CENTCOM says U.S. forces disabled a non‑compliant tanker in the Arabian Gulf after the ship ignored repeated warnings and tried to steam toward Iran. The strike — a Hellfire missile into the engine room — comes as part of a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and follows a night of Iranian airstrikes aimed at U.S. More

The Supreme Court this week cleared the way for Alabama to use a new congressional map that boosts Republicans by one seat, reversing a lower court that had blocked the plan as “race-based.” The unsigned 6-3 order leaned heavily on the Court’s recent Louisiana v. Callais decision and pushed back on judges treating voting patterns More

A new wave of performative opinions by conservative federal appellate judges has legal watchers talking — and the timing sure looks convenient. The Washington Post and other outlets have flagged judges who are writing flashy dissents and even posting filmed dissents, moves many say are thinly veiled auditions for a possible Supreme Court vacancy. If More

President Donald Trump told listeners on his podcast that he expects Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to become his permanent choice to run the Department of Justice. That short line — “I think he will” — is the opening shot in what is likely to be a loud and partisan confirmation fight. For conservatives, it More

President Trump admitted on a popular podcast that he let loose on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a private call — calling him “f***ing crazy” over continued strikes on Lebanon while the U.S. was pressing for a deal with Iran. The moment is getting attention because it shows two things at once: raw candor More

The Second Amendment Foundation has expanded a federal lawsuit challenging Bergen County’s heavy‑handed use of red flag-style powers. This week the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in Aliaj v. Fort Lee, adding two more men who say county and municipal officials took their firearms and threatened their permits simply because they lived with someone the More