Shifting Sands: As the number of coronavirus cases in the US topped 1 million yesterday, the White House coronavirus task force issued a projection that 74,000 Americans will die of the disease by August.

Tax Season: At long last, The HouseWays and Means Committee has sent the IRS a letter demanding to see the last six years of President Trump’s personal and business tax returns. They are leaning on a little-known provision in the federal …

Minutes with the President: President Trump in his interview with “60 Minutes” suggested that the future for Secy. of Defense James Mattis may be in doubt. “I think he’s sort of a Democrat, if you want to know the truth,” Trump …

Political Climate: President Trump is set to announce at 3:00 today whether he will pull the US out of the Paris Climate Accord. Trump himself tweeted yesterday, “I will be announcing my decision on the Paris Accord over the next …

It’s Political: Sticking to the script of a major foreign policy speech in Youngstown, Ohio yesterday, Donald Trump called for an end to “nation-building” and for “extreme, extreme vetting” of foreigners who enter the US. “If I become president, the …

Vladimir Trump: Taking sides against his own country in pursuit of the presidency, Donald Trump yesterday said he hoped that Russia had hacked Hillary Clinton’s private email server and gotten possession of her State Department mail. “Russia, if you’re listening, …

State of Siege: As raids and searches continued throughout Brussels yesterday, police arrested at least six people in the Schaerbeek district of the city. In a separate investigation, French police arrested a man near Paris. They said the suspect was …

It’s Political: Donald Trump won the Nevada caucuses by an overwhelming 45.9 percent and Marco Rubio crept into second place with 23.9 percent. It’s Trump’s third straight win and crowing about it from the podium he said, “We won with …

Hamlet Decides: Vice President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will not run for president ends one of the highest-polling non-candidacies in American political history. It will undoubtedly be a relief to Hillary Clinton who watched as Biden rose to number …

Oh, Canada: Canada’s Liberal Party led by Justin Trudeau, son of the late former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, swept into power after elections yesterday, ending the nine-year rule of the Conservative Party’s Stephen Harper. Trudeau campaigned partly on a promise …