The Veep, the Pope, and Just War Theory

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Shock, Awe, and Retreat

The 47th President is flooding the zone.

Is the Senate “Fighting Back”?

It is too soon to tell.

Mike Waltz Next National Security Advisor

The Congressman and Green Beret colonel will head Trump’s national security team.

Elise Stefanik Next UN Ambassador

The MAGA Congresswoman is Trump’s pick.

McMaster on Trump

His former National Security Advisor is not impressed.

Piling on George Will

A bad column is worse than expected.

Never Trumpers Never Win

Being against something just isn’t enough.

Russia-Taliban Intel included in PDB

The President should have known about the plot. There’s a good chance he didn’t.

John Bolton’s Moral Cowardice

A television interview promoting his book further reveals what an awful man he is.

Trump Pushing Out US Attorney Investigating Trump Associates

For the second time, the chief federal prosecutor for Manhattan has been fired.

An Amazing Sentence

An amazing statement from Bolton’s book.

Bolton: Trump Asked China to Help Re-Election

Some explosive charges in the former National Security Advisor’s book.

NSC Pandemic Office Wasn’t Shuttered, Just Consolidated

Dueling Washington Post op-eds are sowing confusion.

Bolton and his Book

He is complaining that the White House is holding it up.

Senate Republicans Think Trump Guilty, Shouldn’t Be Removed

A binary choice will produce a worse outcome than necessary.

We Don’t Need Witnesses

What difference at this point does it make?

Feinstein and Three Democratic Moderates Leaning Toward Acquittal?

Surprising news from an unsurprising process.

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McConnell and the Bolton Manuscript

The Majority Leader was reportedly unaware of the manuscript.

Bolton Revelations?

Huh. Someone might want to look into this.

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Bolton Now Says He’d Be Willing To Testify

After months of delays, Trump’s former National Security Adviser John Bolton is now saying he’d be willing to testify if he were subpoeanaed.

Impeachment Impasse Could Last Weeks

It could take weeks to resolve the impasse between the House and Senate over the procedures to be followed in the Senate trial of President Trump.

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Despite Oath, McConnell Admits He’s Not Impartial On Impeachment

Mitch McConnell and the other 99 members of the Senate will be required to take an oath to “do impartial justice” in the impending impeachment trial. He’s already admitted that he won’t.

Impeachment Hearings Go To Law School

Yesterday’s hearing before the House Judiciary Committee did a good job of explaining how the facts of the Ukraine scandal meet the Constitution’s definition of impeachable offenses.

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Federal Court Rules Against White House On Witness Subpoenas

A Federal Judge in Washington, D.C. has ruled against the Trump Administration’s latest effort to stonewall Congressional inquiries.