A prominent Hong Kong protestor, Jimmy Sham, has been attacked by men wielding hammers. There were four to five men, and it won’t be long before protestors start accusing the police or even Beijing authorities of instigating. Sham survived the attack and sought help at a hospital, though he was left quite bloodied. Tens of …

You know the commander in chief is doing a terrible job when veterans condemn his military policies. Trump’s latest decision to abandon the Kurds to their fates has drawn such condemnations. It’s time that Trump be removed as commander in chief, if only because he’s not doing his job. Former Trump staff members have reported …

Jon Meacham, a presidential historian, has claimed that Trump’s behavior is “sedate” compared to Nixon’s. Nixon, after all, didn’t employ foreigners to do his dirty work. Otherwise, the parallels to Watergate are so close that Meacham believes we’re heading towards a Supreme Court case. Meacham may be right, since things are heating up on the …

Through the tumultuous past three years, the GOP has stood behind Donald Trump. But now that support for Trump’s impeachment is on the rise and he’s making terrible choices, the GOP may be turning on him. A former counselor to Paul Ryan said, “Everyone is getting a little shaky at this point. Members have gotten …

Hong Kong officials aim to stop the ongoing protests by banning face masks, which the protestors use to maintain anonymity. Banning the masks won’t stop them, however, since they can use laser pointers to stop facial recognition software. Several weeks ago, police attempted to ban Hong Kong protestors from demonstrating, but the protestors defied police and …

According to a weekly Economist/YouGov poll, Elizabeth Warren has surpassed Joe Biden and now leads the primary field by 4%. She has been enjoying a surge in the polls in recent weeks, and now she is the contender to beat. Warren also leads Joseph Biden in an Iowa poll. According to the Des Moines Register, …

China has doubled the number of troops in Hong Kong, bringing the number of troops to somewhere near 12,000. It is difficult to tell the exact number of troops, however, because China disguised their entry. Since China took control of Hong Kong in 1997, it has regularly rotated troops through the reason, with a steady …

About 300 top ex-officials, including diplomats, national security officials, and White House staffers, have signed their names to a letter accusing Trump of an “unconscionable abuse of power” by pushing the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden. “Having worked across administrations of both parties to uphold and advance those national interests, we consider the President’s …

According to a new poll, support for impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump has risen 12 points since three months ago. Opposition to impeachment dropped 3 points. Earlier this week, speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced formal impeachment inquiries into President Donald Trump. “I’m announcing that the House of Representatives is moving forward with an official …

In July, Wang Meiyu was arrested for standing outside a Hunan police station holding up a sign calling on top Chinese officials to step down and implement universal suffrage. This week, police called his wife to tell her that he was dead, but they declined to say how. His body was observed to be bleeding …

Democrats are calling on House leadership to cancel the upcoming recess in order to focus on the impeachment inquiry. One progressive has said, “Congress is about to leave for a two-week recess — we should not do that. We need to stay in Washington to work for the American people.” House leaders have said they’re not …

Donald Trump was caught threatening the whistleblower––or whoever gave the whistleblower the information. Trump suggested that the whistleblower was a spy and should be executed. The irony is, of course, that Trump himself was just called a traitor worthy of execution by none other than Bill Weld, a Republican Party primary challenger, accused Donald Trump of …