Ethiopia and Tigray have made a deal about delivery of humanitarian aid.

Democrats will retain control of the Senate, and a victory in Georgia's coming runoff could give Democrats a 52 to 49 lead (counting Vice President Harris). That would enable them to overcome the opposition of Manchin and Sinema.

However, they won't be able to pass much legislation for the next two years if they don't control the House of Representatives.

It appears that most of the Putin forces managed to escape across the Dniepr river, while Ukrainian forces moved in and took control of the northern part of the Kherson region.

I was hoping they would deal the Putin forces an additional defeat in the process. It will be hard for Ukraine to advance across the Dniepr. Its next attack will have to be elsewhere else.

US citizens: call on the Senate to eliminate the filibuster, then pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act before the end of the year,

The Capitol Switchboard number is +1-202-224-3121.

If you call, please spread the word!

US citizens: for protecting the tricolored bat as an endangered species.