Published on http://www.counterpunch.org/ “The evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy. The people do not want virtue, but are dupes of pretended patriots.” — Elbridge Gerry, 1... Read more
President Trump is energized after the Mideast deal between Israel and Hamas. But President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is seeking more weapons to force Russia to negotiate. [...]
Ms. Pelosi, 85, has not yet said whether she will run again. The challenge would be the latest example of the Democratic Party facing a push for generational change. [...]
Some charges against the onetime national security adviser resemble the dropped case against President Trump, but there are also differences. [...]
After the Supreme Court appeared poised to weaken a key provision of the landmark civil rights law, both parties began to reckon with an uncertain future. [...]
The president later clarified that the United States would not be involved in such an action. [...]
Mr. Bolton, a Trump aide turned critic, is part of a string of presidential foes to become prosecutorial targets. But his case gained momentum in the Biden administration. [...]
