In responding to a challenge from Sen. Fetterman to prove that he did not send naked pictures to women, Graham Platner immediately raised the Jews, declaring that Fetterman is a tool of AIPAC. It appears that the tattoo may be obscured, but a certain obsession remains... ...Graham wrote that Fetterman is not disliked due to his hoodie: "It's not the hoodie, dude. It's because you've become a stooge for AIPAC and the Republican party." Notably, it is the same narrative of his defenders.

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I strongly disagree with the push for a constitutional amendment to bar foreign-born legislators. foxnews.com/politics/mace-… While I have suggested the possible tinyurl.com/f86u4tce, I cannot think of anything more antithetical to our founding than barring foreign-born citizens from Congress. As a nation of immigrants, it is a reaffirmation of our heritage to have these citizens serve in government... ...Such an amendment would bar members ranging from Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, to Victoria Spartz, R-Ind. to Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., to Young Kim, R-Calif.. Regardless of their politics or controversies, they represent inspiring achievements in their communities and a reaffirmation of our core values.

I recently wrote on Marc Elias responding to the Virginia Supreme Court's adverse opinion on gerrymandering by reminding citizens that they can eliminate the entire Virginia government. Elias cannot understand why I and others find his posting notable...jonathanturley.org/2026/05/13/dem… ...He notes that he is merely quoting the Constitution after all. It is like responding to an adverse trade ruling by the WTO by quoting Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 on the ability of Congress to declare war. It is a rather extreme measure to invoke...tinyurl.com/5dhz5eur

The collective primal scream session is continuing over the decision of the Virginia Supreme Court that Democrats violated the Constitution in the gerrymandering vote. Yet, Sen. Tim Kaine offered a moment of unintended levity when he questioned why the Court waited so long... ...Kaine questioned why the Court did not rule earlier. However, it was the Democrats who insisted on the Court waiting. The Court had a whole section on how the Commonwealth insisted on the delay...

Hi Just landed in Columbus for a speech at the Supreme Court. We have Callais! supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf… ...Justice Alito (as anticipated) wrote the majority opinion, ruling that the 2024 map mandating a second majority-black district, was "an unconstitutional racial gerrymander."...

Todd Blanche is speaking now and says that there are other cases similar to the Comey indictment where guilty pleas have been entered or cases are going to trial... ...Director Kash Patel just confirmed that this has been investigated for almost a year. He emphasized that career employees found this evidence and a grand jury returned this true bill. He noted that the grand jury was made aware that Comey withdrew the posting and apologized. That is an interesting fact since it will be raised in any trial, if this makes it to a trial.

James Comey has reportedly been indicted for a second time. Last September, he was charged with lying to Congress over leaks to the press. The case was then dismissed by a federal judge who found that the interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia had been improperly appointed. ...Late last year, the first indictment was dismissed over the challenged status of the acting United States Attorney. The Administration may now have cured that deficiency. The original indictment was disjointed due to the rejection of one count. It is not clear what the array of charges may be and whether it is again focusing on false statements under 18 U.S.C. 1001. jonathanturley.org/2025/11/25/try…

At the DOJ presser, Acting AG Todd Blanche just said the Cole Allen said that this was the floor above the ballroom with "hundreds of agents" between him and the President of the United States... ...He is pushing back on the notion that there was a security failure. He confirmed three charges: attempted assassination of the President (up to life imprisonment); interstate transport of a firearm (up to 10 years); discharge of the firearm in a crime (5 years)...

Democratic politicians continue to condemn the U.S. campaign against Iran in the midst of critical talks. Yet, few have come close to the extremes of Sen. Chris Murphy (D., Conn.), who just responded to a report of 26 Iranian vessels evading the U.S. blockade with "awesome"... ...For decades, U.S. politicians followed the model of the "loyal opposition" in times of war. Of course, when John Hobhouse used that term in 1826, he could hardly imagine the likes of Chris Murphy applauding alleged Iranian propaganda.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has issued another sole stinging dissent. In a 7-2 decision (with liberal justice Elena Kagan joining the majority), the Court upheld the authority of police to make a stop based on the totality of the circumstances... ...Jackson wrote that "I cannot fathom" how the seven justices could second-guess the lower court in rejecting the police claims. She accused her colleagues of mere "wordsmithing." Just for the record, it would be useful to review those words...

It appears that in 2019 Politico went from "Me Too" to "Meh." Michael Trujillo says that they had the story, but (when Swalwell dropped out of the presidential race) "the energy disappeared to potentially take him out." So allegedly raping women was no longer a story?... ...This was just after the wall-to-wall Kavanaugh stories with Swalwell leading the mob. However, Trujuillo said "we had to make sure he couldn’t get away like he did in 2020." Well, he didn't really "get away" in 2020, right? The media let him go, according to your account...

The jury is in: Sen. Ruben Gallego wins the 2026 Claude Rains award. Swalwell's friend, campaign chair, and travel mate on luxurious foreign junkets is officially and publicly "shocked": "I am equally as shocked and upset about what has transpired." I bet. ...Here is Sen. Gallego apparently expressing his shock on a trip after he and Swalwell accepted roughly 100k to frolic at the Four Seasons in Doha. foxnews.com/politics/flash…

In one week, Eric Swalwell was forced to drop out of the California race, put under criminal investigation in New York, and is the subject of a bipartisan expulsion effort. He was even kicked out of the home of a billionaire who was letting him crash. However, that is not all... ...Swalwell is unlikely to avoid expulsion, but he may not have his law degree to fall back on. If these rape and sexual harassment claims are established, he is likely to face disbarment demands. Even his prior boosters at MS NOW and CNN are unlikely to offer him a media deal...

Swalwell is now out of the governor's race, but his friends are still looking for political shelter. This photo of Sen. Ruben Gallego (D., Ariz.) has not aged well. Notably, Gallego and Swalwell accepted roughly 100k to frolic at the Four Seasons in Doha. foxnews.com/politics/flash… ...The Democratic establishment and the media is now insisting that they were unable for years of Swalwell's conduct despite the allegations being well known to many in Washington. ...jonathanturley.org/2026/04/12/pel…

The Hill just posted my column on the possible need for a 28th amendment on citizenship after the Supreme Court rules in Trump v. Barbara. The combination of open borders and open-ended citizenship is an existential threat to this Republic...thehill.com/opinion/immigr… ...There would be no better time to reaffirm the meaning of citizenship than the 250th anniversary of our Constitution. Chief Justice John Roberts is correct: “It is the same Constitution” that created this republic, but we are the same people vested with the responsibility, as Benjamin Franklin put it, “to keep it.”

The news of the departure of Pam Bondi hit with a thunderclap in Washington. There were some recent rumors, but nothing concrete in the prior week. Bondi is the ultimate loyalist who, like Todd Blanche (the new acting AG), earned her bones in the trenches with the President in impeachment and criminal trials... ...The President has certainly removed prior cabinet officers out of obvious displeasure from Bill Barr to most recently Kristi Noem. There is no known "bad blood" with Bondi, who has actually drawn fire for her loyalty to Trump...

Early on, John Sauer faced a gulp moment when the Chief Justice referred to his examples of different classes to show the narrower meaning are "quirky." Sauer is doing, as usual, an excellent job... ... Another worrisome moment is when Gorsuch said, "I am not sure how much you want to rely on Wong Kim Ark." The Administration, and others, insist that the Court expressly noted in that decision that the parents were "resident aliens."...

The Supreme Court may have put a dent in announced plans of Democratic politicians to arrest ICE officers and unleash sweeping prosecutions once they retake power. The Court just reversed the Second Circuit, holding that a Vermont officer had immunity in a protester's injury... ...In Zorn v. Linton, the Court voted 6-3 that officers are generally shielded from civil liability unless prior case law put the unlawfulness of an action "beyond debate." While a civil case, the Court has shown the same deference in criminal cases...

For a No Kings guy, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey sure seems to have a royal problem. Frey claimed on MS NOW that President Donald Trump could simply hire more TSA agents rather than deploy ICE officers. Yet, that would be done without congressional approval and appropriations... ...The MS NOW host did not correct the disinformation. It is telling that Democrats are opposing the effort to relieve the congestion at airports. Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) appeared to welcome the chaos and "pain" caused to citizens at the airports as leverage for a deal...

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul is asking "high net worth" taxpayers to "go down to Palm Beach and see who you can bring back home" "to support the generous social programs we have in our state." There is another novel approach: change your policies to make people want to come back... ...The reason they are done in Florida is that the state has maintained low taxes as well as high-performing schools and services. Rather than put your hopes on peer pressure, try good policies and see what happens...

Judge James Boasberg has another controversial decision in throwing out a duly issued grand jury subpoena of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Boasberg declared that “There is abundant evidence that the subpoenas’ dominant (if not sole) purpose is to harass and pressure Powell."... ...I have been skeptical of the basis and motivation of the criminal investigation into Powell. However, Boasberg could face serious appellate questions over his basis to toss out a valid subpoena based entirely on his view of the underlying criminal investigation...