Author: Brittany Mays

A D.C. judge blocked a Trump administration effort to use a federal database to check voter citizenship, prompting criticism about election integrity and government overreach. A foreign-born federal judge in D.C. ruled Monday that Americans are not allowed to check the citizenship of prospective voters because doing so might “purge voter rolls.” The decision came from D.C. District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, who is from Trinidad and Tobago. She blocked the Trump administration from using an updated database called the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements to screen voter registrations. The administration argued that using the database would help identify noncitizen…

President Trump’s offhand joke about taking credit if the Iran agreement succeeds and blaming Vice President JD Vance if it fails has crystallized the political stakes for Vance, who now stands as the administration’s visible point person on the deal and faces both opportunity and risk for his 2028 ambitions. At a recent gathering, President Trump made a quip that cut through the room and the press: “You better be careful, JD!” Marco Rubio stood quietly beside him while cameras caught the moment. Republicans watching Vance’s future read the line and the silence as a public signal about who will…

Keir Starmer is out and Britain faces an uncertain scramble: leadership questions inside Labour, a fresh political opening for the opposition, and immediate pressure on policy and public confidence. “Yet another British PM bites the dust.” That line captures the blunt reaction many on the right are expressing after the sudden collapse of Keir Starmer’s leadership. The exit has triggered rapid jockeying within Labour and renewed optimism among Conservatives who see an opportunity to regain ground. The date stamped on this upheaval is Jun 22, 2026, and the political calendar will now move fast. The fall of a prime minister…

Federal agents swept Los Angeles’s Skid Row to question homeless residents as part of a probe into alleged vote-buying tied to the June 2 mayoral primary, raising fresh questions about how ballots were gathered and whether small cash payments influenced the outcome. About 20 plainclothes federal agents spread through Skid Row on a Thursday, interviewing people who live on the streets and in shelters in a neighborhood long defined by chronic homelessness. Observers reported agents in jeans, sweatshirts, and baseball caps questioning dozens of residents shortly before noon, creating a visible federal presence in the area. The U.S. Attorney’s Office…

The argument here is simple and blunt: the real reason Democrats object to the SAVE America Act is that Democrats have no problem with noncitizen voting, and that stands at the center of why Republican lawmakers pushed the bill. This piece lays out the political and practical stakes people on the right see when it comes to voting integrity, citizenship, and representation. Expect direct language about incentives, accountability, and why those differences matter for elections and families. Republicans view the SAVE America Act as a straightforward effort to protect the one-person, one-vote principle by tightening rules around who is eligible…

President Trump’s memorandum at Versailles looks like a pause, not a binding agreement: concessions flow our way, Iran gets promises to talk, and the leverage won with military pressure risks evaporating before real terms are secured. The paper signed at Versailles is being called a deal, but that label doesn’t fit. A real deal is two sides making hard, enforceable concessions; this memorandum puts the heavy lifting on one side and a promise to keep talking on the other. What was handed over immediately were economic openings and relief; what was promised in return was discussion, not binding steps. There…

Kevin Warsh has stepped into the chair at the Federal Reserve, signaling a clear shift in tone and tactics at the central bank as markets and policymakers adjust to a new leadership style. The arrival of Chairman Kevin Warsh at the Federal Reserve feels like a deliberate pivot toward tighter discipline and a more hawkish stance on inflation. Markets are parsing every comment and move, and political actors are already aligning their expectations with a leader who favors credibility over comfort. “World Warsh I has begun at the US central bank.” is a phrase that captures the moment and the…

On the South Lawn a UFC card, a German tourist in Buc-ee’s and Alexis de Tocqueville’s notes meet in one argument: America’s energy and habit of voluntary association still show up in surprising places, and the loudest critics often fail to recognize what people who travel the country can plainly see. On Saturday night the UFC built an octagon on the South Lawn of the White House and the monuments glowed behind it. Close to 200,000 people streamed through the Ellipse over the weekend to watch on giant screens. An American underdog named Justin Gaethje stopped the world’s lightweight champion…

Two-Step Hustle – Full Episode – C5 TV — a brisk look at a stalled bill, an unexpected study, and a football shakeup. On Jun 17, 2026, the latest C5 TV episode landed with a mix of political friction and pop-culture noise, and it didn’t shy away from the awkward bits. The show threads three distinct stories together: the SAVE Act stumbling, a firearms study that raised eyebrows among opponents, and the Chicago Bears’ shift toward Indiana. The tone balances skepticism with a wink, and it keeps viewers moving from one item to the next without getting stuck. The SAVE…

President Trump announced an agreement with Iran that would immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz and set a very different course from the Obama-era nuclear deal, promising a 60-day truce and technical talks aimed at dismantling Tehran’s enriched uranium stockpile. President Trump used Truth Social to announce that a deal with Iran was scheduled for signing and that the Strait of Hormuz, which carries up to 25 percent of the world’s oil and gas, would be “OPEN TO ALL” once the agreement was finalized. He contrasted the new approach with the 2016 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, calling that deal…