Hot Potato: Appeals court rules on Trump taxes, punts on his ‘blanket immunity’ claim

By Robert A. Vella The U.S. judicial system is getting scared to do its job.  Instead of acting as the Continue reading →

Fish or Cut Bait: Impeachment revelations and worsening poll numbers may force GOP to dump Trump

By Robert A. Vella They say that when you’ve dug a hole you can’t climb out of, you should stop Continue reading →

Republicans adrift, youth voter surge, House of Rep. news, lawsuit targets racists, CA blackout, int’l news

By Robert A. Vella We’ll kickoff this week with the stubbornly evolving story of Senate Republicans who are caught uncomfortably Continue reading →

Mad genius or sheer stupidity: President Trump openly impeaches himself

By Robert A. Vella I’ve been asserting for some time now that President Trump’s brazen admissions of his corrupt behavior Continue reading →

As Trump and his henchmen fume, the impeachment inquiry moves forward

By Robert A. Vella Methinks thou dost protest too much. President Trump and his obedient henchmen, most notably Secretary of Continue reading →

Wednesday Focus: The Impeachment Inquiry

By Robert A. Vella The Impeachment Inquiry Yesterday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry into President Continue reading →

A crazy day, turnabout of a Trump supporter, water cannons, a baby’s life, racial bias, pessimism in America

By Robert A. Vella Donald Trump’s arrival in France yesterday for the G-7 meeting highlighted a growing disconnect between world Continue reading →

Hong Kong chaos, Trump attacks endangered species, poor brown people, and backtracks on trade war

By Robert A. Vella The situation in Hong Kong is chaotic and possibly headed towards another brutal government crackdown against Continue reading →