4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1102+ words) Buying a stairway to heaven? NYT (“Trump’s Dubious Midterm Pitch: Keep Us in Power and Everyone Gets Cash“): President Trump took the stage at his convention on Wednesday and spoke for nearly two hours about the need for midterm voters…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1714+ words) Some say we should figure out how to pay for it. WaPo (“As Social Security fund runs dry, some Republicans say it’s time to raise taxes“) For decades, Washington has replayed the same fight over taming the soaring national debt:…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (519+ words) Trump is trouble for the GOP. To follow on from my post from yesterday, via Politico: ‘We’ve told them he cannot come’: Republicans grapple with how to handle Trump on the trail. So far, they haven’t settled on a unified…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (756+ words) Some good news for a change. This magical notion seems to forget three things. To add to #3, he barely won at a moment that was globally bad at the ballot box for parties in power. None of that list is…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (487+ words) Chief Justice Roberts says “construction is likely unlawful,” but five Justices ruled the National Trust for Historic Preservation lacked standing. AP (“Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump’s $400 million ballroom“): A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (768+ words) Treating Yosemite like mere real estate. NOTUS reports: Trump’s Quietly to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer. The property’s current access road is more than 10 miles from an entrance to the park, and much further from Yosemite’s most…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (977+ words) CNN (“Trump criticism leads to rare criminal charges for Air Force officer who called for impeachment“): A US airman who was arrested twice, once on the steps of the US Capitol while calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (697+ words) We must blame them and cause a fuss before somebody thinks of blaming us. AP (“US imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products. Canada says it will retaliate“): The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (368+ words) I mean, SCOTUS doesn’t seem to care, al least not where Tump is concerned. The NYT reports: Chief Justice Declines to Halt Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction, for Now. The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed President Trump to continue…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (967+ words) Knowing things is not Darline Graham’s thing. NBC News (“Darline Graham defends her résumé in South Carolina debate after saying ‘national security is not my thing’“): Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman traded criticism over experience, ambition, campaign finance…...