House Republicans to hold first Biden impeachment hearing
“The House Oversight Committee will present evidence uncovered to date and hear from legal and financial experts about crimes the Bidens may have committed as they brought in millions at…
He shook Biden’s hand, but may vote for Trump
The current and former presidents are wooing striking auto workers in Michigan ahead of 2024 battle.
A QAnon ‘queen’ and the Canada town that wants her gone
Ms Didulo and her followers spread a variety of different beliefs, including sovereign citizen, anti-vaccination conspiracies, and ideas related to QAnon – a wide-ranging, completely unfounded theory that says former…
How did US impeachments go from rare to routine?
For the first two centuries of its history, the US only saw one president impeached. But in recent decades this constitutional tool has been reached for with increasing frequency. The…
Judge Tanya Chutkan rejects Trump’s demand to oust her from DC trial
Judge Tanya Chutkan is overseeing the 2020 federal elections case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
Links 9/28/2023 | naked capitalism
Before Fat Bear Week, Don’t Forget the Corpulent Cubs Competing in Fat Bear Junior Smithsonian If earthworms were a country, they’d be the world’s fourth largest producer of grain Nature…
A Government Shutdown Looms
Two basic facts are central to understanding why the federal government may shut down on Sunday morning: First, the House Republican caucus contains about 20 hard-right members who sometimes support…
The State of Antitrust and the FTC’s Case Against Amazon | naked capitalism
Even though yours truly is not an antitrust expert, one thing that expert commentators have discussed over the years is the way case law has made it increasingly difficult to…
Watchdog Urges Extending Surveillance Law With New Limits
An independent watchdog agency that investigates the nation’s security programs unanimously urged Congress in a report made public on Thursday to reauthorize an expiring and much-debated law that allows warrantless…
North Korea May Have Seen Little Benefit in Keeping U.S. Soldier
When Pvt. Travis T. King fled to North Korea in July, he looked like a potential propaganda bonanza for Kim Jong-un’s government. He was the first American soldier to cross…