Lesser Included: As the case against the Kenosha, Wisconsin shooter Kyle Rittenhouse goes to the jury today, the judge in the case says he will allow the jury to consider what’s called “lesser included” charges, including whether the defendant provoked the …

The Court Hits Pause: A federal appeals court has granted Donald Trump a delay for the release of presidential documents sought by the House committee investigating the January 6th Capitol insurrection. The deadline had been today.   The court set oral arguments on …

Tears for the Defense: Eighteen-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse broke down in sobs yesterday as he testified about shooting and killing Joseph Rosenbaum, the first of two men he killed and one he wounded during street demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin in August of …

The House Wins: A federal judge yesterday overruled Donald Trump’s objections and ordered that hundreds of pages of the former president’s White House records must be handed over to the House committee investigating the January 6th Capitol insurrection.   “The court holds that …

The Dirty Half-Dozen: The House committee investigating the January 6th Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to a half-dozen more former Trump administration officials, organizers, and close associates involved with trying to overturn the election and the rally held before the siege. …

Democrats Act: After months of internal politics, the House last night passed President Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure improvement and rebuilding bill. Thirteen Republicans voted in favor and six Democrats against, including New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar.   Although seriously …

Covid Nation: The Drug company Pfizer announced that it has an experimental pill that would reduce hospitalizations among coronavirus patients. Pfizer said its reduced the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk patients taking part in a trial by 89 percent.    The …

Political Beat: President Biden returned from Europe to shaky political ground with voters not thrilled about the performance of Democrats in office.   After a Republican won the governor’s office in Virginia, a state Biden won last year, New Jersey’s incumbent Democrat …

Lungs of the Planet: Leaders of more than 100 countries gathered in Glasgow pledged to end deforestation by 2030. “These great teeming ecosystems — these cathedrals of nature,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain said in announcing the agreement, “are the …

 No Organized Party: The comedian Will Rogers used to say he was not a member of any organized political party; he was a Democrat. He’s dead but the joke lives.   Restrained by both moderates and progressives in the party from passing …