Author: David Gregoire

The Senate rejected Sen. Jon Husted’s standalone photo ID amendment in a 52-47 vote, with no Democrats crossing the aisle despite earlier public statements that suggested bipartisan support; the measure needed 60 votes to pass and was positioned as a single-issue test of voter ID. The vote was clear and stark: 52-47 against the amendment, and not a single Democrat voted for it. The proposal would have required a photo ID for in-person voting and when casting ballots by mail, and it needed 60 votes to advance. That unanimity among Democrats stands in contrast to statements made just two weeks…

CPAC’s annual straw poll released Saturday overturned the media’s claim of a divided crowd, showing activists united around clear choices and priorities. The narrative that CPAC was split down the middle took a hit once the confab’s annual straw poll Saturday became public. Reporters had leaned into loud moments and isolated disputes, but the straw poll offered a direct read from the activists themselves. What emerged was less chaos and more coordinated preference, the kind that matters in party politics. Straw polls are not the whole story, but they matter because they capture energy at a moment when activists are…

President Trump has paused planned strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for 10 days, moving a previously announced deadline to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M. Eastern Time, after Tehran requested more time and talks continued between the parties. President Trump posted the pause on Truth Social and framed the extension as a clear, time-bound offer to keep negotiations alive. The move doubles the earlier five-day window and gives negotiators a specific, public deadline to work toward. The pause came at Iran’s request, which is notable given the stakes involved. The administration made the warnings public and specific, turning diplomatic…

Daniel Moody, son of WWE Hall of Famer Paul Bearer, died on March 23 at age 39, a loss confirmed by a wrestling representative and followed by details of a recent hospitalization and a small GoFundMe set up to help with care. Daniel Moody’s death on March 23 was announced this week, and he was 39 years old. News of his passing was shared within the wrestling community as friends and colleagues reacted to losing someone who carried a well-known name in the sport. Steve Stasiak, a representative of Book Pro Wrestlers, confirmed Moody’s passing in a Facebook post on…

House testimony from Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accountant and personal lawyer raises sharp questions about why federal prosecutors never questioned two men who controlled his money and estate. Two of the closest people to Jeffrey Epstein told the House Oversight Committee they were never interviewed by federal authorities about his sex trafficking. Richard Kahn, Epstein’s former accountant, and Darren Indyke, his personal lawyer and co-executor of the estate, said under oath that the DOJ and FBI never sat them down. That gap alone looks like a failure of basic investigative work. Both men acknowledged narrow contact from prosecutors, but only for…

North Carolina’s voter ID ruling landed with a federal judge siding with the state’s law and rejecting claims that the measure was born from discriminatory intent, a decision that reshapes the ongoing debate over election safeguards and access. The court’s decision keeps in place a photo ID requirement for North Carolina voters, a signature policy that lawmakers say modernizes election security. Supporters argue the law restores confidence in ballot integrity, while critics say it creates hurdles for some eligible voters. The ruling is likely to ripple through similar fights nationwide where ID laws are contested. North Carolina’s photo voter identification…

On Wednesday a California court ruled that Meta and YouTube harmed a young user through addictive design features, imposing a hefty fine and opening a contentious legal front for how platforms are treated when users suffer mental health distress. The court’s decision that Meta and YouTube caused harm by using addictive design features grabbed headlines because it shifts responsibility for a user’s distress onto the platforms rather than other parties in the ecosystem. For conservatives who worry about runaway litigation and regulatory overreach, the case feels like a dangerous precedent that judges, not markets or families, will set the limits…

Americans expect their government to put citizens first, and debates over immigration policy have made that expectation a political flashpoint. The recent refusal by many congressional Democrats to explicitly agree that American citizens come before illegal entrants at a national address exposed a stark divide on immigration priorities. That moment crystallized broader disagreements about border security, enforcement, and the consequences of current policy choices. The clash is not merely rhetorical; it reflects competing visions of who the federal government serves and how it should protect communities. Border enforcement has been weakened by a patchwork of policies that encourage irregular migration,…

A clear, direct look at why Fulton County needs steady, accountable local leadership instead of politicians who treat a commission seat like a temporary pit stop. The voters of Fulton County deserve better than a revolving-door politician treating their commission seat as her next landing pad. Local offices demand attention to everyday problems and a willingness to see tough projects through to completion, not a short-term resume boost. When officials view a seat as a stepping stone, the people who pay the bills and rely on services are the ones left waiting for results. Career-hopping erodes institutional knowledge and makes…

George Bush Intercontinental in Houston has come to stand for the way the ongoing partial government shutdown is disrupting air travel across the country. The image of crowded terminals and delayed flights at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston has become a shorthand for the real fallout from the ongoing partial government shutdown. Travelers are seeing longer lines, more cancellations, and a service system stretched thin as federal staffing gaps and uncertainty ripple through the aviation network. Airports that once focused on efficiency are sliding into scramble mode, and the public is left paying the price. Federal workers and contractors…