Tag Archives: Obituary

The Queen’s Funeral

Monday, September 19, 2022

The Long Goodbye: The grand and colorful spectacle of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral was held this morning at Westminster Abbey with 2,000 notable guests from around the world. You could see a tear in the eye of King Charles as the proceedings …

Deal to Avert Train Strike

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Railroaded: Negotiators last night reached a tentative deal to avert a nationwide freight rail strike. Union members will have to vote to ratify it.    Amtrak had already cancelled long distance passenger service in anticipation of a strike tomorrow by the 115,000 …

The Price of Fighting Trump

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

The Price of Opposition: Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, a rare Republican who has fought back against Donald Trump’s election lies and has been investigating the January 6th insurrection, was soundly defeated yesterday in her bid for re-election.   Harriet Hageman, a political newcomer …

Giuliani is a Target

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

The Secret Affidavit: The Justice Department yesterday filed a 13-page pleading in federal court asking that the affidavit used to justify the search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is too sensitive to be released and contains information that, if public, could …

AG Moves to Open Trump Warrant

Friday, August 12, 2022

Trumped Up: Attorney General Merrick Garland has moved to unseal the warrant used for the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home because of “substantial public interest in this matter.” Garland also said he personally approved the warrant, which would …

Trump to be Questioned in NY

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

On the Grill: Former President Donald Trump faces questioning today by the New York Attorney General as the investigation into his family business nears its end.   Of course, he’s not happy. He wrote on his Truth Social account, “In New York City …

Words Before War

Friday, January 21, 2022

The Brink of War: Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was meeting today with Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov amid fading hopes of heading off a Russian invasion of Ukraine. The US has described many Russian demands, including prohibiting Ukraine from joining NATO, as …

Trying to Avoid War

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

The Brink of War: Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet Friday with Russia’s foreign minister in an effort to head off what appears to be the increasing likelihood that Russia will invade Ukraine.    “We’re now at a stage …

Nineteen Dead in Bronx Apartment Fire

Monday, January 10, 2022

Five Alarm: Nineteen people died yesterday, nine of them children, in a fire in a West Bronx apartment building.   Another 44 were injured, 13 of them critically, after the occupants of the third-floor apartment where the fire started left in a …

Cngressional Contempt for Steve Bannon

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Criminal Contempt: The House Committee investigating the Capitol insurrection voted unanimously last night to hold President Trump’s adviser and loyal crony Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify about the events of January 6th.   Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson …