Competing Senate bills to end government shutdown both fail to overcome filibuster

By Robert A. Vella Two competing bills to end the government shutdown both failed today to reach the 60-vote threshold Continue reading →

In the News: Michael Cohen, Trump’s ego, Opinion polls, Khashoggi probe, Uninsured rate, Age bias ruling

By Robert A. Vella Here’s today’s news: Michael Cohen The Senate Intelligence Committee has issued a subpoena for President Trump’s Continue reading →

Air traffic controllers’ union issues dire safety warning over shutdown

Union leaders representing air traffic controllers, pilots and flight attendants issued an urgent warning on Wednesday that the month-long government Continue reading →

Michael Cohen postpones congressional testimony, claims ‘threats’ from President Trump and Rudy Giuliani

WASHINGTON – Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and longtime fixer, announced through a spokesman Wednesday that he Continue reading →

Today’s News: Gov. shutdown, Storm troopers, Mueller, Giuliani, N.C. seat, Church and State, Teachers’ strike

By Robert A. Vella The weird keeps getting weirder.  Here’s the news for today: Government shutdown Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate Continue reading →

Anastasia Vashukevich “released” from Russian jail, but her story is a warning for all free people

By Robert A. Vella Anastasia Vashukevich, the Belarusian model who made international headlines by claiming she had tapes of prominent Continue reading →

Pentagon Confirms Climate Change Is A National Security Threat, Contradicting Trump

Originally posted on The Extinction Chronicles:
Posted on January 19, 2019 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/defense-department-climate-change-national-security-threat_us_5c420386e4b027c3bbc1713f The military walks a fine line between the White House’s official…

Panties in a bunch: Mueller responds to BuzzFeed story

By Robert A. Vella Since his appointment as Special Counsel, Robert Mueller has run a tight ship.  His investigation has Continue reading →