by Graham Fitzgibbon | Apr 3, 2019 | Briefings
McConnell Goes Nuclear for the Third Time in Six Years We begin with Mitch McConnell invoking the “nuclear option” in the senate today following his failure yesterday to get 60 votes to change the rules so that non-Cabinet level executive and district court...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Apr 2, 2019 | Briefings
Anti-Vaxxers and the Growing Measles Epidemic We begin with America’s vaccination crisis with measles outbreaks in 15 states and the number of measles cases in just the first three months of this year already totaling the second-highest number of cases since...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Apr 1, 2019 | Briefings
House to Subpoena Barr to Hand Over Full Mueller Report We begin with the Chair of the House Judiciary Committee Jerry Nadler saying today that he is proceeding to authorize a subpoena for the full unredacted Mueller Report as well as the special counsel’s...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Mar 31, 2019 | Briefings
The Brexit Paralysis Moves from Fiasco to Fury We begin with the Brexit paralysis moving from fiasco to fury and anger in the streets with two weeks remaining in the extended deadline from March 29 to April 12 and no apparent solution to avoid crashing out of...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Mar 28, 2019 | Briefings
Is America’s Justice System Incapable of Challenging Real Power? We begin with questions arising out of the paucity of Attorney General Barr’s summary of the Mueller report and the special counsel’s apparent punting on whether Trump obstructed justice...