The Southern Poverty Law Center’s “Learning for Justice” materials are drawing sharp criticism for showing up in early grades across the country, and a...
Author - Karen Givens
Graduate Student, wife, engaged political and legal writer.
Checklist: explain the incident, note the context in Portland, include direct quoted reports, criticize tactics from a Republican angle, and preserve the original...
Monday, May 11, 2026 — A brisk roundup of what’s grabbing attention this morning: big headlines from Capitol Hill, a White House schedule packed with meetings and...
The federal watchdog’s audit of major U.N. construction projects exposes chronic mismanagement, nine-figure overruns, and a State Department that lacked formal...
The Virginia redistricting fight has flipped from boastful celebration to legal and political collapse for Democrats, as recent court rulings tore down their 10-1 map...
The recent Court of International Trade decision blocking President Trump’s Section 122 tariffs is more than a technical legal spat — it’s a fight over who gets to...
The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is heading toward the southern Red Sea to position for a possible mission around the Strait of Hormuz, and that movement...
The Nexstar acquisition of Tegna sparked an odd public fight where traditional left-wing regulators and a conservative media executive both sought to stop the merger...
The Tennessee GOP moved quickly after a Supreme Court decision on racial gerrymandering, unveiling a proposed congressional map that would eliminate the state’s...
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 — A brisk look at today’s headlines: Indiana’s redistricting fallout, media moments from Washington, legal moves shaping policy, and the...