The Center holds on for dear life: The E.U. parliamentary elections, and Democrats’ strategy in the U.S.

By Robert A. Vella Before getting to today’s editorial which some readers might find disconcerting, let’s examine the results of Continue reading →

FBI election warning, Trump’s contempt of Congress, NRA infighting, Rosenstein’s duplicity, and more

By Robert A. Vella FBI election warning From:  F.B.I. Warns of Russian Interference in 2020 Race and Boosts Counterintelligence Operations Continue reading →

Trump-Kim summit suddenly collapses in Vietnam, and the other news of the day

By Robert A. Vella Trump-Kim summit collapses From:  Trump and Kim abruptly cut short summit after failing to reach nuclear Continue reading →

What will Cohen say today? – and other news

By Robert A. Vella President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen is expected to say the following (and other things) Continue reading →

A border fence did not lower crime rates in El Paso. In fact, crime went up a bit.

President Donald Trump tried to make the case for his border wall Tuesday during his State of the Union address Continue reading →

Texas landowners prepare wall fight; Trump to visit border

The federal government has started surveying land along the border in Texas and announced plans to start construction next month. Continue reading →

Tuesday Roundup: News on Supreme Court, Climate, Tariffs, Manafort, Koch Brothers, and Russian selloff

By Robert A. Vella There’s lots of important news to get to today, so let’s get right to it. From:  Continue reading →

Two more Supreme Court rulings on Gerrymandering

By Robert A. Vella Let’s get to it. From:  U.S. top court mostly backs Texas Republicans over electoral maps The Continue reading →