Imminent Danger: President Joe Biden last night sounded the alarm that he believes American democracy is in imminent danger.    Opening with the break-in at Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and the attack on her husband, Biden cited the increase in political threats …

Politics Page: In a last ditch effort with a week to go before mid-term elections, President Biden was in Florida yesterday campaigning for Democratic Senate candidate Val Demings, and Charlie Crist, the Democratic candidate for governor.   The Democrats are fighting to hold …

Court of Reversal: After five hours of hearing arguments and asking questions yesterday, the conservative majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready to rule that affirmative action — taking into account race and ethnicity for college admissions — is unconstitutional.   The …

Korean Crush: South Korea is in shock after a Halloween festival attended by as many as 100,000 people turned into a crushing crowd surge that killed at least 154 people.   The incident happened in in a narrow alley in Itaewon, the nightclub …

Free Speech: After months of wrangling and litigation, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk late yesterday closed his $44 billion purchase of Twitter and immediately fired four top executives who were hustled out of the building. The world’s richest man, who describes himself as …

  This comes as Russia is conducting its annual nuclear force exercises. Putin accused the US of giving Ukraine “heavy weapons,” whatever that means, and said, “It is also known about plans to use a so-called dirty-bomb for provocation.”   The current …

October 25, 2022 Vol. 11, No. 1841 _____________________________________________ Musical Chairs: Britain’s Conservative Party elected former finance minister  Rishi Sunak to become the country’s next prime minister. The 42-year-old Sunak will be Britain’s third leader in seven weeks, the first prime minister of …

The War Zone: France, Britain, and the United States have issued a joint statement rejecting Russia’s claim that Ukraine is preparing to use a radioactive dirty bomb on its own territory, calling it a pretext Moscow has concocted for escalating the …

Purposely and Maliciously: The House January 6th committee issued its  subpoena to Donald  Trump, probably teeing up a precedent-setting fight over whether Congress can compel testimony from a former president.    Trump has said he might want to talk to the committee live, but you …

The War Zone: Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law in the four Ukrainian regions the Kremlin has claimed to have annexed to Russia, imposing tighter restrictions, and forced removals on the civilian population. The regions have been effectively under martial …