ProPublica had a good article on South Carolina magistrate system. It is an antiquated system of justice. A 2019 series by The Post and Courier and ProPublica exposed how a flawed system of selection and oversight provided fertile ground for misconduct on the bench. Gov. McMaster wants changes to the qualifications and oversight of South Carolina magistrates after years

The U.S. government is pumping $1.5 billion into the Farmers to Families Food Box program to help supply food lines. This money should stabilize the program until May. Some food lines were running low on food during the Holidays. Many had shut down completely in early December. The $4.5 billion program launched during the pandemic. 

Today, Mr. Biden plans to rescind the travel ban on several predominantly Muslim countries, rejoin the Paris climate change accord, extend pandemic-related limits on evictions and student loan payments and order agencies to figure out how to reunite children separated from families after crossing the border. Goodbye, Donald. On top of a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan,

Profile in Courage Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is the third-highest ranking Republican leader in the House. She is the daughter of former Vice-President Dick Cheney. Cheney published a courageous statement. Cheney announced that she’ll vote to impeach President Donald Trump. The impeachment is necessary because of his involvement in inciting a deadly insurrection at the Capitol

Jonathan Swan of Axios wrote about a phone call between Trump and House Minority Leader Republican Kevin McCarthy. Trump tried to blame his political opponents for the insurrection on January 6. Trump said it was “Antifa people” who stormed the Capitol. But McCarthy was having none of it: “It’s not Antifa, it’s MAGA. I know.