The Countdown: Congress and the President have until Feb. 15^thto work out a deal on border security before the government might close again or the President declares a national emergency.

 His presidency, and ability to get re-elected, are at stake.

  This morning he was whipping up a Twitter frenzy over suspicions of illegal voting in Texas. “58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote. These numbers are just the tip of the iceberg. All over the country, especially in California, voter fraud is rampant. Must be stopped. Strong voter ID!”

  There is no proof of that statement. He made it up, but it supports his demand for a border wall.

  Despite a stinging defeat in the shutdown, Trump was boldly tweeting yesterday. He wrote “Will not be easy to make a deal, both parties very dug in. The case for National Security has been greatly enhanced by what has been happening at the Border & through dialogue. We will build the Wall!”

  But the President did make a concession on Friday when he said that “we do not need 2,000 miles of concrete wall from sea to shining sea — we never did.” That might give Democrats an opportunity to pay for a wall that is not a wall, and allow the President to say that it is a wall.

Oh Yeah, What About: President Trump was all over Twitter yesterday complaining about the indictment of his friend Roger Stone.

  “If Roger Stone was indicted for lying to Congress, what about the lying done by Comey, Brennan, Clapper, Lisa Page & lover, Baker and soooo many others? What about Hillary to FBI and her 33,000 deleted Emails? What about Lisa & Peter’s deleted texts & Wiener’s laptop? Much more!”

  Note that he didn’t say Roger Stone is innocent or there was no connection between the Trump camp and Russian influencers during the 2016 campaign.

When someone asks “What about?” it means the accusations are true and they are just trying to divert attention.

  Trump’s taunter-in-chief, former CIA Director John Brennan, tweeted, “Your cabal of unprincipled, unethical, dishonest, and sycophantic cronies is being methodically brought to justice. We all know where this trail leads. If your utter incompetence is not enough to run you out of office, your increasingly obvious political corruption surely will.”

Crime Blotter:Authorities in Louisiana are hunting for a 21-year-old man they believe murdered his parents and killed three other people in a shooting spree yesterday. Police found Elizabeth and Keith Theriot, both 51, and were able to talk to them before they expired. Three members of another family were killed about 70 miles away.

Permawar:Two bombs exploded minutes apart at a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 100 others during Sunday Mass. Islamist militants are believed to be responsible.

 The second bomb was timed to go off just as first responders arrived at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Jolo, the capital of the Sulu province. The casualties include soldiers.

Health Warning: The editorial staff of The Rooney Report was up late last night eating and drinking too much so we’re going to wrap it up and leave you with this:

 The Centers for Disease Control has warned Americans who own hedgehogs not to kiss or snuggle them after an outbreak of salmonella was linked to the little creatures.

 At least 10 people have been affected after close contact with a hedgehog. The CDC says, “don’t kiss, snuggle, or hold small pets close to your face.”

 If your hedgehog really loves you, he’ll understand.

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