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The brass key to safe deposit box number 214 had a tiny, jagged scratch on its bow shaped like a miniature arrow. I noticed it as I handed the key to Clara Mercer, who had been running the branch since my children were in diapers. Clara took the key, her thick reading glasses hanging from … Read more
Richard had his leather briefcase flat on my kitchen table. It sat right over the grease spot where his father used to set his morning toast. A pink slip for the electric bill, one hundred and forty dollars, sat face down near the toaster. The old Sears refrigerator hummed its low, uneven tune in the … Read more
The rusted pipe under the kitchen sink gave a wet, metallic groan when I clamped the iron wrench around the brass nut. Gray water, smelling of sour dish soap and rotting wood, trickled over my knuckles. Max sat on the linoleum next to my boots, tapping his blue plastic wrench against a cabinet door. “Can … Read more
A number of establishment Republicans were defeated in their primaries earlier this year, losing to candidates backed by President Donald Trump. And now that their days in Congress are numbered, they appear to be taking their wrath out on the president. Trump said Friday that Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is delaying the confirmation of Todd … Read more
President Donald Trump is sharpening his message to Iran as crucial negotiations approach ending hostilities, cautioning that the country’s leaders are in a position of weakness while trying to exploit global shipping routes. “The Iranians don’t seem to realize they have no cards, other than a short-term extortion of the World by using International continue … Read more
There’s been another major update involving President Donald Trump’s administration. As the president takes on many challenges both at home and abroad, his team has just been hit with another round of bad news. Trump’s top diplomat in Africa, Troy Fitrell, will retire from the State Department at the end of the month. Jonathan Pratt, … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a landmark victory for American companies and constitutional limits on judicial power. The nation’s highest court ruled 6-3 in Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe (24-856) that neither the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) nor the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA) allows private plaintiffs to sue for aiding and abetting … Read more
The Justice Department’s deputy attorney general on Wednesday “unequivocally” denied a report from an MSNBC journalist claiming that Maryland’s top federal prosecutor had informed department leadership that a potential case against Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) was too weak to pursue. Schiff is currently being investigated in Maryland over allegations of continue reading …
Former Vice President Mike Pence is still trying to remain relevant within the GOP by criticizing his former boss, but this approach does not seem likely to endear him to the MAGA world. During an interview on CNN, anchor Kate Bolduan asked Pence about President Donald Trump’s recent moves with Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir … Read more
With the sudden death of South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, new questions are arising about the current condition of former GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, as Republican control of the chamber is suddenly at risk. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, intensified his calls on Saturday for McConnell to disclose the undisclosed medical … Read more
