Trump collides with democracy as his authoritarian impulses are stymied by political realities

By Robert A. Vella On Monday night at the Democratic National Convention, former First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a momentously Continue reading →

Trump henchman tries to oust U.S. Attorney for SDNY, while another seizes U.S. media organizations

By Robert A. Vella President Trump‘s henchman at the Department of Justice – Attorney General William Barr – tried to Continue reading →

Making sense of yesterday’s complicated Supreme Court deliberations and Congressional testimony

By Robert A. Vella There were two major events held yesterday in Washington, D.C. having serious political ramifications for President Continue reading →

Trump begins his barrage of self-serving pardons, and more news

By Robert A. Vella Predictably, Donald Trump has begun issuing what is likely to be a barrage of presidential pardons Continue reading →

Sunday Focus: The Bloated Beast, and this weekend’s news stories

By Robert A. Vella There’s a bloated beast lurking about ready to explode besides the familiar one currently wrecking America 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 →

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 →

Sunday Topics: New Mueller revelations, impeachment developments, and other news

By Robert A. Vella Recently released evidence from the Mueller investigation reveals how Donald Trump was determined to obtain hacked Continue reading →