Author: Karen Givens

Lindsey Halligan, who was named interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia by President Donald Trump, is stepping down after about four months amid legal rulings that found her appointment unlawful and ordered her to stop using the U.S. attorney title. Lindsey Halligan’s short stint as interim U.S. attorney ended quickly after federal judges concluded her appointment lacked proper authority. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Halligan’s departure on social media, noting the contentious legal fallout. Those rulings forced a confrontation between the Justice Department and the federal bench over who gets to decide who serves as a U.S.…

President Trump on Wednesday pledged to tackle housing affordability, highlighting his effort to ban large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes. The move aims to push more properties into owner-occupant hands and relieve pressure on rental markets. Advocates say this would restore opportunities for first-time buyers and stabilize neighborhoods. This plan targets an obvious problem: when big firms buy single-family homes in bulk, they turn neighborhoods into rental portfolios and drive prices up. Homeownership becomes harder to reach for regular families while rents climb and community ties fray. From a Republican perspective, protecting the chance to own a home is…

Virginia voters heard “affordability” on the stump, but once Democrats took office that slogan quickly unraveled, leaving a gap between promises and the decisions that followed. Affordability carried the day during the campaign, yet within weeks of Election Day it became clear that “affordability” was never more than a campaign slogan. The rapid shift from promise to practice has frustrated residents who expected immediate relief on costs that matter most. That contrast between rhetoric and early policy choices deserves a hard look. The new governing majority moved fast, and the initial choices sent a message about priorities. Budget moves and…

Virginia just flipped fully into Democratic control with Gov. Abigail Spanberger sworn in and the party holding both chambers of the General Assembly, setting the stage for quick policy changes that critics say will weaken criminal penalties and shift priorities away from victims and public safety. Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., took the oath of office on Saturday as a newly empowered Democratic majority assumed control of the state legislature. That political reality creates a swift pathway for lawmakers to pass bills without the checks that existed under divided government. For many conservatives and crime victims, the change feels immediate and…

This article examines concerns about the World Economic Forum’s expanding influence over Western governments and institutions, and how that influence clashes with democratic accountability and free market principles. Many conservatives view the World Economic Forum as effectively operating like a globalist deep state, reaching into the highest levels of Western government. That description captures a worry about unelected networks shaping big policy decisions behind closed doors. The core concern is not conspiracy so much as the steady transfer of power away from voters and toward interconnected elites. The Forum convenes political leaders, corporate chiefs, and technocrats who exchange ideas that…

Paragon Health Institute warns that millions of Americans may have been enrolled in zero‑premium ACA plans without their knowledge, leaving taxpayers to cover the bills and exposing systemic incentives that reward enrollment over care. Imagine waking up to discover you’re signed up for health coverage you never asked for, while taxpayers pay the premiums. Paragon Health Institute, led by Brian Blase, estimates up to 6.4 million Americans could be in that position, enrolled in Affordable Care Act plans that cost them nothing but are fully financed by federal subsidies. That dynamic creates strong incentives for brokers and insurers to focus…

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has said the Department of Justice will not open a federal probe into the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs officer in Minneapolis, a decision that leaves serious questions about oversight, local responsibility, and transparency for everyone involved. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that the Department of Justice is not investigating the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs officer in Minneapolis. That announcement shifts the burden of fact-finding and accountability squarely back to local authorities and state prosecutors, and it raises…

The Department of Justice has opened a probe into whether Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey tried to obstruct ICE operations after a deadly Jan. 7 enforcement action, a dispute that has sharpened the fault lines between local leaders and federal law enforcement in Minneapolis. The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly obstructing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. Two federal officials confirmed to WCCO on Friday that the probe examines whether the officials sought to hinder ICE’s efforts to enforce immigration law. The office of the…

The Justice Department has declared a nearly century-old ban on mailing concealable firearms unconstitutional, clearing the way for handguns to be sent through the U.S. Postal Service while keeping some safety-related limits intact. In a landmark move, the Department of Justice has struck down a nearly century-old federal law, opening the door to mailing handguns through the U.S. Postal Service. The department released a 15-page opinion this week that finds the 1927 statute banning the mailing of concealable firearms like pistols and revolvers unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. That opinion strips the government of the authority to enforce the handgun…

Jon Stewart urged Bill and Hillary Clinton to comply with subpoenas tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, while also criticizing the Department of Justice for missing a deadline to release related files. Jon Stewart brought a sharp, public call for accountability after developments tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation shook public confidence. He singled out both Clintons and the Department of Justice, insisting that subpoenas should be honored and files should be released without delay. His remarks landed in a political moment already heavy with suspicion and anger. Stewart made the demands on a recent episode of The Weekly Show…