The Review -- Presidential Shutdown; Trump Money Laundering; Russian Money...
Courtesy of Donald J. Trump, as of Saturday morning at 12:01 a.m. we have a government shutdown due to lack of funding. You might think the first job of any government is to keep the government...
View ArticleThe Review – Dems Botch the Shutdown, the Battle of the Memos, Trump Already...
After deciding a week ago to reject the Republican continuing resolution to fund the government through February 15, Senate Democrats quickly caved. They accepted a deal that shortened the time period...
View ArticleThe Review: The Nunes Memo – Designed to Halt the Russia Investigation –...
On Friday the memo by House Republican Devin Nunes was made public after Trump declassified it then approved it for release. (Nunes’ hometown newspaper termed him “Trump’s Stooge”.) Trump acted...
View ArticleThe Increasing Danger from Donald J. Trump
As Robert Mueller’s investigation continues to close in on Donald Trump, Trump will take increasingly desperate action. He tried to fire Robert Mueller last June and was stopped only because White...
View ArticleThe Review, 10 February 2018: Victory at the Shutdown Corral; Trump Pushes...
Despite Trump threatening a government shutdown if he didn’t get additional limits on immigration, the Senate calculated the situation correctly, ignored him and passed a long-term spending bill. The...
View ArticleEditorial, 11 February 2018: The Republicans Have Never Cared About...
Although the Republicans for years raged against U.S. government deficits while Obama was President, it was always just political theater. The Republicans have never cared about government deficits,...
View ArticleThe Review: Trump Kills Dreamer Bill; Trump Avoids Gun Control; Mueller...
Democrats won yet another special election this week in a district that had voted for Trump. Democrat Margaret Good won by seven points over Republican James Buchanan in a Florida district that voted...
View ArticleEditorial, February 27, 2018: What It Will Take for Real Gun Control?
No other nation on earth even comes close to the mass murders that the United States endures. The National Rifle Association (NRA) is a primary cause. Its real name should be the National Gun Sellers...
View ArticleThe Review: Kushner Failing Security Clearance; Arming Teachers Futile;...
In a touch of good news, there is another chance for the Dreamers not to be deported. Congress has an omnibus spending bill that must pass by March 23. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Democrats and...
View ArticleEditorial, Feb. 24, 2018: Trump Refuses to Protect U.S. Elections from...
As with all U.S. presidents, Trump took an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." The Preamble to the Constitution states that its purpose is to “form a more...
View ArticleThe Review: White House Takes Numerous Hits; Trump Becomes Unglued, Announces...
It was a wild week, ending with concerns that Trump is becoming “unglued”. A week ago, in response to the Devin Nunes memo, Democrats released their counter memo disproving claims that a FISA search...
View ArticleEditorial, March 4, 2018: Trump Lashes Out
Trump has never believed that the law applies to him. There is increasing evidence that, prior to his presidency, Trump was engaged in money laundering. During testimony in November to the House...
View ArticleThe Review, Mar. 10, 2018: Back Channel With Russia, Tariff War on Allies,...
It was just another week of expanded Russia investigations, Presidential action to damage the U.S. economy and botched Trump diplomacy. We learned that George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman,...
View ArticleEditorial, March 10, 2018: Danger with Trump and North Korea
Given Trump’s bellicosity towards North Korea, his proposed talks with its leader, Kim Jung Un, provide at least some temporary reassurance. Talking generally is better than war. Still, Trump’s...
View ArticleThe Review, March 17, 2018: Russia, Russia and Russia; In Like a Lamb; McCabe...
On Monday, Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee ended its investigation of Russian interference into the 2016 election over the objections of Committee Democrats. The Republicans said there...
View ArticleEditorial, March 18, 2018: Trump Sets the Stage for Firing Mueller
Until now, Trump has publicly insisted that he was cooperating fully with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections and related matters. One...
View ArticleThe Review, March 24, 2018: Trump Emboldened
A week ago we learned that Trump is feeling emboldened to rely on his instincts and ignore his advisors. He believes he has learned to navigate Washington and that “a lot of…what hasn’t worked, is...
View ArticleEditorial, March 25, 2018: Trump Pursues an Emboldened Agenda
A week ago, we learned that Trump now feels emboldened to ignore his advisors and follow his instincts. This week we saw the results of the new approach, a trifecta where Trump may place his...
View ArticleRepublicans Warp Democracy and Now Try It with the Census
Republicans have an ongoing problem: Majorities of Americans oppose Republican positions on many Republican primary objectives, such as slashing taxes for the rich, cutting back Obamacare healthcare...
View ArticleTrump Tries to Fire up His Base with a Trade War
On Tuesday, Democrats in Wisconsin won a statewide election for a Supreme Court seat by more than 11 points. Wisconsin went for Trump in 2016. The Republican tax cuts, which primarily benefit the...
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