The War Zone:  Russian missiles struck 10 Ukrainian cities today, including the capital Kyiv, in what President Vladimir Putin said was revenge for the weekend explosion that heavily damaged the bridge to Crimea.   At least nine people were killed all across …

The War Zone: Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed decrees that officially claim one fifth of Ukraine as Russian territory and delivered a speech posing his war as a struggle against the West he called “the enemy” while condemning US  “satanism.”   It’s the …

Aware of All Movements: While President Trump was signing and congratulating himself on a partial trade deal with China, the House voted to send two articles of impeachment over to the Senate, and newly-revealed evidence offered further proof of Trump’s involvement …

Power Struggle: House Democrats have the Senate Republicans rattled with the threat that they might hold the articles of impeachment until they get a satisfactory trial plan from the Senate. It’s an exercise of power in the face of automatic acquittal …

Frankensense: After a welter of accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior, Minnesota Democrat Al Franken announced on the Senate floor yesterday that he will be resigning within a few weeks. Keeping his emotions in check and with a touch of bitterness …

Bombing: The airstrike against Syria has caused a deterioration in the already tenuous relationship between the US and Russia. President Vladimir Putin called the airstrike an act of “aggression against a sovereign state in violation of the norms of international …

The Intel: Republican Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, a Democratic member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said yesterday that as many as 1,000 Russian internet trolls created fake news stories to get voters in swing states like Wisconsin, Michigan and …

The Intel: Russian President Vladimir Putin “ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election,” and demonstrated “a clear preference for President-elect Trump” over Hillary Clinton, according to a declassified version of an intelligence report on Russian …

Political Hacks: In what may have been the last press conference of his presidency, President Obama said he personally told Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop Russian hacking into political campaign computers, and warned that there would be consequences. Obama …

Boos and Unity: Time to remind you that Will Rogers famously said, “I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.” Protesters marched outside the Philadelphia convention hall yesterday chanting, “Hell no DNC we won’t …