by James Fite | Mar 24, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Yet another House Republican has called it quits. After the divisive funding vote and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) motion to oust Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Friday, March 22, Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin announced that he’ll be leaving office...
by Dave Patterson | Mar 23, 2024 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
It has been nearly three years since the disastrous US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Now, the architects of that deadly retreat tell Congress they knew it would be ugly. Retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and former Commander, US Central Command,...
by James Fite | Mar 22, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Congress unveiled a sprawling legislative package worth $1.2 trillion on Thursday, March 21 – just a day before government funding runs out – and adjourned without a vote. The deadline to avoid partial government shutdown is midnight tonight. Will they make it? Maybe...
by Mark Angelides | Mar 21, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
A former associate of Hunter Biden, Tony Bobulinski, appeared before the House Oversight Committee on March 20 to discuss the Biden family business dealings. One might be forgiven for suspecting that his testimony took place in two different dimensions based on the...
by Mark Angelides | Mar 20, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) is in the unenviable position of trying to PT Barnum the daily dysfunction of Congress into a show worthy of the nation’s attention, especially as the big act is, once again, former President Donald Trump. With an impeachment...