By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — In what could very well be the beginning of the end for Donald Trump and the unraveling of the Trump era in American politics unfolded over the past two days when a special prosecutor with the United States Department of Justice announced and then unveiled 37 federal charges…
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Economic Crisis Averted: Congress Passes Bipartisan Debt Limit Bill
Analysis – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — After months of political gamesmanship on the part of MAGA Republicans that caused unnecessary economic anxiety across the land, the United States Senate followed up on a vote in the House and passed a clean, bipartisan bill on Thursday night in a vote of 63 to…
Democrats Rally at the Capitol to Make Sure the People Know the Debt Crisis is Politically Manufactured by the House MAGA Republicans
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — New Democratic Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts went on the offensive against the MAGA House Republicans on Tuesday and was joined by fellow House Democrats, veterans, families, local lawmakers and the non-profit activist group Courage for America in speaking out at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol against the…
Government Declares Covid National Emergency Over: But Is It?
How has your life been changed by this global pandemic? – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — It feels like a scary movie of a lifetime has passed in the past three years since March, 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic national emergency was declared in the United States. While the…
President Joe Biden Announces Candidacy, Officially Kicking Off the 2024 Race for President
Political Analysis – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. â While public opinion data shows the American people do not seem ready or excited to begin the official campaign season for president in 2024, especially if the campaign is going to be a rematch between President Joe Biden and loser Donald Trump, Biden announced his…
Biden Administration Scores With the Public as Americans Celebrate Earth Day 2023
Politics and the Environment – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — In sharp contrast to the previous administration in Washington, and in spite of some compromises on domestic oil and gas production in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico that angered environmentalists, it is important to report on this Earth Day 2023 that the…
Everyone Stands Equal Under the Law: Trump Charged With 34 Felony Counts
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. â All over the country and the world, people who doubted that Donald Trump would ever be held accountable under the law for any of his crimes against humanity and the Constitution of the United States celebrated on social media. Meanwhile most of the press and media covering the…
New York Grand Jury Votes to Issue the first Indictment in History of a U.S. President, Donald Trump
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. â A Manhattan Grand Jury voted Thursday in New York to issue the first criminal indictment in American history against a former president. Donald Trump will be the first former president to face criminal charges in a case focused on a hush-money payment to a porn star Stormy Daniels…
War in Ukraine Drags On: Is it Time for ‘Regime Change’ in Russia?
President Biden Delivers 2023 State of the Union Address
Watch the Video – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Read the Full Text – Remarks of President Joe Biden â State of the Union Address as Prepared for Delivery – The United States Capitol – Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice President. Our First Lady and Second Gentleman. Members of Congress and the Cabinet. Leaders of our military. Mr.…
Doomsday Clock Set at 90 Seconds to Midnight as Scientists Cite ‘Unprecedented Danger’
By Glynn Wilson -Â WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the hands of the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight this week, the closest to global catastrophe it has ever been, largely because of the mounting dangers of Russia using nuclear weapons in the…
New March on Washington Announced Against Hate Crimes to Mark 60th Anniversary of First March on Washington with Martin Luther King
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Action Network is organizing a new march on Washington to mark the 60th anniversary of the first march on Washington in 1963 with Martin Luther King, the Rev. Al Sharpton announced Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The focus will be on the rise in hate…
Martin Luther King’s Final Speech on Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution
Full Text Delivered at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., on 31 March 1968. Congressional Record, 9 April 1968, By Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – I need not pause to say how very delighted I am to be here this morning, to have the opportunity of standing in this very great and significant pulpit. And…
McCarthy Elected Speaker of the House on 15th Ballot, But Jan. 6 Will Continue to Haunt Republicans
Public Opinion Analysis – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a spectacle of arm-twisting on the House floor that nearly erupted into fisticuffs, California Republican Kevin McCarthy finally won over just enough of the right-wing rebels he needed Friday night to become Speaker of the House. After a five-day, 15-ballot debacle of a…
The Elon Musk Files: Concern Grows at NASA, Space X About the Outspoken Billionaire
By Glynn Wilson -Â WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s hard to imagine that no one in the Biden administration and America’s space agency NASA is concerned about the behavior of Elon Musk at Twitter, considering he is also the CEO of Space X, which NASA has become dependent on for servicing the International Space Station and…
Will 2023 Be the Year Republicans Finally Abandon Trump?
An Independent Run by Liz Cheney Could Hand President Joe Biden Another Term – By Glynn Wilson – Public Opinion Analyst – WASHINGTON, D.C. — After tiptoeing around the issue for two years, Republicans will be forced to reckon with a major question as they begin their 2024 presidential nominating process in 2023: What to…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Delivers Address to A Joint Meeting of Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers an address before a joint meeting of Congress. Video Full Text Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a virtual address to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. He appealed to President Biden and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to increase U.S. support for Ukraine as they seek…
Lame Duck Congress Plays Government Shutdown Funding Games Again
ANALYSIS – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Funding the government of the United States used to be a fairly routine affair, and for most of its history, Congress went home in recess before Thanksgiving and members didn’t come back to Washington until the new year. Not anymore. For the past 40 years or…
House Select Committee Unanimously Recommends Criminal Charges Against Donald Trump
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol held its final public meeting on Monday afternoon, Dec. 19, 2022, ending a historic 18-month investigation with the approval of its final report. The committee voted unanimously to recommend criminal charges of inciting an insurrection,…
Warnock Defeats Walker in Georgia Runoff – Democrats Take 51st Senate Seat
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock won re-election to the United States Senate Tuesday over Republican former star fullback Herschel Walker, handing Democrats a 51st seat and a clear majority in the upper chamber and insurance against a slim majority by Republicans in the House. With 95 percent of the votes…