Poison in the Park: A British man and woman have been made critically ill by exposure to the Russian nerve agent Novichok, the same chemical weapon that nearly killed a former Russian double agent living in England and his daughter. …

Happy Birthday: It’s the Fourth of July and we are loaded with news from the MAGAphone. Affirmative Reaction: The Trump administration is withdrawing Obama-era guidance encouraging schools and colleges to promote diversity in admissions. The departments of Justice and Education announced …

Deep Trouble: After 10 days trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand, 12 boys and their soccer coach were found alive after a search that involved professional cavers and divers. The boys range in age from 11 to 16, …

Stare Decicis: In one of the opening shots in what is sure to be a battle over President Trump’s next Supreme Court nominee, Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, said she will not support a candidate opposed to abortion. “I …

Casualties of War: General Motors warned that another round of import tariffs could make cars sufficiently more expensive to force the company to scale back production and lay off workers. GM said that a new round of tariffs considered by …

Deadline Shooting: Five people were killed yesterday in a shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md. A suspect was arrested. He is described as a 38-year-old local man with a grudge against the paper. One of the dead was …

Right Turn: Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, the swing vote between four conservatives and four liberals, announced that he’s going to retire, potentially giving President Trump and the Republicans a replacement appointment that will shape court decisions for decades. On …

As Goes New York: Primary votes in seven states yesterday resulted in a shocker in New York where 28-year-old political rookie Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat 10-term Democratic Rep. Joseph Crowley, who was considered a candidate for Speaker of the House if …

Catch and Release: In a tacit admission that immigration policy isn’t so easy as big talk, Customs and Border Protection  announced that it is backing away from President Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy of detaining illegal immigrants and returning to the …

Let Them Eat Cake: While being driven to his golf course in Virginia yesterday, President Trump tweeted a call for illegal immigrants to be deprived of due process and sent immediately back. He wrote, “We cannot allow all of these …