President Trump has declined to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act because the Senate failed to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility—or SAVE America—Act. Trump is allowing the housing legislation to become law without his signature. Under the Constitution, a bill automatically becomes law when the president neither signs nor vetoes it within…
The U.S.-Spain Trade Standoff
President Trump’s suggestion that the United States should cut off trade with Spain over defense spending is one of those foreign-policy moments where a real issue gets paired with a very Trumpian solution: take a legitimate complaint, attach a flamethrower to it, and see who blinks first. The basic dispute is simple enough. Trump is…
Turkey, the F-35, and the Price of Alliance Trust
President Trump’s reported push to reopen the door for Turkey to rejoin the F-35 fighter jet program has revived one of NATO’s messier family arguments. And yes, this is very much a “family argument” situation: Turkey is a NATO ally, the U.S. wants strong partners against Russia and Iran, Israel is raising alarms, Congress has…
The GOP’s Planned Parenthood Fumble
Planned Parenthood is back to billing Medicaid for non-abortion services after a one-year federal reimbursement ban expired in early July 2026. That has pro-life groups furious, Planned Parenthood relieved, and Republican lawmakers once again discovering that campaign promises are much easier to shout into a microphone than to turn into durable law. Funny how that…
The Venezuela Aid Dilemma
Venezuela’s earthquake crisis has created the kind of moment that tests more than buildings, roads, and emergency systems. It tests judgment. It tests compassion. And, in Washington’s case, it tests whether America can walk and chew gum at the same time: help suffering people without accidentally handing a political gift basket to a government figure…
The Border, the Bump, and the Citizenship Battle
The Supreme Court’s ruling upholding birthright citizenship has set off the next round of immigration politics: not just who gets citizenship after birth, but who should be allowed into the country before birth. Specifically, some have begun floating tighter restrictions on pregnant foreign visitors entering the United States. The issue is “birth tourism,” meaning foreign…
Birthright Citizenship Survives, and the Justices Bring the Receipts
The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling is one of those cases where constitutional text, history, immigration policy, presidential power, and judicial philosophy all collide in one very crowded legal hallway. The Court affirmed the lower court’s judgment against President Trump’s executive order, which sought to deny citizenship to children born in the United States to…
Supreme Court, Girls’ Sports, and the Question Nobody Can Dodge
The Supreme Court has now upheld state laws from West Virginia and Idaho barring transgender girls and women from competing on school athletic teams designated for girls and women. The Court’s conservative majority ruled that the laws don’t violate the Constitution, while all nine justices agreed that Title IX doesn’t require schools to allow transgender…
Truth, Libel, and the Media’s Very Expensive Hall Pass
Few Supreme Court precedents have shaped American political speech more than New York Times v. Sullivan, the 1964 decision that made it much harder for public officials, and later public figures, to win defamation lawsuits. Supporters say that high bar protects free debate, especially criticism of powerful people. Critics say it’s become a legal bunker…
Ballot Security or Federal Overreach?
The controversy over Postmaster General David Steiner’s statement about mail ballots is one of those political stories where everyone immediately runs to their assigned battle stations. Supporters hear “election integrity” and reach for the applause button. Opponents hear ‘federal voter data portal’ and see less of a postal reform and more of a constitutional boundary…
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