Is the rule of law dead under this administration? Yesterday, the Department of Justice under the leadership of Attorney General Bill Barr, announced they were no longer pursuing the case against former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and moved… Read More ›
Here are the nation’s best editorial cartoonists on this week’s biggest news stories. “Send Her Back” By Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News By Jeff Darcy, cleveland.com By Andy Marlette, Pensacola News Journal By Clay Bennett, Chattanooga… Read More ›
The House hearings with Bob Mueller this week revealed something, but not what I was expecting. Here was a moment when the man with the stellar reputation, who had led a historic investigation to understand how Russia had interfered in… Read More ›
The hearings with Mr. Mueller yesterday were about getting the findings in the Report out to a broader audience, by using video. The sad fact is that a great majority of Americans have not read the Report, much less the… Read More ›
Bob Mueller testifies in front of the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees today, and even if he only says things that are already in the report he produced, he may surprise a lot of people. We know folks on the… Read More ›
Do you remember how Special Counsel Robert Mueller ended his one and only public press conference? “And I will close by reiterating the central allegation of our indictments — that there were multiple, systematic efforts to interference in our election…. Read More ›
I doubt that anyone will pay attention to much else besides the Mueller report today, so let’s dig into it. In cases like this one, I find it enormously useful to think ahead of time about the questions you want… Read More ›
Although a lot of the news this week focused on the Barr letter/Mueller report, and one of today’s recommendations is on that topic, I read some other thought-provoking articles, too. Enjoy. The Missing Piece of the Mueller Investigation Most of… Read More ›
At Political⚡Charge, I’m most interested in giving you information and resources to help you be effective with your civic engagement. I prefer looking at subjects like elections, and voting rights, and calls to action—places where we can exert some control… Read More ›
There was a lot of news this week, both serious and silly (Devin Nunes’ cow, anyone?), and I kept reading really insightful articles about our current state of politics. Here are three that I think you will find thought-provoking. Enjoy…. Read More ›
Editorial cartoonists on this week’s biggest news stories. New Zealand Shooting Response By Ann Telnaes, Washington Post By Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune By Rod Emmerson, New Zealand Herald Trump Makes “News” By Matt Davies, Newsday … Read More ›
The Republicans took their two years of unified control to protect Trump from ever having to be accountable, for anything. That ended when the Democrats won back the House. (Thanks to all of you for making that happen!!!) Now, the… Read More ›
Do you have any interest in the special counsel’s investigation or maybe impeachment? Well, you’re going to want to pay attention to what the House Judiciary Committee is doing. Beyond those bombshell issues, the fact that the Democrats are in… Read More ›
I spend a lot of time on social media keeping up with the latest political news. That said, I really appreciate being able to take the time to read longer pieces like these and delve into a subject more deeply…. Read More ›
This week the editorial cartoonists responded to the bombshell report that the FBI had opened a counterintelligence investigation of the President himself based on his behavior regarding Russia; the ongoing government shutdown (now the longest in our history); and the… Read More ›
I’ve written about the process of impeachment, but today I want to talk a bit about my evolving stance on the timing of an impeachment process. When the Democrats won the House, I knew that we’d finally have a check… Read More ›
Congress is supposed to serve as a check and balance on the President and federal agencies (not to mention the Judiciary). We didn’t see a lot of that when the Republicans were in the majority, but now with the Democrats… Read More ›
Sometimes the flow of bite-sized news stories are where I’m at. And at other times, longer reads that delve into a topic are exactly what I need. Here are four pieces that I found thought-provoking this week: What if the… Read More ›
Editorial cartoonists on this week’s news, which included ringing in the New Year, ushering out the 115th Congress and swearing in the 116th, and the government shutdown, among other stories. From Marc Murphy, Louisville Courier-Journal From Kevin Siers,… Read More ›
These are the highlights of the wins we got in 2018. They represent a tapestry of great outcomes that were secured by the efforts and activism of citizens, swift public backlash against racist and hateful news, judges ruling against the… Read More ›