Shawn Fleetwood

Fredericksburg

Staff Writer at The Federalist

Staff Writer at The Federalist. Former state content writer for Convention of States Action

Articles

SCOTUS To Decide Candidates' Ability To Contest Election Laws

4 days ago | thefederalist.com | Shawn Fleetwood

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a case involving questions surrounding federal candidate litigation of state election regulations. Known as Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections, the case offers the nation’s highest court with the opportunity to provide a definitive ruling on the issue of whether a federal candidate who has demonstrated substantiated factual allegations has standing to challenge state-enacted election laws and rules.
Foreign Charity Gifted Funds To Obama-Linked Nonprofit For College GOTV Operation

6 days ago | lucianne.com | Shawn Fleetwood

Original ArticlePosted By: earlybird, 5/31/2025 11:40:15 AMA foreign charity gave funds to a left-wing nonprofit tied to the Obamas for its get-out-the-vote operation on U.S. college campuses, The Federalist has learned.
SCOTUS Agrees Trump Can Revoke Status Of 500K Noncitizens

1 week ago | thefederalist.com | Shawn Fleetwood

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to temporarily halt a lower court judge’s efforts to stop the Trump administration from revoking the temporary protected status of more than 500,000 foreign nationals residing in the United States.
Trump Is Legitimizing Leftists' Judicial Coup

1 week ago | thefederalist.com | Shawn Fleetwood

The leftist-backed effort to effectively nullify the results of the 2024 presidential election via a judicial coup is destroying the country’s constitutional order. But according to the White House, President Trump doesn’t have any actual plans to stop it.
Foreign Charity Funded Obama-Linked Org's College GOTV Op

1 week ago | thefederalist.com | Shawn Fleetwood

A foreign charity gave funds to a left-wing nonprofit tied to the Obamas for its get-out-the-vote operation on U.S. college campuses, The Federalist has learned. “The vast majority of Americans agree that foreign nationals should not be allowed to influence our elections, Yet, time and again we see examples of foreign influence hiding in plain sight,” Americans for Public Trust Executive Director Caitlin Sutherland told The Federalist.
Trump Admin Revokes U.S. Student Visas For Chinese Nationals

1 week ago | thefederalist.com | Shawn Fleetwood

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will begin the process of “aggressively” revoking student visas for Chinese nationals studying in the United States. “Under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.
MS GOP Asks Cops To Probe Potential 'Vote Buying' Schemes

1 week ago | thefederalist.com | Shawn Fleetwood

The Mississippi Republican Party (MSGOP) is asking state and local law enforcement to investigate what it claims are potential vote-buying schemes ahead of upcoming municipal elections next month. On Wednesday, MSGOP Chair Mike Hurst sent a letter to Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Gulfport District Attorney W. Crosby Parker containing allegations of unlawful attempts to reward Gulfport residents for voting in the city’s June 3 elections.
US Issues Visa Restrictions For Foreigners Who Censor Americans

1 week ago | thefederalist.com | Shawn Fleetwood

The Trump administration is implementing visa restrictions on foreign nationals with histories of censoring Americans, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday. “For too long, Americans have been fined, harassed, and even charged by foreign authorities for exercising their free speech rights,” Rubio wrote in an X post.
Judge Ho Gives SCOTUS The Smackdown It Deserves

1 week ago | thefederalist.com | Shawn Fleetwood

The refusal by a majority on the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to shut down leftists’ lower court judicial coup against President Trump has drawn sharp rebukes from conservatives across America. These critics (correctly) argue that the high court’s unwillingness to shut down (and at times, its willingness to participate in) this effort both subverts the power of the executive branch and undermines the will of the more than 77 million Americans who voted for the president in the 2024 election.
SCOTUS Refuses To Protect Minor's Free Speech Rights

1 week ago | thefederalist.com | Shawn Fleetwood

Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas were left stunned on Tuesday after their colleagues refused to take up a case involving a Massachusetts middle schooler who was reprimanded in school for wearing a shirt acknowledging biological reality. As part of its newly released order list, the nation’s highest court declined to hear arguments in L.M. v. Town of Middleborough.