Author: Rana McCallister

A federal judge has blocked ICE from making arrests inside churches except when a clear, immediate threat to public safety exists. The judge ruled Friday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement moving to arrest people inside houses of worship crosses a constitutional line and violates religious liberty. The order prevents routine enforcement actions at churches unless agents can point to an urgent danger that justifies breaking that normally protected space. That puts religious freedom front and center against routine immigration enforcement practices. This decision answers a real tension: congregations expect their sanctuaries to be safe places, and many Americans want…

TrumpRx aims to bring down prescription costs with a market-driven plan promising transparency, competition, and practical fixes to pharmacy middlemen that have driven prices up for years. With the launch of TrumpRx to deliver lower drug prices, it seems that critics are few and far between. Supporters say the program tackles the real drivers of high costs instead of chasing symbolic measures. That makes it a straightforward pitch to voters frustrated by rising health expenses and confusing bills. The package leans on competition and transparency rather than sweeping new federal control. It pushes for clearer pricing so patients know what…

On the 10-year mark since his death, this piece recalls Justice Antonin Scalia’s most memorable moments and lasting influence on American law and conservative thought. Justice Scalia cut a distinct figure on the bench, mixing sharp legal reasoning with a biting sense of humor that landed in court transcripts and opinion pages alike. His style was confrontational but precise, and he never softened legal theory to fit political trends. For many, those traits are the core of what made his work so memorable. Scalia was the face of textualism and originalism, insisting that statutes and the Constitution mean what the…

Kathy Ruemmler, a senior legal executive at Goldman Sachs and a former White House counsel to President Barack Obama, announced her resignation Thursday after emails between her and Jeffr. Kathy Ruemmler’s exit from Goldman Sachs landed quickly and with blunt optics. As the bank’s top lawyer, she held a high-profile role that connected Wall Street policy work with Washington experience. Ruemmler’s résumé includes work at one of the country’s most prominent financial institutions and a stint in the White House legal team. That combination of corporate power and inside-government knowledge shaped how many observers framed her departure. The notice of…

Conservative view: when a system treats a child’s bond with his biological parents as negotiable, no amount of paperwork or rules can repair the damage. The core idea is simple and direct: family rights are foundational. When institutions treat those rights as optional, they undermine the stable framework children need to thrive. “No amount of regulation can fix a system that is predicated on encroaching on a child’s natural right to his biological mother and father.” That sentence captures the problem in one sharp line, and it deserves attention without being softened. It is not just rhetoric; it points to…

Democrats are blocking votes to fund the Department of Homeland Security, repeating a shutdown playbook while forcing the government toward a deadline that risks key services if Congress does not act by Saturday. This standoff looks familiar: Democrats are refusing to support DHS funding unless the administration entertains demands they favor. They have little leverage in the appropriations process, yet they are using holdouts to press for broad policy changes. The result is growing risk to agencies that protect travel and respond to disasters. TSA and FEMA are on the front lines of everyday security and emergency response, and both…

Four blue states sued the Trump administration Wednesday to prevent the loss of $600 million in federal public health funds, setting up a high-stakes legal fight over federal authority, state budgets, and how taxpayer dollars are managed. Four blue states sued the Trump administration Wednesday to prevent the loss of $600 million in federal public health funds. The move lands square in the middle of a larger debate about federal control and state responsibility for public health outcomes. Lawsuits like this tend to mix law, politics, and budgeting in ways that confuse voters and complicate service delivery. The states pursuing…

Documents reveal a teachers union plan that seeks to shield undocumented migrants from federal immigration agents by building a network inside schools, including organized patrols and encrypted Signal group chats. The documents show the union attempting to create an anti-ICE surveillance state in schools, complete with patrols and Signal group chats. That language appears blunt, and the paper trail sketches out a coordinated effort to monitor and respond to federal immigration activity on or near school property. For many parents and community members this raises immediate concerns about the role of educators and unions in law enforcement matters. From a…

The maker of a gun accessory tied to a racist supermarket shooting that killed 10 Black people in Buffalo has agreed to pay $1.75 million to survivors and victims’ families and to stop selling the device. The settlement resolves a civil claim linking a firearm accessory to the deadly attack at a Buffalo supermarket, where 10 Black people were killed. Families and survivors had pursued legal accountability against the company that manufactured the accessory used in the assault. Under the agreement, the maker will provide $1.75 million to affected survivors and relatives and will cease sales of the product tied…

A Dutch court has ordered a formal probe into semiconductor firm Nexperia and kept in place an earlier suspension of its Chinese CEO, citing doubts about “the company'”. The court’s decision opens a formal investigation into Nexperia, a Netherlands-based semiconductor chipmaker, and it left intact an earlier order that suspended the company’s Chinese chief executive. Officials pointed to lingering questions about “the company'” as a central reason for the move. That phrasing came directly from the court record and remains part of the public filing. This legal step puts the company under a closer microscope and signals that Dutch authorities…