The U.S. Supreme Court on April 29 limited the use of race-based redistricting in a legal challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map. The nation’s highest court ruled 6–3 in Louisiana v. Callais that race could not be used when drawing boundaries for … Continue reading Supreme Court restricts race-based redistricting in Louisiana case
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche asked a federal judge to reverse his own block and allow construction on the White House ballroom to continue, arguing the project would help assure the safety of the first family and White House … Continue reading Acting attorney general urges court to allow White House ballroom construction
I was on “The Debate with Arnab” on April 28, 2026, on Republic TV in India. (Host Arnab Goswami is reportedly the biggest TV journalist in India.) I tried to refute the nonsense that came out of Goswami’s mouth. (Somebody’s … Continue reading Vadum talks Trump, Iran war on Republic TV in India
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 27 agreed to consider whether the Department of Labor’s in-house administrative tribunals that can levy large fines on employers for violating agricultural visa rules are constitutional. The court’s decision in Department of Labor v. … Continue reading Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to in-house tribunals at the Labor Department
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 27 grappled with Monsanto’s appeal that asks it to block thousands of lawsuits that allege that the company failed to warn consumers that Roundup, its popular weedkiller, could cause cancer. A state-level jury previously … Continue reading Supreme Court hears case about weedkiller alleged to cause cancer
The Supreme Court on April 27 summarily reversed a lower court ruling that blocked Texas from implementing its mid-decade redistricting of the state’s congressional map. The high court’s decision, which means that the map will be used in elections this … Continue reading Supreme Court lifts lower court block on new Texas congressional election map
I was on Republic TV in India this morning (April 26, 2026) talking about the apparent assassination attempt on President Donald Trump last night at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Again, I pointed out that President Ronald Reagan … Continue reading Vadum appears on Republic TV to talk about the latest Trump assassination attempt
I was on NewsX World and its sister network, NewsX, in India, in back-to-back appearances last night (April 25-26, 2026) regarding the apparent assassination attempt directed at President Donald Trump. Cole Tomas Allen, a teacher from California, was apprehended at … Continue reading Vadum on NewsX and NewsX World in India discussing latest Trump assassination attempt
A divided federal appeals court on April 24 allowed Texas to enforce a state law that permits the arrest and prosecution of individuals thought to have unlawfully crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit … Continue reading Federal appeals court allows Texas to enforce state immigration law
I was on “The Debate with Arnab” on April 24, 2026, on Republic TV in India. (Host Arnab Goswami is reportedly the biggest TV journalist in India. If not for that fact, I probably wouldn’t appear on his goofy, heavily … Continue reading Vadum on Indian TV talking Trump posting someone else’s comment calling India a hellhole
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 22 grappled with whether immigration authorities may take steps to deport a Chinese citizen with a U.S. green card who had been charged with counterfeiting. The legal issue in the highly technical case of … Continue reading Supreme Court considers immigration status of Chinese green card holder convicted of counterfeiting
The Department of Justice told the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22 that it has settled a lawsuit filed by former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page over alleged surveillance abuses. Page had served as a foreign policy adviser to President … Continue reading DOJ settles surveillance abuse lawsuit with former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page
With the Southern Poverty Law Center now under federal indictment, now is a good time to repost my influential Organization Trends paper from November 2006. Here is a link to the PDF. And below is the text of the paper: … Continue reading The Southern Poverty Law Center: A Twisted Definition of ‘Hate’ (2006 report)
Holy Reichstag fire, Batman! The fabulously wealthy Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Alabama. This is the same outrageous radical left-wing “civil rights group” I have been reporting on for 20 years. The … Continue reading Southern Poverty Law Center indicted in $3 million scheme to pay Ku Klux Klan and other extremists
The Supreme Court on April 21 seemed poised to rein in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) power to levy large fines through its in-house adjudication system. In the cases of FCC v. AT&T and Verizon Communications v. FCC, which were … Continue reading Supreme Court seems inclined to limit FCC’s authority to issue fines
An eye-opening essay from V for Verbatim, republished here with permission. I never knew President James Buchanan had a confederate on the Supreme Court. I already didn’t like him, but this gives me another reason. Here is the piece: … Continue reading Supreme Court leaks are nothing new: guest opinion column
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 21 will consider whether the Federal Communications Commission’s power to levy large fines violates Verizon and AT&T’s constitutional right to a jury trial. The cases of FCC v. AT&T and Verizon Communications v. FCC, … Continue reading Supreme Court will review FCC’s power to impose financial penalties
I was on “The Debate with Arnab” on April 20, 2026, on Republic TV in India. (Host Arnab Goswami is reportedly the biggest TV journalist in India.) We were discussing President Donald Trump’s latest moves in the Iran war. For … Continue reading Vadum on Arnab Goswami’s top-rated Indian TV show talking about Trump’s latest moves in the Iran war
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 20 agreed to decide whether Colorado may decline to fund Catholic preschools. The court granted the petition in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy in an unsigned order. No justices dissented. The court did … Continue reading Supreme Court to consider whether Colorado may deny funding for Catholic preschools
Since the fall of 2025, I’ve been on NewsX or NewsX World in India more or less every day, providing commentary on U.S. and world affairs. I haven’t been good about posting video clips. Going forward, I will try to … Continue reading Vadum on NewsX World in India talking Iran war on April 13, 14, 17, and 18, 2026