Mike Johnson is once again Speaker of The US House of Representatives as of midday Noon 🕛 He got the speaker's gavel — with help from his Frenemy. The fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack coming this Monday, steel fencing is again wrapping the Capitol, which has had some Democrats in tears and many Capitol Police officers reliving the horror they endured that day.
Meanwhile, Judge Juan Merchan denied Trump's motion to dismiss the case against him, and said he could appear in person or remotely for the sentencing

The inauguration has not taken place and the US Representatives of We The People haven’t certified the election, yet they’re at it.

As the Trump administration prepares to take office and Republicans get set to assume majority control of the House and Senate, a controversial federal office focused on disinformation campaigns is out of business.. 

The US State Department agency focused on foreign disinformation has reportedly been shut down

I have to always be my own man, no matter what happens around me and what others think I could, would, and should be.

This one connects both personal growth and cultural traditions around the New Year. The idea of starting as I mean to go on is powerful, suggesting that the way I enter a new phase in life sets the tone for everything that follows.

August 9, 1974, was a momentous day in American history, not just because my first child, Rachel Tiven, was born in Atlanta that morning but also because a resigned President Richard Nixon left the White House in disgrace at lunchtime headed for political oblivion in California.

Safe travels, stay safe and other phrases are are part of our vernacular in today’s dangerous America.

Have you noticed how we casually toss out "Be safe" every day? If someone's off to work, school, or just running errands, it's like a reflex. I guess it makes sense—safety feels more precious now than ever.