The Electoral College is a uniquely American invention. Only the U.S. has a system in which voters elect a body of “electors” whose sole function is to actually choose the president. Among democracies, U.S. stands out in how it chooses its head of state. The Electoral College is a ‘vestige’ of slavery: While there are … Read more
Monday was the deadline for some 81 individuals and organizations to comply with a request for documents from the House Judiciary Committee. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Judiciary Committee chairman says he has received tens of thousands of documents in Trump investigation: Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said in a statement that he was … Read more
Democrats have too many candidates who want to be president, and not enough who want to take back the Senate. Let’s be clear: the presidency is nothing without taking back the Senate (and holding the House of Representatives). Without the Senate a Democratic president’s agenda would be subjected to the GOP’s “total obstruction” warfare and … Read more
Update to Take Michael Cohen’s chilling warning seriously: Michael Cohen knows the darkness in the soul of Donald Trump, and in the closing statement of his testimony on Wednesday he had a chilling warning for Americans. Michael Cohen’s parting shot: I fear what happens if Trump loses in 2020: Michael Cohen closed his remarkable testimony … Read more
By Michael Bryan Senator Martha McSally cast the defining vote of her short tenure in the Senate yesterday when she voted against the Senate resolution terminating Trump’s fallacious emergency on the southern border under the 1976 National Emergencies Act. McSally’s vote was surely intended to protect her right flank as she faces another election for … Read more