2020—A divided Ninth Circuit panel rules (in Cortesluna v. Leon) that the district court wrongly determined that a police officer was entitled to qualified immunity on a claim...
A loss by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tuesday's Israeli elections could mean a cooling of domestic political polarization in Washington. But the U.S. security relationship with Israel is unlikely to change whether Mr. Netanyahu remains in office or not.
According to “redistricting expert” John B. Morgan, when votes are counted on Nov. 3, Democrats will have failed to make the midterm elections all about President Donald Trump. Thus, reports Morgan, who has observed elections at the precinct, county, state, and national levels since childhood, Republicans keep their majority in the Senate and perhaps in […]
On Oct. 23, 2026, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Iranian plots to kill Americans abroad had reached advanced stages. The Axios warning raises a larger counterterrorism question: How much does Washington understand about the clandestine networks capable of turning Tehran’s threats into operational violence? In counterterrorism, a […]
Last week, the Trump administration put a thumb on the scale in favor of reality and women’s health. This is much needed because politics often trumps reality in healthcare today — even in the most unexpected places. For my recent appointment with a breastfeeding center in Washington, the intake form questions didn’t ask about my […]
It’s not every day that FBI Special Agents (or retired Special Agents) get charged with felonies by the federal government. In fact, it is an extraordinarily rare occurrence. And when it happens, the charged offenses typically involve espionage or major financial crimes. But last week, the DOJ charged two former FBI senior managers, Nichole Floris […]
As stun grenades exploded and police turned a water cannon on demonstrators in Rome over the weekend, the crowd fled into side streets. Moments earlier, protesters had been chanting anti-government slogans beneath Palestinian flags and red banners bearing the hammer and sickle. The clashes followed unrest elsewhere in Italy, including looting in Milan and confrontations […]
Military action against Cuba is now being discussed as an option, and that is very good news for Cuba, the United States, and the entirety of the Western Hemisphere. Since the 1959 revolution that overthrew the government of Gen. Fulgencio Batista, the island has become a base for Soviet, then Russian, and later Chinese activity in the Western […]
In today's issue: ▪ Key House bellwethers ▪ Judge sides with Maurene Comey ▪ FTC demands Anthropic testimony ▪ Israelis vote in referendum on Netanyahu Democrats are overwhelming favorites to win back control of the House next week. Less certain is whether a Republican redraw of congressional districts in some states will curb the Democratic...
