The shakedown is working: Key Republican will block witnesses in Trump’s impeachment trial

By Robert A. Vella The pressure campaign waged by Donald Trump and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell against Republican senators amenable Continue reading →

A shakeup and a shakedown for Republicans in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump

By Robert A. Vella Politics can be very complex and difficult to understand, and it is especially so in today’s Continue reading →

Tuesday Topics: Bolton, Impeachment, Pompeo, Bibi, Immigration, Ocean acidification, and more

By Robert A. Vella Two additional revelations have emerged since Sunday night’s leak of a soon to be published tell-all Continue reading →

Monday Kickoff: Another Impeachment Bombshell

By Robert A. Vella Another impeachment bombshell A couple of weeks ago, indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas spilled-the-beans on Continue reading →

Sunday Focus: The Bloated Beast, and this weekend’s news stories

By Robert A. Vella There’s a bloated beast lurking about ready to explode besides the familiar one currently wrecking America Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: Impeachment news, International news, and Domestic news

By Robert A. Vella Impeachment news As House Democrats shift their arguments from abuse of power to obstruction of Congress Continue reading →

The State of the World, plus an Impeachment Trial update

By Robert A. Vella Impeachment trial update Before getting to today’s main topic, I’ll briefly cover the latest developments in Continue reading →

Impeachment trial update, new Giuliani scandal, Russian meddling, Davos news, climate refugees, & more

By Robert A. Vella There’s lots of news to get to today, so I’ll omit my usual commentary.  If readers Continue reading →