AG Barr Appoints an Investigator for Spygate
By Ethan Fry - ctpost.com - May 13, 2019 Connecticut’s top federal prosecutor has been tapped by Attorney General William P. Barr to look into the origins of the investigation of Russia’s meddling in...
Trade Tensions With China
By: Kinling Lo - scmp.com - May 16, 2019 The trade talks between China and the United States collapsed because Beijing removed details outlining the obligations it was required to meet as part o...
Should Felons Vote?
By: Dr. Merrill Matthews - statesman.com/opinion - May 10, 2019 On April 24, Texas executed white supremacist John William “Bill” King. He was a murderer, but he also would have been a voter — if Dem...
Top U.S. Supreme Court Cases Term Nears the End
By: Lydia Wheeler - thehill.com - Deember 30, 2018 The Supreme Court's 2018-2019 term got off to a sleepy start, but there are a number of potential blockbusters on the docket for the new year. The j...
Joe Biden Takes The Lead
By: Paul Steinhauser -foxnews.com - May 15, 2019 A new survey shows former Vice President Joe Biden opening up a large lead over President Donald Trump in a hypothetical 2020 general election matchup...
Nonemergency Staff Ordered to Leave Iraq
By: Kim Hjelmgaard - usatoday.com - May 15, 2019 The U.S. military put its forces in Iraq on high alert, and the State Department ordered all nonemergency employees Wednesday to leave the country imme...
Texas Legislature’s Very Humdrum Session
By: Ross Ramsey - texastribune.org - May 13, 2019 Some of the central issues are momentous, but the 86th Texas Legislature has managed — so far — not to lose its temper. That's out of the ordinary, bu...
AL GOP Chair Celebrates Heartbeat Bill Becoming Law
By: Sean Ross - yellowhammernews.com - May 16, 2019 Another prominent Republican woman is emphasizing her support for HB 314, the bill sponsored by State Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur) that is aimed...
Alabama Abortion Bill Now Law
By: Caroline Kelly - cnn.com - May 16, 2019 Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed into law a controversial abortion bill that could punish doctors who perform abortions with life in prison. "To...
China: Most Dangerous Threat
By: Jacqueline Thomsen - thehill.com - January 29, 2019 U.S. intelligence leaders said Tuesday they believe China currently poses the most dangerous and complex counterintelligence threat to the natio...
Chinese Military
By: James Stavridis - bloomberg.com - February 21, 2019 A Defense Department report warns that China’s military buildup is reaching the point where it can attempt to “impose its will on the region and...
Trade War and Stock Market
By: Jeff Cox - cnbc.com - May 14, 2019 The threat of the U.S.-China trade war escalating into something beyond nasty rhetoric and modestly effective tariffs for the most part has been dismissed by m...
