President Donald Trump gleefully announced that, under his direction, U.S. military troops had swooped down on the Governor’s Mansion in Sacramento and kidnapped California Governor Gavin Newsom. “We’re charging Newscum with fraud.” When a reporter asked for specifics about the fraud charges, Trump pointed to Attorney General Pam Bondi. Bondi, clearly taken by surprise, said, “We’re looking into it and will let you know the details as soon as we’ve created them.”   read more

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel B. Shapiro is a long-time foreign policy professional with extensive experience dealing with issues pertaining to the Middle East. As an observant and active member of the Jewish community, Shapiro’s role has bee...   read more

 “All of the great prophets of modern times have come from the desert: Mohammed, Jesus and myself.” -Muammar al-Gaddafi, October 1988   Muammar al-Gaddafi seized power in the North African nation of Libya in 1969 when he was only 27 years old. ...   read more

A federal judge this week rejected the Obama White House’s contention that turning over thousands of visitor records might endanger the nation’s security, and ordered the administration to reveal documentation that’s been withheld from the media. ...   read more

These days a company’s positive Internet review may be nothing more than paid phoniness, as the competition for good feedback has encouraged businesses to hire individuals to write something nice about them.   From Amazon to Citysearch to Yelp...   read more

American Christianity has distorted the original teachings of Jesus, says Gregory Paul, an independent researcher in sociology and evolution, who insists that if the savior were alive today, he’d probably be a socialist.   Paul argues that man...   read more

Michael D. Lumpkin was sworn in as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict (SO/LIC) on April 25, 2011. In this job, Lumpkin assists the Assistant Secretary of Defense (SO/LIC) in developi...   read more

Career diplomat Frankie Annette Reed has been chosen to serve as ambassador to the Pacific island nations of Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Nauru. Her Senate confirmation hearing was held on June 29, 2011, and she was confirmed on August 3. ...   read more

Exxon Mobil is at risk of losing its rights to what might turn out to be the largest oil discovery ever in the Gulf of Mexico, which is why the oil behemoth is suing the federal government.   The problem for Exxon is that it allowed its leases...   read more

An examination of nearly 200 advertisements by researchers found that the vast majority of those published in medical trade journals were not compliant with federal government rules governing the marketing of pharmaceuticals.   Of the 192 ads ...   read more

When is raising $100,000 in a week a disappointment for a grass-roots campaign? When the goal is to collect $50 million.   That’s the sad news for supporters of Arizona’s border-fence initiative. Feeling compelled to seal off their state to th...   read more

After 30 years in the Foreign Service, Arnold A. Chacon received his first appointment as ambassador, to Guatemala, in June 2011. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 2.   Originally from Denver, Chacon is a graduate of the University of C...   read more

Chan Heng Chee has served as Singapore’s ambassador to the United States since July 1996.     Born circa 1942, Chan Heng Chee earned her B.A. and M.A. in Political Science from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1964 and 1966, respe...   read more

The whole point of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to keep tabs on Wall Street, by making sure banks and other financial institutions and firms are abiding by the law. If suspected of not behaving lawfully, then investigations ar...   read more

In yet another effort to restrict the availability of the medical procedure, conservatives in Kansas are trying to ban insurance companies from providing elective abortion coverage.   The new law, adopted by the state legislature and supported...   read more

On top of the fact that many large banks rescued in 2008 failed to provide substantial assistance to struggling homeowners and small businesses, many of the same institutions are now gobbling up tax liens from teetering homeowners, which may exa...   read more

Having already spent heavily on security contractors to protect diplomats, the State Department has now taken over a $230 million contract from the U.S. Army for L-3 Communications to conduct intelligence gathering in Iraq.   The transfer was ...   read more