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This is a story about more than just one man’s ambitions. It is a profound test of one of our republic’s most essential constitutional guardrails – the 22nd Amendment – and a sobering look at what happens when unwritten norms of presidential restraint begin to crumble. What Did the President Say This Time?
The clock was just hours away from striking midnight on the first of the month, a deadline that threatened to plunge 42 million Americans into a food crisis. As the government shutdown dragged on, the nation’s food stamp program was set to go dark. In a last-minute, dramatic intervention, the third branch of our government … Read more
A firestorm has erupted on Capitol Hill, aimed directly at a single, powerful federal judge. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is facing a torrent of criticism from Republican senators, with some even calling for his impeachment, after it was revealed he signed off on subpoenas for their phone records during the Jan. 6 investigation. But … Read more
Dick Cheney died Tuesday at 84 from complications of pneumonia and cardiovascular disease that plagued him throughout his adult life. The former vice president who served alongside George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 was the most powerful second-in-command in American history – the architect of the war on terror, the Iraq invasion, and an … Read more
Dick Cheney died Tuesday at 84 from complications of pneumonia and cardiovascular disease that plagued him throughout his adult life. The former vice president who served alongside George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 was the most powerful second-in-command in American history – the architect of the war on terror, the Iraq invasion, and an … Read more
Polls closed in New York City Tuesday night in a mayoral race that drew more than 2 million voters – the first time turnout has exceeded that threshold since 1969. The contest pits Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist who won the Democratic primary, against Andrew Cuomo, the former governor forced to resign amid harassment … Read more
The old guard has fallen. The political machine that defined New York politics for a generation has been decisively broken. In a stunning and historic election with the highest voter turnout in decades, the “capital of capitalism” has been handed over to a new, radical, and profoundly different kind of leader. Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old … Read more
The Will That Broke My Heart When my mother passed away, I expected sadness — not betrayal. She had always been the steady light in my life, especially during her final years when illness took its toll. I cared for her every day — through long nights, countless appointments, and quiet mornings when she no … Read more
My 47th birthday came quietly—just three plates on the table, a small cake, and one empty chair. That chair had been empty for two years, ever since my daughter, Karen, and I stopped speaking. Still, every year I set her place, as if the simple ritual might somehow bridge the silence between us. That night, … Read more
The Supreme Court issued one of its shortest decisions Monday morning. No explanation. No noted dissents. Just a single sentence declining to hear an appeal that asked them to overturn the constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Kim Davis – the Kentucky county clerk who went to jail in 2015 rather than issue marriage licenses to … Read more