcement reportedly reached a boiling point Saturday after Chicago Police Department (CPD) officers were instructed not to respond to Border Patrol agents’ calls for help, according to Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin. Melugin posted on X (formerly Twitter) that Chicago’s Chief of Patrol issued a directive telling officers to stand down after Border Patrol agents were surrounded by a large crowd […]
Morning Brief: Chicago Showdown, ‘Iryna’s Law’ Signed, Cori Bush Plots Comeback
This weekend brought a wave of high-stakes developments across the country, from a violent confrontation involving federal agents in Chicago, to the passage of a new bail law in North Carolina following a viral tragedy, and the political return of a familiar progressive face in Missouri. Here’s what you need to know to start your […]
Why ‘America’ Means The United States, Full Stop
The practical question is simple, when people say America in the singular, what do they mean. They mean the United States. The answer is not a judgment about geography, it is a judgment about usage. Language is a tool, and the tool works by convention. The conventions here are remarkably stable. Across newsrooms, diplomatic cables, […]