Bad News: Skyrocketing Unemployment and Escalating Pandemic Deaths foretell a gloomy April

By Robert A. Vella The weekly report of unemployment claims released today by the U.S. Department of Labor far surpassed Continue reading →

Market jitters undercut Trump’s downplaying of coronavirus threat to help his reelection chances

By Robert A. Vella President Trump has been publicly downplaying the worsening coronavirus threat, which is now technically a pandemic Continue reading →

Roger Stone is sentenced to prison, Trump’s bribe to Julian Assange, and today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella President Trump’s longtime political operative and self-described “dirty trickster” Roger Stone was sentenced today to serve Continue reading →

To be or not to be – that is the question facing the U.S. Department of Justice and all Americans

By Robert A. Vella “If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will Continue reading →

Humpday Headlines: the SOTU and the SNAFU

By Robert A. Vella I didn’t watch last night’s State of the Union speech by Herr Trump and I’d expect Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

Impeachment charges, Trump welcomes Russian, court nullifies ad transparency law, Ukraine ceasefire

By Robert A. Vella The House Judiciary Committee has approved two articles of impeachment (i.e. formal charges) against President Trump:  Continue reading →