Winners in this year’s U.S. Senate races will have to address the problem.
Category: Merrill Matthews
The past and possibly future blue wave
The 2006 midterm election was a huge “blue wave.” As the night passed, those of us watching the results saw race after closely contested race go to the Democratic candidate. It was a brutal night for Republican candidates in both federal and state elections. And it poses a dire warning for the 2026 midterms.
Knowns and unknowns of the Trump family’s financial dealings
Here’s a known: President Trump announced on Truth Social at 7:05 a.m. on Monday, March 23, that he would postpone strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure for five days, canceling his 48-hour deadline issued the Friday before. Bloomberg News reports that at 6:49 a.m., “at least 6 million barrels of Brent and West Texas Intermediate were sold in … two minutes.” Bloomberg adds, “The average for the same time period over the previous five trading days was about … 700,000 barrels.”
So, 8.5 times the average volume of oil futures changed hands just 15 minutes before Trump made an announcement guaranteed to send oil prices down — and stocks up.
Congress will get its vote on the war with Iran
It appears Congress will finally get to vote on President Trump’s self-initiated war with Iran. It won’t be a direct vote on the war, even though Article I of the U.S. Constitution vests that power in Congress and not the executive branch. It will be an indirect vote providing funding for the war effort and replenishing our munitions — and perhaps other items.