Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — FBI Director Chris Wray began the new year with a public appearance to assure the American public and the academic community that, in spite of a growing number of foreign actors and nation-states seeking to disrupt the democratic process in the U.S., the Bureau is well-positioned to defend against…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson Says He’s ‘A Steadfast Christian’ but ‘I Refuse to Put People Over Politics’
House Republicans Choose Chaos and Gridlock with Jim Jordon
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the world watches the devastating crisis of war in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas on 24-hour cable news and social media, the federal government in Washington is still operating without a 2024 budget on a temporary continuing resolution that will expire on Nov. 17, the…
America Needs a Defense Bill That Puts Freedom Over Fascism
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – While every news organization in the land was covering it and Democrats all over social media were watching cable TV talk shows and complaining about House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio’s grilling of Attorney General Merrick Garland over Hunter Biden’s laptop, a nothing burger of a story…
President Biden Reverses Trump’s Political Decision to Move Space Command from Colorado to Alabama
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden reverses Donald Trump’s decision to move the headquarters of U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama, senior military officials announced Monday. Former Democratic Senator from Alabama Doug Jones said while he is disappointed, the decision was best for national security and was not a political…
War in Ukraine Drags On: Is it Time for ‘Regime Change’ in Russia?
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…
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…
In State of the Union Address, Biden Focuses on Standing up to Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Controlling the Pandemic, Strengthening the Economy and Fighting Climate Change
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden stood before Congress Tuesday night and aside from a few stumbled words, delivered a commanding performance calling on all Americans, from all parties, every member of Congress, to stand up to Russia on behalf of Ukraine, to get onboard with his plan to fix the economy,…
Half of American Voters Now Realize Climate Change is a ‘Critical Threat’
Public Opinion Analysis – By Glynn Wilson – Is the glass half full or half empty? It’s unclear whether we should report this as good news, meaning we are making progress informing the American public to pay attention to climate change news, or bad news showing that half of Americans are ignorant boobs. According to…
In Trump’s Upcoming Impeachment Trial, Senate Democrats Still Push for Witnesses and Documents
Senator Doug Jones of Alabama Calls for Deescalation on Iran and a ‘Fair and Complete’ Impeachment Trial Showing the American People the Full Picture – By Glynn Wilson – It’s time to take down those Christmas decorations and for Congress to get back to work in Washington, and there’s significant work to be done. It…
Back in Session, the U.S. Senate Takes On President Trump on Withdrawal from Syria
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The images coming out of Syria, where American military forces are rapidly withdrawing as Iran’s partners ISIS are released from prisons, and the Russians and Turkey take over the ground near the border, are reminiscent of pictures coming out of Vietnam in 1973. This is not playing well…
Trump Claims to Call Off Peace Negotiations With Taliban at Camp David
By Glynn Wilson – CUNNINGHAM FALLS BY CAMP DAVID, Md. — In an extraordinary revelation set to change the subject of the news away from President Donald Trump’s sharpie scandal over changing the track map for Hurricane Dorian to show a threat to Alabama, the president revealed Saturday that he had been planning a secret…
American National Pride Hits New Low as Final Planning Takes Shape for Trump’s ‘Salute’ to the U.S. Military on July Fourth
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the eve of the Independence Day celebration in the nation’s capital and around the country on the Fourth of July, patriotic American pride and national morale are showing record lows, according to public opinion research, largely based on the disgraceful performance of the occupant of the White…
Public Trust in Trump Government to Handle Problems Falls to New Low
By Glynn Wilson – The level of trust Americans have of the federal government’s ability to handle problems has sunk to the lowest point in more than two decades, according to a new survey from the Gallup Poll. Only 35 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of trust and confidence…
U.S. Intelligence Threat Assessment Highlights Russian Election Tampering, Not Mexican Border Security
By Glynn Wilson – The top cabinet leaders in charge of every United States intelligence agency, all appointed by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the Senate, directly contradicted the president’s claims about the existence of a national security threat on the country’s Southern border Tuesday in testimony before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee.…
Trump Shutdown Poses Real National Security Threat
Experts say the nation’s cybersecurity could be deeply impacted with federal government workers on furlough and private contractors going without pay. SUNDAY READER – By Glynn Wilson — Celebrity President Donald J. Trump the propaganda master and magician is using his slight of hand again to command all the attention of the national news media…
President Trump’s Withdrawal from Iran Nuclear Deal Creates Terror Threats, Job Losses
By Glynn Wilson – One day after President Donald J. Trump went on national television to announce that he would unilaterally withdraw the United States from a deal with Iran negotiated by the Obama administration to prevent that country from developing nuclear weapons, threats to homeland security are already being announced, oil and gas prices…
Protest Trump’s Budget Or Face the Ultimate Disaster
Trump Declares All Out War on the Poor, the Environment, the World – By Glynn Wilson – The hour grows late. The situation dire and dark. The proposed fiscal 2019 federal budget unveiled Monday by President Donald J. Trump, which is certain to draw criticism and debate in Congress and massive acts of resistance…