Terry H. Schwadron

Jan 15, 2025 | dcreport.org | Terry H. Schwadron

As confirmations go, the hearing for Pete Hegseth — military veteran, failed leader of two veterans’ groups and outspoken Fox News commentator, — and someone Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the Armed Services Committee chair, called an “unconventional” choice to become the leader of America’s military, was fraught with contradiction and deflection .

Jan 12, 2025 | dcreport.org | Terry H. Schwadron

As distressing it is to watch the wildfire devastation across Los Angeles, it has been impossible not to remember that LA was our home for two decades of child-rearing and work. That acknowledgment makes the video of multiple lost neighborhoods and uprooted lives on streets we know yet more heartbreaking, as does the understanding that it will take years to figure out what comes next for families and the city itself.

Jan 10, 2025 | dcreport.org | Terry H. Schwadron

The oddball political genius in Donald Trump is to keep everyone guessing: When he throws around remarks about taking over countries – such as Greenland – and not “ruling out” military incursions, is he serious, joking, bluffing for negotiating or simply keeping himself in the spotlight?

Dec 30, 2024 | dcreport.org | Terry H. Schwadron

News of Jimmy Carter's death has released a flood of political memories about the former president, many of which are worth noting if for no other reason than to use it to measure the drift from values he used as goalposts to the public meanness we see having emerged all these years later. Just how the passage of time reshapes assessments about people, contributions, events and values is something we probably do not give enough credence.

Dec 29, 2024 | dcreport.org | Terry H. Schwadron

HUD Nominee Appears to Oppose the Department’s Core Mission of Helping the DisadvantagedWith most confirmation attention focused on the Donald Trump’s appointees under review for sexual assault complaints, focus on pursuing “enemies,” or outlandish health claims, we tend to overlook those who simply detest the agencies they are being asked to lead.