Michael Flynn and Felix Sater updates, Middle East ponders war, Gay marriage in Asia, Whale deaths

By Robert A. Vella Here are some updates on two individuals targeted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, a Continue reading →

War clouds, SCOTUS rejects precedent, Money trumps justice, Russian agent, NRA leak, and more

By Robert A. Vella War clouds The unholy trinity of U.S. president Donald Trump, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Continue reading →

Barr protecting Trump, Netanyahu’s annex, Saudi nuke program, new NAFTA trouble, death penalty waning

By Robert A. Vella Before moving on to the news, I’d like to recommend watching today’s C-SPAN In Depth (BookTV) Continue reading →

Selling access to Trump, NY AG probe, EPA destroyed records, Court unseals docs, NRA troubles, Russia rpt

By Robert A. Vella Just finished my taxes and I must submit payment to IRS for the first time in Continue reading →

Trump-Kim summit suddenly collapses in Vietnam, and the other news of the day

By Robert A. Vella Trump-Kim summit collapses From:  Trump and Kim abruptly cut short summit after failing to reach nuclear Continue reading →

Senate votes to condemn Saudi crown prince for Khashoggi killing, end support for Yemen war

The Senate on Thursday delivered back-to-back rebukes of President Trump’s embrace of Saudi Arabia, first voting to end U.S. participation Continue reading →

Huawei arrest: This is what the start of a tech Cold War looks like

The arrest of a top Huawei executive raises the stakes in the intensifying battle between the United States and China Continue reading →

What the hell is Putin up to now?

By Robert A. Vella It isn’t always easy to digest the seemingly mundane workings of geopolitics and extract something meaningful Continue reading →