Bibi in trouble, Lewandowski “testifies,” Kavanaugh impeachment, Trump attacks California, & more news

By Robert A. Vella Although the results of Israel’s parliamentary elections haven’t quite been finalized yet, it looks like Benjamin Continue reading →

Turbulent Tuesday: Boris wins, P.R. roils, FBI warns, House moves, crops bake, and Trump angers the world

By Robert A. Vella Boris Johnson, the American-born right-wing nut who may try to undermine democracy to force a hard Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: The ugly truth about racism in America, plus other news to close out this week

By Robert A. Vella If there is something good to come from President Trump’s most recent expressions of hateful white Continue reading →

Humpday News: Collusion, Impeachment, Contempt, Michael Cohen, Trump’s statements, and more

By Robert A. Vella In the news for this Wednesday, we’ll examine an admission by the former Ecuador president that Continue reading →

Between a rock and a hard place: Australia at the center of Sino-American trade war

By Robert A. Vella In geopolitics, there are superpowers, regional powers, and lesser states.  This is not meant to disparage Continue reading →

Why the Supreme Court is key to the partisan fight over the U.S. Census (plus other news)

By Robert A. Vella Under Article I Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, the enumeration (i.e. counting) of the entire Continue reading →

Battle over subpoenas heats up, Trump’s brutal poll numbers, a GOP tax cut admission, lots more news

By Robert A. Vella Today’s planned vote in the House Oversight Committee to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Continue reading →

Dean’s testimony, Nadler’s ins. policy, Cummings’ contempt vote, Pelosi’s shaky alliance, and more news

By Robert A. Vella Yesterday, former White House counsel John Dean testified before the House Judiciary Committee about the parallels Continue reading →