Today in Politics, Bulletin 327. 3/13/26 … CNN: “The Pentagon and NSC significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes while planning the ongoing operation, according to multipl...

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GOP electors accused in 2020 pro-Trump scheme plan lawsuit against Michigan AG Dana Nessel • Michigan Advance Michigan’s slate of Republican “alternate electors” for Donald Trump in 2020, who were accused of fraud and attempting to assist the Trump campaign in overturning the year’s election results, announce...

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March 12, 2026 In Ohio today, Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy launched a $10 million TV and digital ad campaign to run until Election Day.

March 12, 2026
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The Billionaires’ War The ultrawealthy put Trump in power but other people will pay the price

The Billionaires’ War
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March 11, 2026 In a brief call with Barak Ravid of Axios today, President Donald J.

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The Fate of the First Amendment The Defense Department announced is barring press photographers from the briefings it holds on the war in Iran.

The Fate of the First Amendment
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Cartoon by MIke Luckovich | Counterpoint

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Trump steps into a minefield with no clear escape. March 11, 2026

Trump steps into a minefield with no clear escape.
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Pentagon Should Focus on Defense Priorities, not Lavish Dinners, After Historic $93.4B “Use-It-or-Lose-It” September Defense officials typically enter the end of each fiscal year with at least one goal in mind: spend the rest of the military’s budget by any means necessary.

Pentagon Should Focus on Defense Priorities, not Lavish Dinners, After Historic $93.4B “Use-It-or-Lose-It” September
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March 10, 2026 Today, administration officials gave a classified briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee about the war in Iran.

March 10, 2026
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 325. 3/10/26 … Pete Hegseth gave a press conference this morning where he continued to call almost exclusively on luminaries from right-wing outlets like Gateway Pundit and OAN.

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Former military lawyers say use of JAG lawyers in Minnesota violates the Posse Comitatus Act Although recent litigation has focused on troop deployments to American cities, a new challenge in Minnesota looks at DOJ's use of JAG lawyers in non-military cases.

Former military lawyers say use of JAG lawyers in Minnesota violates the Posse Comitatus Act
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Chaos reigns as Trump blathers incoherently. March 10, 2026.

Chaos reigns as Trump blathers incoherently.
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Who would have guessed that the legal system in America was so fragile that a single crazy president could ignore the whole thing, from the Constitution right down to state laws?
Why does the Supreme Court and Congress let this demented moron act like the dictator of a banana republic?

March 9, 2026 It has become clear that Trump had no plan in Iran other than to strike it, knock out the leaders he didn’t like, and hope the Iranian people would rise up and put in place new leaders he could deal w...

March 9, 2026
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 324. 3/9/26 … Kristi Noem’s former ICE Dep.

Today in Politics, Bulletin 324. 3/9/26
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Don’t we already have enough from the Trumpstein files to make some arrests? Catch a few of them and they will roll on the rest to cut their deal before someone else does.

The Nazi philosopher behind the postliberal right Carl Schmitt wrote the legal justifications for Hitler's seizure of power. His ideas are now in the White House.

The Nazi philosopher behind the postliberal right
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Nine days of war take their toll. We can reverse the damage, if we act now. March 9, 2026

Nine days of war take their toll. We can reverse the damage, if we act now.
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March 8, 2026 Yesterday, President Donald J.

March 8, 2026
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March 7, 2026 At 8:50 yesterday morning, President Donald J.

March 7, 2026
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DOGE kills 4 in Midwest tornado outbreak * UPDATEDx2* by lilboyblu | March 7, 2026 TLDR Four people died in southwest Michigan yesterday when tornadoes ripped through communities that had, in some cases, less than eight minutes of warning. The national b...

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So it was a Bad Bill!
Not Surprising….

Sorry, but it's true.