Civil war inside the Department of Justice, latest polls, another dubious executive order, plus headlines

By Robert A. Vella President Trump’s hostile reaction to the Inspector General report, which refuted his delusion about a “deep Continue reading →

Thursday Updates: Impeachment, Trump-related news, Climate/environment, international news

By Robert A. Vella Yesterday, a group of about thirty hardcore Trump supporters in the House of Representatives disrupted the Continue reading →

How a stupid ‘weather forecast’ turned into a full-blown political scandal, plus today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella It all began with an egomaniacal president interjecting himself into official weather forecasts for a powerful Continue reading →

E.U. bakes, nuke deal revives, wall loses, abortion wins, DeVos repeals, war prevails, felons pay, Dems fold

By Robert A. Vella Western Europe is baking under a dangerous climate change heat wave that is breaking temperature records, Continue reading →

As Trump opens another trade war, international tensions rise in Asia, Middle East, Europe, and America

By Robert A. Vella This is how world wars start.  First, domestic hardship triggers cultural fragmentation across multiple nations and Continue reading →

Trump Administration Eyes Defining Transgender Out of Existence

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering narrowly defining gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth, Continue reading →

Education Department Strips Authority of Largest For-Profit Accreditor

The Department of Education officially stripped the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools – the largest accrediting agency of Continue reading →

Government to Forgive Student Loans at Corinthian Colleges

In a move against what he called “the ethics of payday lending” in higher education, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Continue reading →