Trump World: Prosecutors at the New York criminal trial of the Trump organization said the former president personally approved schemes to dodge taxes by both employees and his company.  Joshua Steinglass yesterday told the jury during closing arguments that Trump signed …

  Not So Special: A panel of three federal appellate judges yesterday ruled that Donald Trump should never have been granted his request for a special master to review materials, many of them highly classified, seized in the FBI search of his …

Track 5: The House  passed a bill to force the railroad freight companies and their unions to accept a negotiated agreement that would avert a crippling strike and keep the trains running.    The strike would start on December 9th and President Biden said in …

Rock and Roll: Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and one of his senior officers were convicted yesterday of the rarely prosecuted crime of seditious conspiracy for attempting to interrupt the peaceful transfer of presidential power in the January 6th insurrection. Rhodes, 57, …

China Syndrome: As if a pandemic, war in Ukraine, high fuel prices, and inflation were not enough, rising unrest in China over the government’s “zero covid” restrictions is feeding economic uncertainty. The US stock markets took a dive yesterday.   China is …

China Syndrome:  Rare and dangerous protests against the government erupted in Chinese cities over the weekend as people have become frustrated with the draconian “zero covid” restrictions. Some Chinese critics blame the Covid lockdown for an apartment fire that killed 10 …

The Shooting Gallery: Seven people are dead, including the gunman, this time at a Walmart last night in Chesapeake, Virginia in the fifth mass shooting in the US in less than a week. The people killed at Club Q in Colorado …

Politicks: In a calm yet moving address before the House of Representatives yesterday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she will not seek a leadership position with the Democratic minority when the Republicans take charge next year.   The Speaker said, “While we will …

Trump Part III: In a speech loaded with superlatives about himself, political fictions, denial of climate change and more, Donald Trump last night announced his third run for the presidency saying, “America’s comeback starts right now.”   It was a return of …

The Long Count: Some prominent Republicans appeared on the Sunday talk shows to establish distance between the party and its erstwhile leader Donald Trump after Democrats retained control of the Senate with a win in Nevada.   “We’re not a cult. We’re …