Supreme Court Term Strips Congress of Power to Protect Any Regulator
The 2026 SCOTUS term didn't just fire Lina Khan—it killed Congress's three tools for checking the White House, and neither side is reading the combined receipt.
Samuel Crane
Bureau: Washington
Iran Strikes Continue Without a Published Legal Opinion as Doha Talks Reopen
Day 129: the White House negotiates in Doha, strikes targets in Iran, and still has no public OLC opinion—three simultaneous actions with no shared legal theory connecting them.
Trump Says Iran Nuclear Talks Advance While Analysts Dispute Any Opening
Trump says denuclearization is moving well; analysts say the nuclear file never opened; with the funeral pause eating the 60-day window, the claim and the clock do not match.
Jack Smith Says Federal Judges No Longer Trust DOJ Prosecutors to Work Cases
Smith's claim isn't partisan autobiography—it's operational: judges refusing routine government motions breaks every federal criminal case, not just the politically charged ones.