Congress has abdicated. The U.S. federal government will be a gangster’s paradise until 2027, possibly longer. The only political restraints on the president and his deputies will be those that Trump chooses to place on himself.
When it comes to picking leaders, you’d think the minimum qualifications would include experience, integrity and a commitment to the public good. But here we are, staring down the barrel of Donald Trump’s nomination for FBI Director: Kash Patel.
If you’ve ever wondered whether ignorance is truly bliss, just ask Senate Republicans.While the nation’s founders envisioned a Senate where great minds deliberate weighty ideas, in today’s GOP-controlled Senate the majority seems to be doing all they can to avoid debating,