Left wins in Denmark, Asylum corners Trump, Dems silence climate debate, Pelosi’s plan, Abortion news

By Robert A. Vella The political left rode to victory in Denmark yesterday bucking a wave of right-wing wins across Continue reading →

Pelosi’s problem, Tillerson’s meeting, Barr’s concession, Treasury’s memo, N.Y.’s prosecution, and more

By Robert A. Vella House Speaker Nancy Pelosi doesn’t want to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Trump, but she has Continue reading →

My first thoughts on the 2020 election, plus other news

By Robert A. Vella Centrism versus Populism A couple of years ago, I watched a televised town hall meeting with Continue reading →

Sunday Topics: Synagogue shooting, Abortion ruling, Barr defies Dems, Immigration, and Bolsonaro

By Robert A. Vella Last night, President Trump skipped the annual White House Correspondents Dinner.  Why?  Because he is a Continue reading →

Sens. Collins and Murkowski become early focus of Senate’s court fight

WASHINGTON — Within hours of Wednesday’s surprising retirement announcement from Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, two moderate Republican women in Continue reading →

Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban and border policy, bolsters practices of anti-abortion centers

By Robert A. Vella When a Republican wave swept the 2010 midterm elections, it gave control of the U.S. House Continue reading →

Supreme Court backs Christian baker who spurned gay couple

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory on narrow grounds to a Colorado Christian baker who refused for Continue reading →

Ireland ends abortion ban as “quiet revolution” transforms country

DUBLIN, May 26 (Reuters) – Ireland has voted by a landslide to liberalize some of the world’s most restrictive abortion Continue reading →