The On-Going Saga of the Phoenix Police Citizens Review Board

By Dianne Post The City Council had a “work study session” on Sept.  17 to gather information and discuss the citizens review board which they are still calling “civilian” review board.  That is an unfortunate moniker because if the citizens are civilians, then the police are military and who is the enemy?  It’s us. No … Read more

BREAKING: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to announce formal impeachment inquiry (Updated)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called a 4:00 p.m. meeting of the entire Democratic caucus Tuesday, where the party is expected to discuss impeachment. Howard Fineman, a reporter with Yahoo News who has reliable sources, tweeted earlier today: At a later speaking event for The Atlantic, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated that she would have … Read more

Trump implicates Vice President Pence in a conspiracy to extort Ukraine (Updated)

The New York Times and the Washington Post both report that Trump ordered hold on military aid days before calling Ukrainian president, officials say: President Trump told his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, to hold back almost $400 million in military aid for Ukraine at least a week before a phone call in which Trump … Read more

Democratic Party Chair Felecia Rotellini sees a bright Blue Future for Arizona in 2020.

Since becoming the Democratic State Party Chair in 2018, Felecia Rotellini has presided over steady Democratic gains in local, state, and national offices. She and other Democratic State activists feel that the trend to a more Blue Arizona will continue with the 2020 elections. Just returning from a very productive party convention in Prescott where … Read more

Brexit: Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament ruled illegal by Supreme Court

Britain’s supreme court has ruled that Boris Johnson’s advice to the Queen that parliament should be prorogued for five weeks at the height of the Brexit crisis was unlawful. The Guardian reports, Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament unlawful, supreme court rules: The unanimous judgment from 11 justices on the UK’s highest court followed an emergency three-day … Read more