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.
Politics
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.
One Big Beautiful Bill Cuts Food Aid for Four Million Americans
The OBBBA turns one with a documented receipt: 4 million off SNAP, and the Medicaid wave that dwarfs these numbers still three months from arriving.
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.
NLRB and FTC Lose Removal Protection One Week After the Slaughter Ruling
One week after Slaughter, NLRB and FTC members serve at presidential will—the first observable enforcement test is which docket, memo, or departure comes first.
Newsom DOJ Investigation Stays Uncharged Six Weeks After Trump Announced It
Six weeks of silence from DOJ is evidence of nothing—but the absence of a charging document, predicate, or recusal is the entire public record of this investigation.