The Unicorn and the Gavel: Inside Congress’s Defining Vote on Trans Youth WASHINGTON — The poster board was the first clue. On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) pointed to an image of a child who she claimed had undergone a mastectomy, a visual prop in a debate …
The Patronage Dividend: When Economic Policy Becomes a Political Loyalty Test WASHINGTON — The idea is as politically potent as it is constitutionally radioactive: a direct cash transfer, tied explicitly to presidential policy, distributed only to those who voted for the president who enacted it. The proposal—that only Trump voters should receive the hypothetical “$2000 …
The Bipartisan Guillotine: How the Epstein Probe Forced a Reckoning Within the Democratic Party WASHINGTON — The political theater of a Republican-led committee targeting the Clintons was a predictable script. The twist came in the casting: nine Democrats, including stars of the progressive “Squad,” raised their hands to advance criminal contempt charges against their own …
The Return of the Asylum: Trump’s Call for a New Era of Institutionalization WASHINGTON — The policy proposal is both historic and familiar: a call for the large-scale return of state-run mental health institutions. When former President Donald Trump states, “We’re going to HAVE to bring them back… you’ve GOT to get these people off …
The 490: A Political IED in the Immigration and Sanctuary Wars MINNEAPOLIS / PIERRE — The number is precise, damning, and politically incendiary: 490. According to South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, that is the count of individuals—non-citizens convicted of crimes ranging from violent offenses to major drug trafficking—who were released from custody in Minnesota rather …