White House Uses Shutdown to Maximize Pain and Punish Political Foes
Remember that knot in your stomach during the 2018-2019 shutdown, when federal workers lined up at food banks and TSA lines snaked like angry rivers? Now fast-forward to October 1, 2025: The lights flicker out on non-essential government operations again,…
‘NATO for Nonprofits’: Groups Organize to Band Together if Targeted by Trump
Imagine this: It’s a rainy afternoon in late September 2025, and I’m hunkered down in a cozy D.C. coffee shop, laptop open, fielding frantic calls from nonprofit leaders. One voice stands out—a director from a small environmental group in Ohio,…
Inside the ‘Crazy’ Smackdown Room: Ata Johnson’s Ultimate Tribute to Her Son, The Rock
Picture this: You’re flipping through channels on a lazy Sunday, and suddenly, there’s Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, grinning ear-to-ear as he leads his mom into a room bursting with posters, trophies, and championship belts. Her eyes light up like it’s…