Roger Stone is sentenced to prison, Trump’s bribe to Julian Assange, and today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella President Trump’s longtime political operative and self-described “dirty trickster” Roger Stone was sentenced today to serve 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 →

Americans push back against a Trump dictatorship amidst a crackdown on white supremacists

By Robert A. Vella Principled Americans are pushing back against Donald Trump‘s blatant moves towards dictatorship as alarms are sounding Continue reading →

To be or not to be – that is the question facing the U.S. Department of Justice and all Americans

By Robert A. Vella “If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will Continue reading →

Trump’s retribution, racists plead guilty, global health concerns, and more political earthquakes

By Robert A. Vella In the news today, we’ll examine the depths to which President Trump is pursuing retribution against Continue reading →

Saturday Focus: The Democrats, plus this weekend’s news roundup

By Robert A. Vella Surprise, surprise!  The Democrats had a pretty good debate last night in New Hampshire (see:  AP Continue reading →

GOP’s Sham Impeachment Trial: No witnesses, no evidence, no justice, and maybe worse to come

By Robert A. Vella “No witnesses, no documents in an impeachment trial is a perfidy. It is a grand tragedy. Continue reading →

How the U.S. Supreme Court might rule on Trump’s ‘blanket immunity’ claim, plus today’s news

By Robert A. Vella The legal cases concerning access to Donald Trump’s personal and business tax returns are numerous, but Continue reading →