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Latest Commentary: Judge Tosses Comey, James Cases -- The Trump administration has many interesting characteristics that distinguish it from its predecessors. However, the main trait is incompetence. The ineptitude of the administration sest new records. As evidence, one only need to look at the decision in the Eastern District of Virginia to throw out the cases filed against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney-General because the prosecutor who signed their indictments was not properly appointed. There might have been other reasons to toss the indictments out, but this is such a stunningly fundamental error that it deserves deeper analysis. [25 November] Marjorie Taylor Greene Resigning from Congress -- A couple of weeks ago, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was one of the leading lights of the MAGA movement. Then, she signed onto the discharge petition that forced the House to vote on releasing the Epstein Files. Ms. Greene appears to have taken the promise to release those as a real promise that had to be kept. The White House never meant for that to take place. Demanding their release was simply a campaign move to win over some fringe conspiracy-theorist votes. When the vote happened, Mr. Trump turn on her, and soon, the threats came rolling in. She has announced she will leave the House in January. [24 November] US September Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.4% -- The September Non-Farm Payroll report was due out October 3, but because Congress and the President decided to close down the government for almost a month and a half, it only came out this morning. While the US added 119,000 jobs in September, more than expected, the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4% from 4.3% in August. This report may not be as precise as previous ones because of the shutdown. It will require data after October and November before one can ascertain whether these are useful data. What is clear is that the negative trend in unemployment continues. [20 November] Congress Passes Epstein Files Transparency Act -- The Congress of the United States can act quickly when it wants to. Yesterday, a bill was put on the floor of the House of Representatives that had not been in committee and had no hearings. A majority of Congresspersons forced the vote with a discharge petition, and such was the public support, that the president reversed his anti-release attitude and yielded to the inevitable. The vote in the House was 427 for and 1 against. The Senate, reading the writing on the wall, passed it by unanimous consent, no debate at all. The president now has no choice but to sign the bill into law, a perfect example of a man being hoisted by his own petard. [19 November] Trump Surrenders on Epstein File Vote -- Donald Trump fears the release of the so-called Epstein Files. One can deduce that from the incredible amount of pressure he sought to put on four Republican members of the House of Representatives to get them to withdraw their support for the bill forcing the Department of Justice to release them. They would not budge, however, and Mr. Trump did what he always does when faced with certain defeat. He surrendered. Sunday night, he announced that he is all for the GOP members to vote for the release. If he truly wanted the documents released, he would simply order them released. That he has not says this surrender was an effort to avoid a crushing defeat in the House. The files still will not be released, but Mr. Trump has managed to split his movement between those who want pedophiles prosecuted and those who want Mr. Trump to have his way in all things. [18 November] © Copyright 2025 by The Kensington Review, Jeff Myhre, PhD, Editor. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written consent. Produced using Ubuntu Linux.
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