Author: Darnell Thompkins

Allegations that the Southern Poverty Law Center shapes controversies for political effect are drawing sharp scrutiny from Republican leaders and raising questions about accountability, donor risk, and the broader impact on free speech and civic debate. Republican lawmakers have pushed back hard against organizations they say misuse influence to silence opponents, and one of the most vocal critics has been Chairman Jim Jordan. “SPLC’s game plan became ‘we’re going to create the crisis, we’re going to manufacture the crisis,’ said Chairman Jim Jordan.” That line captures the charge: the group is accused of manufacturing controversies rather than simply documenting them.…

Most Senate Republicans are angrier at Cornyn’s and Cassidy’s prospective ousters than their shared history of betraying GOP voters. The mood inside Senate Republican ranks is raw and impatient, and that feeling is focused less on past policy flips and more on the immediate fallout of potential purges. Party operatives, activists, and rank-and-file senators seem galvanized by the idea of colleagues being pushed out. That reaction has exposed fault lines about how loyalty and accountability are measured within the GOP. When lawmakers talk privately, the complaint isn’t only about past votes or public statements that alienated conservative voters. It’s also…

A senior Justice Department prosecutor was charged Wednesday after she allegedly sent herself a copy of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on President Trump, an action that reportedly violated court orders protecting that document. The development raises immediate questions about adherence to court directives and how the Justice Department handles highly sensitive materials tied to a politically charged investigation. This allegation centers on a senior Justice Department prosecutor who was charged Wednesday for sending herself a copy of the report produced by former Special Counsel Jack Smith concerning President Trump. The charge, as described, involves circumventing court orders that…

The three people killed by two teen shooters at a San Diego mosque were beloved pillars of the community, and died while saving roughly 140 children who were in the building at the time of the attack. What happened at the San Diego mosque left a community reeling and raised immediate questions about safety, motive, and how to protect worshippers and children in public spaces. Local leaders called the victims pillars of the community, people who put others first and who acted to shield children during the assault. Law enforcement is investigating, families are grieving, and the mosque remains a…

President Trump has expanded TrumpRx by adding 600 additional generic drugs to the list, a move announced four months after launching TrumpRx.gov and described as a seven-fold increase designed to deliver the lowest prescription prices under the most favored nation pricing he negotiated. President Trump announced the rollout of 600 more generic drugs to the TrumpRx program, pushing the total selection sharply higher in a short window. The expansion arrives just four months after TrumpRx.gov went live, and officials are calling it a seven-fold increase over the original offering. The stated goal is straightforward: bring the lowest available prices directly…

The latest Kentucky Republican primary between Rep. Thomas Massie and Trump-backed Ed Gallrein turned into the costliest House race on record and remained unresolved late Tuesday, with both campaigns and voters waiting on tight vote totals. The most expensive House primary in history saw Rep. Thomas Massie and Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein battle for a Kentucky Republican seat in a race that stayed too close to call late into the night. Money flooded in from national interests and PACs, pushing the contest into the spotlight and testing the district’s appetite for outside influence. Voters watched as high-dollar ads and endorsements…

President Trump framed the economic pain of higher prices from conflict in Iran as a tolerable cost compared with preventing Tehran from getting a nuclear weapon, arguing national security must come first. On Tuesday, President Trump pushed back against the idea that short-term economic discomfort should dictate strategic choices, saying higher prices from the war in Iran are “peanuts” compared with the goal of keeping a nuclear weapon out of the regime’s hands. That line put a simple dollar sign on a difficult judgment: accepting some pain now to avoid a far greater threat later. For many conservatives, the message…

When a nation reasserts the role of Christianity in its public life, it is not calling for a theocracy but reaffirming the moral code that has long shaped American ideas about natural rights and republican government. Americans who call for a return to Christian principles are arguing for a shared moral vocabulary that supports liberty, responsibility, and civic virtue. They insist this is about grounding law and custom in a moral tradition, not replacing democratic processes with clerical rule. That distinction matters in every debate about education, public life, and civic culture. Republicans tend to view this reorientation as a…

Two Democrat-backed candidates for the Georgia Supreme Court were found by the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission to have violated the Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct. The Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission issued a formal finding that two Democrat-backed candidates broke the Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported the development on Monday, and it centers on conduct that undermines expected judicial neutrality. The names involved are Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin, identified as left-wing attorneys in the report. The JQC decision signals trouble for judges and judicial candidates who cross lines into partisan activity. Judicial ethics rules exist to…

The fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran came under fresh strain as President Trump weighed additional military options while the United Arab Emirates reported new attacks on energy sites, raising questions about deterrence, regional stability, and how America should respond. The situation is tense and unpredictable, and Republican leaders want clarity and strength. A pause in hostilities does not mean vulnerability, and signals matter in the Middle East. The recent strikes in the UAE underscore how quickly disruptions can ripple through global energy markets. President Trump appears to be considering measured military steps along with diplomatic and economic pressure.…