A Federal Agent, a Gas Station, and a Question of Accountability It was the day after Christmas, and a confrontation at a Brookfield gas station would soon test whether a federal immigration enforcement officer could be held to the same…
A Slice of Pizza, Then Handcuffs He was sitting at a table in Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, eating a slice of pizza with his teammates, when the agents moved in. Matías Pourrain, a 26-year-old Argentinian midfielder for Miami United Football…
Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general of the United States on Monday, completing a contentious 50-49 Senate confirmation that exposed a fundamental tension at the heart of American democratic governance: can a man who spent years as Donald…
A Once-Principled Critic Reverses Course Mike Rogers used to say the quiet part out loud. In the turbulent weeks after the 2020 election, as Donald Trump flooded the public sphere with fabricated claims of voter fraud, Rogers — then a…
The policy is vague by design. That’s the point — and that’s what makes it dangerous. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last month a sweeping new visa restriction policy targeting foreigners he accuses of links to “far-left terrorism.” On…
The Trump administration has renewed its legally dubious effort to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, sending her a letter threatening dismissal over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud — allegations that legal experts and available evidence…
An Associated Press investigation has uncovered a troubling pattern at the heart of American immigration enforcement: the federal government is detaining and moving to deport the spouses and parents of active-duty and veteran U.S. military personnel. At least 52 family…
Senator Susan Collins of Maine announced Tuesday that she will vote against President Donald Trump’s nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, making her the first Senate Republican to publicly oppose the pick and leaving Blanche with almost…
A Democratic official is avoiding her own party’s convention — and her reasons demand serious attention. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, the first Jewish person ever elected to that office in the state, has announced she will not attend the…
The pre-Trump Republican establishment isn’t dead. It’s just waiting. Vice President JD Vance has the clearest path to Donald Trump’s eventual endorsement for 2028, but a significant faction of the GOP — one that never accepted Trump’s remaking of the…