Dems stumble out of the gate, today’s headlines, and my editorial rant

By Robert A. Vella Right out of the starting gate, Democrats stumbled in yesterday’s Iowa caucuses.  Reporting of the votes Continue reading →

The shakedown is working: Key Republican will block witnesses in Trump’s impeachment trial

By Robert A. Vella The pressure campaign waged by Donald Trump and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell against Republican senators amenable Continue reading →

Sunday Focus: A madman runs amok

By Robert A. Vella I’ll only briefly cover this weekend’s threatening rhetoric between President Trump and Iran’s leadership because such Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: What will Trump do?

By Robert A. Vella Yesterday’s announcement that Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and now-convicted felon Michael Cohen will testify in Continue reading →

American Bar Association calls for FBI investigation into Kavanaugh allegations, delay in confirmation votes

The American Bar Association called on the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday evening to halt the confirmation vote for Judge Brett Continue reading →

Sens. Collins and Murkowski become early focus of Senate’s court fight

WASHINGTON — Within hours of Wednesday’s surprising retirement announcement from Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, two moderate Republican women in Continue reading →

A Trumpian Implosion: Oh boy, everyone seems to be “trating” these days!

By Robert A. Vella Trate, trating:  noun, verb;  meaning hatred of President Trump. America’s disgraceful, megalomaniac man-child currently occupying the Continue reading →

News Media narrative about gun control “intensity gap” contradicted by polls

A series of new polls indicate that the media was wrong to suggest that legislators who oppose strengthening guns laws would Continue reading →