Subsequent to his confirmation hearings in January, Secretary of Defense James Mattis provided unpublished written testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee. Excerpts from this testimony were provided to ProPublica1…
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The US Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It has subsequently been amended several times to expand its…
Currently, of the 50 states, in 32 states the state legislature has primary responsibility for ‘redistricting’, often subject to the approval by the state governor. Seven states only have an…
The emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution states: “No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under…
The astounding thing about Jeff Sessions being Trump’s Attorney General is that over 30 years ago he was prevented from being a judge of the Federal District Court because of…
Donald Trump addressed Congress in a speech actually written for him, and which was more or less coherent. It was most unlike the mindless rambling drivel he usually provides. The…
Russia is undoubtedly bothered by the attention being given to its intelligence services and its government, and at the root of it all is the Trump dossier, prepared by Christopher…
The US has a federal system of government, with power shared between the 50 states, one district and several territories. Every 4 years an election is held to select a…
In a speech delivered to journalism students at the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin, retired Admiral William McRaven quoted the words of Donald Trump…
Although Ronald Reagan and the republicans love to take credit for ‘winning the cold war’, which culminated in the collapse of the USSR, they should probably not do so. As…
