Econ 101: Inflation hit a 40-year high last month, a stunning increase in the price of living. The Labor Department reported that the inflation rate, the rise in prices for everything from gas to groceries, was 9.1 percent for the 12 months …

Will Be Wild: In December of 2020 President Donald Trump considered a plan written by outside advisers to have the US military seize all the voting machines in the US.    The draft order revealed by the January 6th committee said, “Effective immediately, …

Now Hear This: The seventh public hearing held by the House January 6th investigating committee is expected to focus today on how far-right militant groups including the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters, QAnon network, Boogaloo Boys, and various militias were motivated in part by …

Insurrection News: Right wing influencer and podcast host Steve Bannon, who faces trial for refusing to testify before the House January 6th investigating committee, has relented and agreed to talk.   They’ll have to make sense out of the testimony of a man …

Insurrection News: Former White House lawyer Pat Cipollone testified privately for eight hours yesterday before the House January 6th Committee. The interview was videotaped and portions could be revealed later at public sessions of the committee.   His testimony could be critical in …

The Shooting Gallery: Six people were killed and at least two dozen wounded yesterday morning when a gunman opened fire from a rooftop on a 4th of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.   Members of the crowd …

Serious Threat: The Justice Department should not avoid prosecuting former President Donald Trump for his involvement with the January 6th insurrection if the evidence warrants it, Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney said in an interview with ABC News.   Cheney is one of …

Driving With Donald: With the Washington rumor mill pushing back against the dramatic testimony this week of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, several news outlets report that sources in the Secret Service say an angry President Trump did in fact …

Dirty Air Act: The Supreme Court’s six conservatives yesterday issued a decision limiting the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon emissions from power plants, dealing a blow to the Biden administration’s efforts to dial back climate change.   Writing for the majority, Chief Justice …

Every Crime Imaginable: The House January 6th Committee has issued a subpoena to former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, who fought back against President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Cipollone is being summoned as there’s increasing talk about possible criminal charges …