The Midwest is hunkering down as mighty winds and heavy snow are lashing the central part of the nation. The Associated Press is reporting that over 1,000 airline flights in and out […]
Arctic weather slamming the Midwest
U.S. govt. will re-open for three weeks
A deal to end the partial shutdown of the federal government was announced on Friday. According to the Associated Press, the agreement is only good until Feb. 15. President Donald Trump said […]
GOP, Demos fail to end the shutdown
The dogfight over the partial shutdown of the federal government continued on Thursday, when the U.S. Senate rejected both a Republican plan and a Democratic proposal to end the deadlock. With 60 […]
The FBI is trampling our political order
By Rich Lowry The FBI took it upon itself to determine whether the president of the United States is a threat to national security. No one had ever before thought that this […]
Trump’s new offer on wall is rejected
The stalemate leading to the partial shutdown of the federal government continued on Saturday despite an offer by President Donald Trump to break the logjam. In a speech, the president offered to […]
Trump cancels Pelosi’s airplane journey
President Donald Trump informed Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Thursday that her planned trip to Belgium, Egypt and Afghanistan was called off, at least temporarily. “Due to the [government shutdown], […]
Pelosi urges delay on State of Union
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi suggested Wednesday in a note to President Donald Trump that the State of the Union address be delayed or made in writing, rather than delivered personally […]
No wall deal, and maybe no fire relief
The heat was turned up on Wednesday over the tug-of-war between President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats over a proposed $5 billion wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. A day after the president’s […]
Wall or fence? The standoff continues
The standoff over a proposed new border barrier and the partial government shutdown which created it continued on Monday. President Donald Trump will make a prime-time national television address on Tuesday at […]
U.S. employers added 312,000 new jobs
American employers added 312,000 new jobs in December, a sharp increase over the estimate of 180,000 originally projected. The news of the upbeat hiring report spurred a positive reaction on Wall Street, […]
