The FEC Got Sent to the Principal’s Office for Not Doing Its Homework
United States – February 24, 2026 – A federal judge ordered the FEC to stop stalling on a transparency petition about party special-purpose accounts, because voters cannot track…
Qualified Immunity Wins Again, and Free Speech Gets Another IOU
United States – February 24, 2026 – the Court let qualified immunity swallow a free-speech wrong, reminding us that rights without remedies are props.
The Five-Percent Mirage: Rates Tease Relief, Housing Still Choked
United States – February 24, 2026 – Mortgage rates are flirting with five again, but without more homes, cheaper money mostly just bids up the same shortage.
Equal Time, Unequal Courage: CBS Panics, Senate Dems Posture, and the FCC Holds the Remote
United States – February 24, 2026 – FCC equal-opportunities smoke spooked CBS, the Colbert interview detoured to YouTube, and Senate Democrats rediscovered their First Amendment…
DOJ’s Antitrust Cop Walks Out, and Ticketmaster Smells Blood
United States – February 24, 2026 – DOJ’s antitrust chief just quit weeks before the Live Nation-Ticketmaster trial. The lobbyists are already circling.
Heinrich vs. Prediction Markets: The Swamp Smells a Free Bet
United States – February 24, 2026 – Sen. Martin Heinrich is urging the CFTC to clamp down on federal prediction markets tied to sports, while states push back and the feds weigh…
Nevada to Kalshi: Get a License or Get Out. Washington to Kalshi: Keep Printing Money.
United States – February 24, 2026 – Nevada is suing Kalshi over sports ‘event contracts’. It is a turf war where athletes lose and traders cash out.
SCOTUS Just Threw a Match Into the Boulder Climate Lawsuit Barrel
United States – February 24, 2026 – The Supreme Court agreed to review the Boulder-area climate damages lawsuit against oil and gas companies, and it also flagged a threshold qu…
The 340B Rebate Idea Is Back, and Due Process Is Still on the Wait List
United States – February 24, 2026 – HRSA is reopening the 340B rebate model conversation, and the safety net may end up financing the wait between paying full price and getting …
One Man, Two Megaphones: The NIH Director Takes the CDC Wheel While the Lab Lights Flicker
United States – February 24, 2026 – NIH chief Jay Bhattacharya is now acting CDC director too. Power consolidates; evidence gets negotiated; patients pay the tab.
SCOTUS Said No, and the Bank-Blacklist Brigade Smelled Opportunity
United States – February 24, 2026 – The Supreme Court declined to hear the NRA’s appeal in its fight with ex-New York regulator Maria Vullo, leaving a qualified-immunity shield …
Mortgage Rates Hit the 5s Again, and the Swamp Wants a Medal
United States – February 24, 2026 – Mortgage rates flirt with the 5s again, and the suit squad starts engraving trophies. The real story is the market, the margins, and the fee …
DOJ Just Lost Its Antitrust Chief. Live Nation Smells Blood.
United States – February 24, 2026 – DOJ antitrust chaos lands right before the Live Nation-Ticketmaster showdown, and the monopolists are already pricing in mercy.
SCOTUS Just Grabbed the Keys to Boulder’s Climate Lawsuit Joyride
United States – February 24, 2026 – SCOTUS just picked up Big Oil vs Boulder, and the green-lawyer grift is about to hit a constitutional speed bump.
EPA Tried to Erase Climate Harm With a Pen. The Receipts Are Still in the Air.
United States – February 24, 2026 – The EPA just tried to un-fact climate danger, and the payoff is more pollution with a lawyerly smile.
HUD’s New Paper-Chase Evictions: Turning Public Housing Into an Immigration Dragnet
United States – February 24, 2026 – HUD wants every tenant to prove status or risk losing housing. It is paperwork as a weapon, aimed at the poor.
Big Oil Wants One Courtroom to Rule Them All. Boulder Wants a Jury.
United States – February 24, 2026 – The Supreme Court just invited Big Oil and Boulder into the same civic brawl, and the rest of us will pay the tab.
Trump Hits the Section 122 Switch: 10% Import Surcharge, 150-Day Shot Clock
United States – February 24, 2026 – Trump just lit a 10% import surcharge fuse today, and the swamp is whining while factories smell opportunity.
Ticketmaster, Antitrust, and the Sound of a Watchdog Being Declawed
United States – February 24, 2026 – Ticketmaster goes to court soon, and DOJ’s antitrust wobble looks like lobbying’s dream: confusion with a side of monopoly.
Live Nation Wants a Delay. Of Course It Does.
United States – February 24, 2026 – Live Nation is begging a court to hit pause on the Ticketmaster monopoly trial. That is what power does when daylight shows up.
FedEx Wants Its Tariff Money Back. You Want Your Groceries Back.
United States – February 24, 2026 – The Supreme Court clipped Trump’s tariff wand, and now corporations line up for refunds while you keep paying the bill.