Patriots are rolling eyes My own genteel wonderfulness prevents suggesting America’s members of the House waterboard its former chairman of — pardon the expression — the Intelligence Committee. I — a devoted USA patriot — mention only possibly plausibly perchance if mayhap the aptly named Adam Schiff might be dumped overboard. We seated indicted Santos … Read more
Opinion editor’s note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes letters from readers online and in print each day. To contribute, click here . ••• Here we go again: accelerating coverage of the former president, once again a presidential candidate. We’ll get to read and hear everything he says, and it will worm its way into our brain, … Read more
Conservative retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig has called the Republican Party base “spineless” for its continued support of former President Donald Trump and submitted that the GOP is destroying itself. “If the indictment of Mr. Trump on Espionage Act charges – not to mention his now almost certain indictment for conspiring to obstruct Congress … Read more
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A look at the biggest legal happenings in the state and the details of an economic report for Arkansas metro areas are the main topics of this week’s Talk Business & Politics. Talk Business & Politics and the University of Arkansas Fort Smith restarted the Compass Report , a statewide look … Read more
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday she supports allowing limitations on abortion in the third trimester of pregnancy wading into the thorny political debate of abortion procedure time frames. “I support allowing for limitations in the third trimester that do not interfere with the life or health of the women,” Klobuchar told CNN’s Dana Bash … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the brief and chaotic insurrection in Russia led by the Wagner paramilitary group shows “cracks” in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s role as a leader of the country. “This is just an added chapter to a very, very bad book that Putin has written for Russia. But … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. – Whether choosing to resign or being ousted by newly-elected school boards, superintendent turnover continues to grow among Florida school districts. After three years of leading Volusia County Schools, Scott Fritz was terminated by the school board last year in a 3-to-2 vote. Fritz, who’s now the CEO of Early Learning Coalition of … Read more
In 15 years of on-the-ground political reporting, I don’t think I have ever experienced a more forlorn and frustrated public mood than the one that looks set to define this year. Some of people’s grievances are only too familiar: low pay, insecurity, a sense of being hopelessly cut off from power and influence. Others – … Read more
👋 Happy Sunday! A week from now, your state lawmakers will share something with your kids: They’ll both be on summer break. But first a budget needs to be passed next week, and this week was chock-full of other priorities before lawmakers leave. Along with some big news from the Attorney General and in the … Read more
Experts and family members of those arrested say the North African country is no more an Arab Spring success story. Tunisia’s President Kais Saied is accused of stifling dissent [File: Johanna Geron/Pool via Reuters] By London, England – After the Arab Spring protests in the early 2010s, Tunisia experienced a brief spell of democracy. But … Read more