Author: Karen Givens

A look at recent public moments and behavior involving Lane Kiffin and what they mean for Ole Miss and its future. Recent interviews and public behavior have changed how people talk about the relationship between Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss, and those shifts matter for the program. Coverage and conversations around his remarks created a louder public debate than usual, making the coach’s public persona part of the story. That dynamic has pushed questions about fit and forward momentum into the spotlight. Comments on and off the field ripple through a college program in ways that are hard to measure…

New depositions back The Federalist’s reporting that the Georgia “Get Trump” lawfare began with a misinterpreted and illegally recorded phone call. This is a significant development for anyone watching politically motivated prosecutions. Newly released depositions confirm Federalist reporting that ‘Get Trump’ lawfare in Georgia was based on a misinterpreted and illegally recorded phone call. That single line changes the narrative for many observers and raises hard questions about how the investigation unfolded. Witness testimony now on the record shows investigators relied on a recording that was not legally obtained and that the contents were read through a partisan lens. When…

Project Freedom is the U.S.-led effort to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a tougher stance to protect global trade and deter Iranian harassment while accepting the real risk of escalation and continued Iranian mischief. On May 11, 2026, Project Freedom was announced as a practical response to repeated threats in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The plan pairs naval escorts with intelligence sharing and coalition coordination to keep chokepoints open for commerce. Republicans view this as necessary muscle to safeguard American and allied economic lifelines. The Strait of Hormuz is a strategic bottleneck…

The Virginia Supreme Court struck down a rushed amendment after finding the legislature ignored constitutional procedures, and Democratic leaders reacted by considering extreme political fixes and public outrage rather than accepting the court’s ruling. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spent a private call with House Democrats discussing a plan to remove the entire Virginia Supreme Court by lowering mandatory judicial retirement to 54 and replacing all seven justices with party appointees. That extreme response followed a 4-3 decision in McDougle v. Scott that the Democratic legislature failed to follow the state constitution when it advanced a redistricting amendment. Jeffries called…

Mollie Hemingway’s new book flagged a dangerous delay around Dobbs, and now the liberal justices seem to be stalling again, raising concerns about timing, transparency, and the Court’s impact on conservative gains. The timing of Supreme Court decisions matters, and conservatives are watching this one closely after Mollie Hemingway highlighted the delay tied to Dobbs. What looked like a long-overdue clarification is now clouded by procedural pauses that fuel suspicion. Those pauses matter because they shape public expectations and the credibility of the courts. Republican readers will see this as more than courtroom theater; it’s a test of whether conservative…

Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s trip to Ottawa, the arrival of Chinese-made electric vehicles in Canada, bipartisan national security alarms, and the role of U.S. think tanks are all woven together in a story about politics, trade, and optics. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is heading to Canada this weekend to join a gathering of center-left figures organized around a single question: how to beat conservatives on pocketbook issues. The summit is hosted by the Center for American Progress and will include Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney among other left-leaning participants. The timing puts a Michigan senator in the same room as a…

Federal prosecutors filed charges this week related to an alleged cross-border firearms operation, reporting arrests in New York and accusing suspects of sending weapons into Canada. On Friday, federal prosecutors levied firearms-related charges against three men arrested in New York and accused of gunrunning into Canada. The announcement came from law enforcement sources handling a criminal case that focuses on weapons moving across the U.S.-Canada border. Authorities say the case exposes another link in a pattern of illegal trafficking that has drawn increased attention in recent years. The charges reportedly involve allegations that the subjects arranged, purchased, or transported firearms…

Tom Steyer’s campaign relies heavily on massive personal spending, and that spending raises questions about alignment with voter interests and campaign transparency. Tom Steyer has become notable for financing his campaign with an extraordinary personal bankroll. He has poured tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars in his own money into media buys, staff, and outreach efforts that aim to convert voters who often distrust big-money influence. That level of self-funding shapes how a campaign operates and how voters perceive it. When a candidate bankrolls their own run at such scale, it shifts attention from grassroots organizing to paid…

This article examines claims that some municipal homelessness programs give preference to people of color and LGBT applicants over white applicants, outlines the political and legal tensions that follow, and argues for race-neutral, needs-based approaches. Local policy choices have turned a simple question of who gets shelter into a heated statement about fairness and government priorities. Officials in some cities are defending targeted enrollment rules as corrective measures, while critics say those rules amount to reverse discrimination that punishes poor white people. The debate has exposed a tension between equity-focused programs and the principle of equal treatment under the law.…

Virginia’s Supreme Court threw out a proposed congressional map that would have tilted representation heavily toward Democrats, overturning a 10-1 plan and producing an unexpected advantage for Republicans in the redistricting fight. Virginia Democrats pushed a congressional plan that would have produced a 10-1 split in their favor, and the state’s highest court rejected it as unconstitutional. The decision is a clear rebuke of a partisan gerrymander that tried to lock in political power. Voters and candidates will now face a different electoral map than what the party sought to impose. The ruling arrived after a heated fight over district…