SUCH A STATE: Joe Biden was energetic, forceful, confrontative, and combatively partisan in his State of the Union speech last night, a performance designed to show the doubters that at 81 he’s fit for a second term in the White House. …

SUCH A STATE: President Biden delivers his State of the Union address tonight to possibly the largest national audience he will have before the November election, an enormous opportunity to sell himself to unenthused voters.   His biggest task will be to …

ON THE BALLOT: The Supreme Court ruled unanimously yesterday that Colorado cannot bar Donald Trump from the election ballot under the 14th Amendment insurrection clause. This also voids attempts in Maine and Illinois to keep Trump off the ballot.   The Court did …

THE POLITICS OF WAR: Vice President Kamala Harris yesterday called for an “immediate cease-fire” in Gaza in stronger language than has been coming from Biden administration but still falling short of condemning Israel for the brutal war it’s waging against Hamas …

WAR ON HUNGER: As many as 100 Palestinians died after Israeli troops opened fire on a hungry crowd of people waiting for an aid convoy, resulting in a chain of events in which victims died of gunshots, were run over by …

IT’S POLITICAL:  A significant “uncommitted” vote in yesterday’s Michigan primary spelled out a warning for President Biden and his support for Israel even though he won the Democratic vote.  Michigan is a critical state for Biden in the general election.   One in …

IT’S POLITICAL:  The four top Congressional leaders are expected to meet with President Biden today as he attempts to avert a partial government shutdown. On the agenda is legislation to keep funding the federal government past midnight Friday as well as …

IT’S POLITICAL: In a big hit to Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign, the well-funded Koch brothers political network yesterday announced it is suspending financial support for Haley after her defeat in South Carolina.   The group, Americans for Prosperity Action, had spent millions of …

February 26, 2024 Vol. 13, No. 2122 IT’S POLITICAL: In a big hit to Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign, the well-funded Koch brothers political network yesterday announced it is suspending financial support for Haley after her defeat in South Carolina.   The group, Americans …

February 24, 2024 Vol. 13, No. 2121 BAD SHOT: Wayne Lapierre, who transformed the National Rifle Association from an organization that taught marksmanship and gun safety into one of the most powerful political lobbying organizations in the country fighting for the …