Bill Weld Prepares For Primary Challenge To Trump
Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld is preparing for a primary challenge against Donald Trump. He won’t win, but he could still have an impact.
Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld is preparing for a primary challenge against Donald Trump. He won’t win, but he could still have an impact.
William Barr was easily confirmed as Attorney General in a 54-45 votes that included three Democrats crossing over to support him.
A Federal Judge found that former Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort lied repeatedly after entering into a plea agreement with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. This either makes him incredibly stupid or willing to sacrifice himself to hide the truth from Federal investigators.
The former #2 official at the FBI is trying to sell a book.
The self-appointed Acting President of Venezuela has said he doesn’t rule out the idea of American intervention in his country, but we should rule it out immediately.
The arguments against withdrawing American forces from Afghanistan are becoming weaker and weaker.
In his business career Donald Trump relied largely on fear and intimidation to get his way on business deals. As President, he’s finding that nobody is afraid of him.
The President’s second State of the Union began and ended with calls for unity. In between, it was filled with the divisive partisanship that has marked his Presidency.
More than any recent President, Donald Trump displays a tremendous amount ignorance about the world. Even worse is the fact that he seems proud of it.
The American withdrawal from the I.N.F. Treaty gives Vladimir Putin exactly what he wants.
As threatened late last year, the Trump Administration has withdrawn from the Intermediate=Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. This is a mistake.
The President is an ignoramus and a blowhard and a petulant child but he’s operating within the Constitutional limits of his office.
Jeff Flake says he won’t be running against President Trump in 2020, but there may be others.
As public opinion of the President continues to slide his pandering to his far-right base increases.
Having two presidents sounds like a terrible sitcom idea. In reality, the situation is just plain terrible.
Looking ahead, the political landscape does not look well for the President.
Many people are wondering how CNN knew to be at Roger Stone’s house in Florida this morning. It turns out that it was good old-fashioned reporting.
Roger Stone, who worked with the Trump campaign in an official and unofficial capacity throughout the campaign, has been indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
The situation in Venezuela entered a new stage yesterday as opposition leader Juan Guaidó claimed the nation’s Presidency.
As the shutdown continues, the President’s political position is becoming weaker. He doesn’t seem to care, though.
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet again in February, but it’s hard to see why.
Despite the President’s claims, the American steel industry isn’t doing well at all.
A new report raises an old question that’s now irrelevant.
In a rare public statement, the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller is disputing reports that the President directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.
A new blockbuster report implicates the President in no less than five Federal crimes.
Once again, Rudy Giuliani is contradicting his client.
The confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominee for Attorney General appeared to go very well, making confirmation essentially a certainty.
Donald Trump continues to appear to advocate ideas that harm American national interests and benefit Vladimir Putin. Draw your own conclusions as to why.
The firing of Comey raised serious concerns in the Bureau.
Paul Manafort’s attorneys reveal in a pleading that their client provided insider campaign data to Russian intelligence sources, something that seems an awful lot like collusion.
In a move that is likely to have political and international consequences, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has officially severed ties with Moscow.
China has landed a probe on the far side of the Moon, the latest step forward in an aggressive Chinese push into space.
Three and a half years after its flyby of Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft has reached the furthest distant object ever visited by a man-made craft.
It is sincerely disturbing that the POTUS has this level of understanding of history and foreign policy.
In what clearly appears to be a rebuke of the President, Defense Secretary James Mattis is retiring as Secretary of Defense.
The Trump Administration is reportedly preparing to withdraw the small contingent of American troops from Syria. If it actually happens, this would be a good move.
The mystery surrounding a secret proceeding in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation has at least partly been solved.
Mystery continues to surround a proceeding that has been making its way through the Federal Courts in Washington, D.C.
In a small, but meaningful, step, the Senate has rebuked the Administration’s policies toward the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The President’s former lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen has been sentenced to three years in prison for his role in assisting the President in various scandals and cover-ups.
President Trump’s first choice to replace John Kelly as Chief of Staff turned the job down, leading one to wonder why anyone would want the job.
French authorities are investigating reports that Russian interference may be helping to exploit and expand the five-week-old “yellow vest” protests.
This time, the rumors about John Kelly leaving appear to be true.
Lies and possible evidence of obstruction of justice make up the bulk of Robert Mueller’s new case against former Trump campaign director Paul Manafort.
Current attempts to take power away from the state executive branch illustrates a lot of what I have been writing about for years.
Moscow continues using information warfare to sow division in Western society.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the U.S, Attorney for the Southern District of New York have filed sentencing memos that directly implicate the President in a series of felonies.
William Barr, who served as Attorney General under President George H.W. Bush, has been selected to replace Jeff Sessions as Attorney General.