Author: Brittany Mays

Howard University’s start-of-term atmosphere is clouded by an unenrollment crisis that refuses to fade, driving students, staff and alumni to demand clearer answers and faster fixes. While administrators prefer that students, faculty and alumni focus on the school’s new academic year, much of the community’s attention is still trained on the unenrollment debacle. Concerns center on who was affected, why records were changed, and how the university will prevent a repeat. That uncertainty has reshaped conversations across campus and among alumni networks. Families and students arriving for move-in are now checking more than dorm assignments and class schedules; they’re double-checking…

Law, fairness, and border integrity sit at the center of the debate over people who travel to the United States specifically to give birth and seek citizenship for their children. Republicans argue that citizenship must come from law and allegiance, not from exploiting loopholes or treating U.S. residency as a commodity. That view ties together concerns about national sovereignty, public resources, and the integrity of our immigration system. The discussion is less about compassion and more about preserving the meaning of legal status. ‘Citizenship is not a commodity to be acquired through calculated exploitation and evasion of the immigration laws,…

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey formalized a new trilateral pact on Friday to expand a mutual defense agreement, tightening a regional security partnership amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan took a clear step toward deeper security coordination by signing a trilateral pact with Turkey on Friday, expanding their existing mutual defense agreement. The move signals an effort to present a united regional front and to coordinate military and strategic planning more closely than before. Leaders framed the pact as a way to manage shared threats and stabilize areas affected by the war in the…

Brittany Boltinhouse was stripped of her Miss North Carolina USA crown days before nationals after screenshots of years-old posts with a racial slur resurfaced, prompting questions about contestant vetting and how pageant organizations respond to social media controversies. Brittany Boltinhouse, a 27-year-old model, was crowned Miss North Carolina USA just last month, and the turnabout has been swift and public. After screenshots of years-old posts circulated online, the title was taken from her and the situation moved from private to national attention almost overnight. The timing left little room for private deliberation or a gradual response from organizers. Boltinhouse will…

Ukrainian long-range drones struck a warehouse in the Ural Mountains belonging to Russia’s biggest online retailer, a target located more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) from the two countries’ border, showing the conflict’s reach into Russia’s interior and testing Moscow’s ability to safeguard critical logistics far from the front. The strike landed at a distribution hub tied to Russia’s largest e-commerce company and it was clearly not a trivial incident. The facility is deep inside Russian territory, well over 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) from the frontier, which makes the attack a striking demonstration of reach and precision. Local reports described…

Abdul El-Sayed edged out Haley Stevens for Michigan’s Democratic Senate nomination, winning narrow statewide support that came overwhelmingly from highly educated counties and college towns while losing every one of the state’s least-educated counties. Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic Senate nomination Tuesday by about a point and will face Republican Mike Rogers on November 3. Thursday morning CNN data reporter Harry Enten took the question from anchor Kate Bolduan and responded with a striking number: Zero of fifteen. El-Sayed did not carry a single one of the fifteen Michigan counties with the lowest share of college degrees, and he won…

Senate committee vote on Aug 6, 2026 found Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and referred the matter to the Department of Justice for possible prosecution after he repeatedly refused to answer questions about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Aug 6, 2026 a Senate committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress following his appearance before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The move came after a hearing focused on his role in the federal response to COVID-19, and it marked a rare escalation from oversight to a formal referral for…

Events unfolding in Spain offer a clear snapshot of policy consequences that could follow here after the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision, and the practical effects are already visible in public services, immigration flows, and political debates. Spain’s recent experience shows how legal changes interact with migration patterns and public sentiment in ways that are hard to reverse quickly. When rules shift, people adjust behavior and smugglers adapt their operations to exploit new incentives. Those second-order effects end up on local streets, in classrooms, and at hospital doors. For conservatives, the lesson is simple: policy has predictable consequences, and weak…

Republican Rep. Max Miller of Ohio resisted pressure Wednesday to exit his reelection campaign for Congress, even as anxiety over his electability was growing within his own party. There’s a tension inside the party when a sitting Republican chooses to stay in the race despite mounting concern from colleagues and strategists. Supporters say standing firm shows backbone and loyalty to voters who sent him to Washington. Critics worry the optics and internal unease could hand an advantage to Democrats in a tight contest. That dynamic is now playing out publicly as Miller presses forward. From a Republican perspective, the default…

Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, beating Rep. Haley Stevens in a fierce race that handed progressives a clear victory and immediately propelled the contest onto the national stage. The result reshapes the dynamics of Michigan politics and raises sharp questions about the party’s direction and electability heading into the general election. The primary was competitive and closely watched, with both campaigns investing heavily and appealing to different Democratic constituencies. El-Sayed ran as a clear left-leaning alternative, while Stevens represented the more moderate, establishment wing of the party. Voters chose a progressive nominee in a moment that…