by James Fite | Dec 29, 2017 | Trump Administration
President Trump’s call to honor Israel’s right to claim Jerusalem as its capital met with scowling disapproval around the globe and resulted in a meaningless UN resolution. After all, how dare we go against the grain and acknowledge the nation’s chosen capital? It’s...
by Sarah Cowgill | Dec 20, 2017 | Politics
After a nail-biting Alabama Senate election, the victorious Democrats are also celebrating a boost in popularity, as a recent poll conducted by NBC News and Wall Street Journal tout highest Congressional preference numbers since 2008. Out of 900 interviewees, 50% wish...
by Tim Donner | Dec 13, 2017 | Politics
There is an understandable rush to judgment about the meaning of the Alabama Senate race on Tuesday. It raises so many questions – about both parties and the direction of the country. Is this defeat of GOP standard-bearer Roy Moore as significant as the...
by Graham J Noble | Dec 12, 2017 | Politics
Voters cast their ballots in the Alabama special election Tuesday to choose a replacement for former Senator Jeff Sessions, who vacated his seat to become Attorney General. Not since the sixties has politics in the state of Alabama been the focus of national...
by Graham J Noble | Dec 5, 2017 | Politics
John Conyers, the longest-serving member of Congress, faces multiple allegations of sexual harassment. He announced Tuesday that he will resign immediately. After resisting calls to step down – mostly from members of his own party – the Michigan Democrat, who has...
