McGahn must testify, Trump subpoena stayed, Giuliani and Nunes investigated, democracy’s breakdown

By Robert A. Vella In an anticipated ruling, a federal judge has ruled that former White House Counsel Don McGahn Continue reading →

Senate Republicans are pushing fake theory intelligence officials had warned them was planted by Russia

By Robert A. Vella After two weeks of impeachment inquiry testimony in the House of Representatives undisputedly exposed President Trump’s Continue reading →

Impeachment news, more on Barr’s defiance, Trump is blasted, an exposé on white supremacy, and more

By Robert A. Vella Friday’s news roundup includes the latest on impeachment, more detail on Attorney General William Barr’s reticent Continue reading →

Hot Potato: Appeals court rules on Trump taxes, punts on his ‘blanket immunity’ claim

By Robert A. Vella The U.S. judicial system is getting scared to do its job.  Instead of acting as the Continue reading →

As democracy dies, the last embers of resistance flare up in Hong Kong, Russia, and U.K. – but not in U.S.

By Robert A. Vella Democracy is dying.  Virtually everywhere we look around the world, authoritarians are on the rise.  Even Continue reading →

Trump allies fear their white supremacist image, and that’s why they’re threatening journalists

By Robert A. Vella Trump allies understand what I detailed in an editorial earlier this month – that the president Continue reading →

A dangerous precedent, a deep crisis in democracy, and Trump’s megalomania is running amok

By Robert A. Vella Late on Tuesday, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that shocked legal Continue reading →

Retirements and ‘Electoral Time Bomb’ worry GOP ahead of 2020 election, plus today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella GOP strategists are worried that the rash of  retirements, the latest being the last black Republican Continue reading →