Fortunately, yesterday’s missile alert in Hawaii was a false alarm. However, it is raising questions about the early warning system that’s in place and the state’s preparedness in case of an actual attack.
Some progress on easing tensions between North and South Korea.
New reports indicate that the President is spending more and more time watching television and tweeting. That’s not what he was elected to do.
Donald Trumps’ tweets are the public statements of the President of the United States. This makes them noteworthy and often important.
Roy Moore continues to think that he is special.
A Trump judicial nominee who could not answer basic legal questions in a hearing last week has withdrawn his nomination, but this is likely to happen again unless the Administration fixes some obvious flaws in its selection process.
Donald Trump’s foreign policy has been erratic, illogical, and demonstrated a clear disdain for diplomacy.
Donald Trump spends an inordinate amount of time watching television and regurgitating what he sees on Twitter. That’s not healthy.
Yesterday was the seventy-sixth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. For most Americans, though, it was just another day. That’s only natural.
Roy Moore wishes he was back in the days of cotton when families were close and African-Americans were enslaved.
A foolish, and potentially dangerous, decision by President Trump.
The longest-serving member of the House has retired amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
With ten days to go, the Senate race in Alabama between Roy Moore and Doug Jones is close.
Jim Nabors, who became famous as Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle USMC, has died at the age of 87.
The latest domino to fall in the ongoing wave of sexual harassment and abuse revelations is Matt Lauer.
The woman who says Ray Moore assaulted her when she was just 14 spoke out this morning at the same time that the White House effectively endorsed Moore’s candidacy.
Charles Manson, who led a cult-like “family” to a series of murders in 1969 and subsequently spent more than 40 years in prison, has died at the age of 83.
After more than thirty years in power, Robert Mugabe is on his way out in Zimbabwe, but that doesn’t mean things will improve.
A Los Angeles reporter says that Minnesota Senator Al Franken groped her and engaged in other inappropriate conduct during a 2006 USO tour.
Since taking office, President Trump has made an average of 5.5 false claims per day.
Democrats, Republicans, and Independents came out for an an election that can only been seen as a strong rebuke to President Trump and the Republican Party.
He had more than three dozen Top 40 pop hits through the 1950s and early ’60s, among them ”Blueberry Hill,” ”Ain’t It a Shame,” “I’m Walkin’,” “Blue Monday” and “Walkin’ to New Orleans.”
Due mostly to cowardice and naked self-interest, you shouldn’t expect many other Republicans to speak out against Trump in the near future.
Robert Guillaume, who starred in situation comedies in the 70s, 80s, and 90s such as “Soap,” “Benson,” and “Sports Night,” has died at the age of 89.
America has become involved in conflicts around the world, largely without the knowledge of the American people or the consent of their representatives, and it doesn’t appear that’s going to end anytime soon.
The widow of Sgt. La David Johnson spoke out about the death of her husband and the controversy over the phone call she received from President Trump. And Trump proceeded to attack her and call her a liar.
Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy has said he will act to remove Catalonia’s pro-independence leadership from power.
Iraqi military forces begin to crack down against Iraqi Kurds after last month’s independence referendum.
Just three weeks after their home was hit by a devastating storm, Donald Trump is attacking Puerto Ricans for not recovering from the storm sooner.
Donald Trump is continuing to up the ante in his rhetorical war against one of America’s most fundamental freedoms.
Catalonia voted overwhelmingly for independence from Spain, but it’s not at all clear that the vote will amount to anything.
While Puerto Rico suffers, President Trump is spending the weekend at his New Jersey golf resort attacking people on the ground who are actually doing something.
Hugh Hefner, who became both a cultural icon and a catalyst and reflector of vast social changes, has died at the age of 91.
Progress in Saudi Arabia, but there’s still a long way for this backward, discriminatory society to go.
Most Americans don’t support President Trump’s statements about the protests by N.F.L. players, but it’s just another example of him using hateful rhetoric to pander to his base.
Kurds in Iraq voted overwhelmingly for independence in a non-binding referendum, and the result is threatening to create a new conflict in the Middle East.
In President Trump’s mind, American citizens exercising their First Amendment rights are “sons of bitches” who should be fired for exercising their rights.
Sean Spicer now says he regrets the lies that defined his time at the White House.
Early on the morning of Sept. 26, 1983, Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov helped to prevent the outbreak of nuclear war.
Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer poked fun at himself on last night’s Emmy broadcast, and the political pundits are all in pearl-clutching mode because of it.
America’s longest war seems likely to soon turn into America’s never-ending war.
