Category Archives: Politics

The Art of Dealing With Trump

Posted on May 6, 2025 by TTG

A critical component of all diplomacy with the US now is how Trump feels about the interaction. Bad deals can’t be called out for what they are without risking Trump’s wrath and the inevitable retaliation that will follow. Understanding this, … Continue reading →

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The vicious rivalries tearing apart Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon

Posted on April 23, 2025 by TTG

When President Donald Trump chose Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary, incoming officials knew they’d need to surround the inexperienced Fox News host with accomplished staff who could handle the nation’s largest bureaucracy. Hegseth would be the show horse, they figured, … Continue reading →

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Rubio announces sweeping reorganization of DOS

Posted on April 23, 2025 by TTG

The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has proposed a sweeping reorganisation of the US state department as part of what he called an effort to reform it amid criticism from the Trump White House over the execution of US diplomacy. … Continue reading →

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Trump Fires DIRNSA. Is Loomer Calling the Shots?

Posted on April 4, 2025 by TTG

CNN – The Trump administration has fired the director and deputy director of the National Security Agency, the United States’ powerful cyber intelligence bureau, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the situation, members of the Senate and House … Continue reading →

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The Trump administration tries to stay below the federal debt limit and get to March 14 or September 30, 2025

Posted on March 11, 2025 by willmann

By Robert Willmann Since written governmental law deals only with words, anything is possible.  This nifty state of affairs is great for some people until it runs into human nature, mathematics, production, and Mother Nature.  Not being made up of … Continue reading →

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Trump tells Putin: end war in Ukraine or face huge sanctions

Posted on January 22, 2025 by TTG

President Trump has threatened to impose additional sanctions and tariffs on Russia unless President Putin agrees to end the war in Ukraine. Trump said last year that he would resolve the war within 24 hours of being sworn in as … Continue reading →

Posted in Policy, Politics, Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 90 Comments

On December 19, 2024 Congress tried to suspend the federal debt limit until 2027 but the vote failed. The January 2 limit is full. What now?

Posted on January 20, 2025 by willmann

By Robert Willmann A technique used in Congress will cause a proposed law to be filed at the last minute and scheduled to be voted on right away. This prevents many — or most — members from reading it and … Continue reading →

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The federal debt limit suddenly reappears on January 2, 2025, but it is no Happy New Year. The limit is already reached and the game is on to raise it.

Posted on December 31, 2024 by willmann

By Robert Willmann There’s no business like show business. The United States Congress passed a law signed on 21 December 2024 to “appropriate money” to keep the federal government operating without being shut down until 14 March 2025. Misleadingly called … Continue reading →

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FBI missed ‘basic step’ when gathering intel in the lead-up to Jan. 6, DOJ watchdog finds

Posted on December 13, 2024 by TTG

WASHINGTON — The FBI failed to take the “basic step” of canvassing its field offices for intelligence ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a long-awaited Justice Department’s inspector general report released Thursday. FBI … Continue reading →

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“Romanian Court Annuls Presidential Election, Throws Process Into Chaos”

Posted on December 8, 2024 by TTG

Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the entire presidential election — even as a runoff vote was under way — throwing the process into upheaval after a Moscow-friendly, far-right candidate won the first round. The court ruling on December 6 was followed … Continue reading →

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