FBI Chief May Have Broken Law
The Democratic leader in the US Senate says the head of the FBI may have broken the law by revealing the bureau was investigating emails possibly linked to Hillary Clinton. Harry Reid accused FBI...
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The Best Hope For Restoring The American Dream Now Lives In The US Senate
Who will conjure the American Dream back for us? Politics is part prestidigitation, part reality. A great magician distracts her audience’s attention while producing the payoff. Abracadabra! Want...
Ahead of Debate, Trump Defies Calls He Quit Over Vulgar Video
Republican Donald Trump on Sunday struck a defiant tone in the face of calls for him to abandon the U. S. presidential race, attacking prominent Republicans and saying he has "tremendous support"...
Can Trump Win?
---Gordon Offin-Amaniampong examines the political jigsaw: Or what the writer calls the ‘Trump Three-Tier-Trap.” I get this question a lot. The latest was yesterday: “I hear people saying that...
Congress Made Mistake On 9/11 Bill
President Obama has said Congress made a "mistake" by overriding his veto and pushing through a bill that allows legal action against Saudi Arabia over the 9/11 attacks. He said the bill would set a...
Congress Rejects Obama Veto of Saudi 9/11 Lawsuits Bill
Congress has voted to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabian officials. In the first veto override of his presidency, the...
US Congress Blocks Zika Funding Bill
The Aedes aegypti mosquito is known to transmit Zika virus The US Senate has failed to pass a funding bill to help fight the Zika virus for a third time. Senate Democrats blocked the $1.1bn (£820m)...