British Prime Minister Theresa May Aiming For A ‘Hard Brexit’
British Prime Minister Theresa May made it clear that she intends to move forward with Brexit.
Eugene Cernan, Last Man To Walk On The Moon, Dies At 82
One of the few members of a small fraternity of heroes has passed away.
Supreme Court To Hear Argument In Free Speech Case
An important free speech case is coming up this week at the Supreme Court.
Ringling Brothers Circus To Shut Down After 146 Years In Business
A long-standing staple of American culture will soon be no more.
Norway Begins Getting Rid Of FM Radio
Norway is switching from FM Radio to digital broadcasting. A similar transition in the United States seems unlikely for the time being.
Dylann Roof Sentenced To Die For Charleston Church Murders
Not surprisingly, Dylann Roof received a sentence of death for the murder of nine people at a historic African-American church.
Joe Biden On The Verge Of Setting A Record For Vice-Presidents
Unless something happens in the next ten days, Joe Biden will become the first two-term Vice-President who didn’t need to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate.
Key Republicans Pushing To Have Obamacare Replacement In Place Before Voting On Repeal
With repeal of the Affordable Care Act now likely sooner rather than later, key Republicans are urging the party to have a replacement in place before repeal is voted on.
Donald Trump Asks Congress, Not Mexico, To Pay For His Border Wall
Once again, Donald Trump has played his supporters for suckers.
An Excellent Question (The New Love for Assange)
What is the deal with the love-fest for Julian Assange?
Paul Ryan Breaks With Trump On International Trade Policies
In a break with President-Elect Trump, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said Congress would block any effort to increase tariffs.
The GOP’s Supreme Court Gamble Pays Off
Just under a year ago, Senate Republicans took a big risk regarding the Supreme Court. Now, it’s paid off big time.
New Senate Democratic Leader Regrets Supporting Filibuster Reform
The new leader of the Senate’s Democrats says he regrets supporting the filibuster reforms his party passed in 2013.
House GOP Votes To Gut Independent Congressional Ethics Board (Update: GOP Pulls Rules Change At Last Minute)
On the eve of the 115th Congress, House Republicans voted to gut a key office charged with investigating Congressional ethics.
Don’t Want to Live your Life Counting on an Impeachment Fantasy
Impeachment fantasies are the new EC fantasy.
Trump Claims Special Knowledge of Hacking; Will Let us Know Later
Trump’s populism, personalism, and irresponsibility are on display.
There’s a Criminal Defense Crisis In New Mexico, And Nobody Seems To Care
Public defenders in New Mexico are overworked, underfunded, and outmatched, but then that’s true pretty much everywhere in the country.
John Kerry Is Right About Middle East Peace, But It Hardly Matters At This Point
Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech on Middle East peace was largely correct, but his words are pointless given the fact that neither Israel nor the Palestinians seem serious about peacefully resolving their differences.
Obama: I Could Have Beaten Trump And Won A Third Term
President Obama thinks he would have beaten Donald Trump. And he’s probably right.
United Nations Resolution Vote Leads To More Tension Between U.S. And Israel
While you were celebrating Christmas, Israel was blasting the Obama Administration and cozying up to the incoming Trump Administration.
Has 2016 Really Been An Unusually Bad Year For Celebrity Deaths?
It seems as though 2016 has taken many more celebrities lives than past years.
