The Supreme Court stopped a last-minute federal mail-ballot squeeze for 2026, but the administration is still pressing states for voter data and selling seven Texas voting-related charges as proof the whole republic needs a bouncer at the door.
A federal judge ruled DHS unlawfully pushed FEMA toward a 50% staffing cut. Turns out Congress did not build post-Katrina guardrails so somebody could drive a budget truck through them at closing time.
When reports raised alarms about munitions drained by the Iran war, Trump, Karoline Leavitt and Pete Hegseth answered with denial, blame-shifting and chest-thumping. Dick’s ranking is opinion; the dates and statements are sourced.
