Author: Karen Givens

A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from deporting the wife and five children of suspected firebomber Mohamed Sabry Soliman after attorneys said the family was rearrested hours after their return, raising sharp questions about how enforcement and due process are being handled. The judge’s order stops deportation of the suspect’s wife and five children while legal challenges play out, a move that attorneys say followed their clients being taken back into custody shortly after they were returned. That sequence — return followed by rearrest — sparked immediate controversy and scrutiny from legal observers and politicians on both sides.…

Two wildfires in southeastern Georgia kept threatening homes and lives on Saturday as officials warned that strong winds could spread the flames and complicate containment efforts. Two separate blazes burning across southeastern Georgia remained active Saturday, pushing flames through dry timber and brush while threatening nearby neighborhoods. Officials said the fires were close enough to populated areas that evacuation notices and shelter options were put in place for residents at risk. Emergency teams worked to prioritize people and property as weather conditions shifted. Fire behavior picked up where tinder-dry undergrowth and stands of pine trees provided easy fuel for flames…

AI can crunch mountains of data, but predicting who will follow Donald Trump into the White House is a different kind of problem. AI promises breakthroughs in medicine, logistics, and even household chores, which is why some expect it to forecast political outcomes with equal ease. The reality is messier: elections hinge on voters, court rulings, campaign fights, and last-minute shocks that models struggle to account for. From a Republican viewpoint, the most important limits of AI are not technical but human. Voter sentiment can swing based on a single debate line, a local issue, or a news cycle, and…

A government watchdog has filed an updated IRS complaint challenging the Southern Poverty Law Center’s tax-exempt status after a recent indictment accused the organization of allegedly making fraudulent payments to extremist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). This development adds formal tax scrutiny to criminal allegations and raises questions about oversight, donor transparency, and how tax-exempt rules are enforced for politically active nonprofits. The updated complaint intensifies pressure on the Southern Poverty Law Center, a group long touted as a leading civil rights watchdog yet now facing serious legal trouble. Republicans and watchdogs argue that the indictment and the…

Costs, Balances, and the Iran War is a conversation about the price of action, the limits of power, and the political choices that follow from conflict; this piece lays out the fiscal, strategic, and political trade-offs of confronting Iran while noting how leadership decisions shape both policy and public opinion. The title, Costs, Balances, and the Iran War, signals that this is not an ideological rant but a sober look at trade-offs. Americans deserve honest talk about what war costs in dollars, lives, and long-term commitments. From a Republican perspective, strength matters, but so does prudence and clear objectives. “Trump…

Washington, D.C. is set to launch a pilot program next month in Adams Morgan that Mayor Muriel Bowser is leading to reduce the city’s long-standing rat problem using what city officials are calling “rat birth control”. The program arrives in a neighborhood known for nightlife and dense housing, where complaints about rodents are common. City officials present it as a humane, non-lethal way to cut future litters and ease infestations over time. Supporters say targeting reproduction makes sense because trapping alone hasn’t stopped the numbers from bouncing back. Critics on the right will point out the predictable policy questions: how…

A senior Army Green Beret used his inside knowledge of clandestine operations to make more than $400,000 by betting on the timing of Operation Absolute Resolve, the Jan. 3 mission to capture Venezuela The headline fact is ugly and simple: trust was violated, and national security was put at risk. This case ties money, military secrets, and gambling markets together in a way that should make every patriotic American uneasy. It forces a hard look at how insider access can be monetized and what that means for operational security. The implications go beyond one man and one mission. The man…

Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan has departed the Trump administration effective immediately, the Pentagon announced Wednesday, and Undersecretary Hung Cao will step in as acting secretary. The resignation came without advance notice and takes effect immediately, according to the Pentagon’s announcement on Wednesday. That abrupt timing creates a leadership gap at a time when global maritime competition is growing, and it shifts responsibility to the second-in-command. Undersecretary Hung Cao has been named the acting secretary and will assume the duties of the office while the administration determines next steps. The secretary of the Navy runs a huge portfolio…

The Trump administration has moved aggressively against fraud in several areas, taking concrete actions that show a priority on enforcement while operating largely without broad partnership. The administration’s approach is unmistakable: use executive tools and agency authority to identify and punish fraud where officials see it. That kind of direct action appeals to voters who want swift results and clear accountability. It signals a willingness to use the levers of government to defend taxpayers and honest businesses. Those moves run into a basic reality of government work, which is that lasting change almost always depends on building buy-in across institutions.…

Nebraska and the Justice Department clashed this week over in-state tuition rules, and the outcome has sparked a big debate about state law, federal power, and fairness for Nebraska students and taxpayers. Nebraska reached a consent agreement with the Department of Justice this week to stop enforcing its law allowing illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition at public colleges. That one sentence changes how the state can apply a statute that was passed to control residency-based tuition benefits, and it puts Nebraska leaders on the defensive about who decides immigration and education policy. For conservatives, the deal reads like federal…