Trump’s gambit: Sacrificing lives in the hope that it would save the economy is a fool’s errand

By Robert A. Vella Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress announced today that progress is being made in negotiations to Continue reading →

Sunday Focus: The Exploitation of a Pandemic

By Robert A. Vella Before getting to the Sunday Focus, here are the latest numbers on the coronavirus pandemic plus Continue reading →

Trump in the crosshairs, the irreverence of youth, pandemic updates, and other news

By Robert A. Vella I wouldn’t want to be in President Trump‘s shoes right now.  He is damned if he Continue reading →

Nightmare on Grocery Street: Panic buying and distressed workers as pandemic crisis hits home

By Robert A. Vella As I drove into the local grocery store parking lot yesterday, the first thing I noticed Continue reading →

Stock market dives as Trump puts Pence in charge of silencing government health experts on coronavirus

By Robert A. Vella U.S. stock markets dropped sharply for the third consecutive day amid growing fears that the coronavirus Continue reading →

Post impeachment fallout and a Friday news roundup

By Robert A. Vella President Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday in a vote that transpired Continue reading →

Yovanovitch testimony, Giuliani probe, Israel-U.S. relations, Trump updates, California laws, climate news

By Robert A. Vella The news roundup to close out this week includes congressional testimony by former U.S. ambassador to Continue reading →

Monday Kickoff: Trump’s taxes, Supreme Court news, Syria and other international stories

By Robert A. Vella Although the order was temporarily stayed on appeal, a federal judge has ruled that President Trump Continue reading →