When Congress enacted the War Powers Resolution (also known as the War Powers Resolution of 1973 or the War Powers Act) (50 U.S.C. 1541–1548), a federal law intended to check the president’s power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress, it naively assumed that a vote … Read more
I covered this previously, The Trump crime family is a national security risk to the U.S., but since then there have been new developments. Donald Trump accused Hillary Clinton of jeopardizing national security by using a private email server while Secretary of State (The FBI expressly said that there is no proof that any attempted … Read more
Last Thursday the New York Times reported that Donald Trump ordered officials to give his son-in-law Jared Kushner a security clearance, prompting both his chief of staff John Kelly and White House counsel Don McGahn to document their concerns in “CYA” memos. Trump Ordered Officials to Give Jared Kushner a Security Clearance: President Trump ordered his … Read more
Update to There is good cause for Americans to be alarmed and highly critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Last week Israel’s attorney general made it official, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be indicted on corruption charges: Israel’s attorney general announced Thursday that his office plans to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on … Read more
It is a time honored practice of government that when it wants to kick the can down the road until after public interest has waned in order not to do anything, form a committee to study an issue. Hence President Donald Trump, a long-time climate change denier, Every Insane Thing Donald Trump Has Said About … Read more