Impeachment trial update, new Giuliani scandal, Russian meddling, Davos news, climate refugees, & more

By Robert A. Vella There’s lots of news to get to today, so I’ll omit my usual commentary.  If readers Continue reading →

GOP begins sham impeachment trial, intelligence agencies withhold info from Congress, and other news

By Robert A. Vella Led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republicans have begun their sham impeachment trial today to Continue reading →

Part-two of Lev Parnas’ interview with Rachel Maddow, plus today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella Last night, Rachel Maddow concluded her two-hour interview with indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas.  In Continue reading →

Dropping the Bomb: Lev Parnas’ interview with Rachel Maddow complicates Trump’s impeachment trial

By Robert A. Vella Well, now we know why Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi delayed sending the articles of Continue reading →

Giuliani’s surveillance, Iran’s anger, Putin’s power grab, China’s violations, and much more news

By Robert A. Vella This busy news day includes new impeachment evidence showing that Trump’s “personal lawyer” Rudy Giuliani discussed Continue reading →

Impeachment trial preview, Russia still hacking to help elect Trump, more news, and some court rulings

By Robert A. Vella The House of Representatives has delayed sending articles of impeachment to the Senate until tomorrow, so Continue reading →

Monday morning briefs: What’s happening this week, and what happened over the weekend

By Robert A. Vella What’s happening this week The House of Representatives will send articles of impeachment over to the Continue reading →

Saturday Supplement: More on assassination rationale, Iran-U.S. de-escalation, plane crash, + other news

By Robert A. Vella The Trump administration’s rationale for assassinating a top Iranian military officer keeps changing in the vain Continue reading →