SELF EVIDENT: The United States of America celebrates its 250th anniversary today.    At the inception of this country, Thomas Jefferson wrote the monumental words:    We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by …

FEELING BLUE: On the theory that a grand jury could be convinced to indict a ham sandwich, Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn of Bethesda, Maryland has been indicted on a felony charge of vandalism on a claim that he ripped a section …

PRESIDENTIAL BUSINESS: Donald Trump made $2.2 billion in his first year back in the presidency, The NY Times reports according to financial disclosures. The paper says he made $1.4 billion just on his issue of a cryptocurrency, revealing that he is …

WIN SOME, LOSE SOME: President Trump had a mixed day with the Supreme Court, winning a more executive power but losing his bid to restrict voting by mail as well as his last ditch appeal to avoid paying a $5 million …

June 29, 2026 THE WAR ROOM: After several days exchanging fire with the US, it seems evident that Iran is intent upon maintaining military and economic control of the Strait of Hormuz. With a considerably diminished military, control of the strait …

THE WAR ROOM: The US yesterday struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations as well as coastal radar sites in what Central Command called a “powerful response” to the Iranian attack on a container ship Thursday in the Strait of Hormuz.   The …

June 26, 2026Vol. 15, No. 2310 GET OUT!: The Supreme Court’s conservative majority  handed down two big wins for President Trump yesterday, broadly increasing his power over immigration.    One decision allows the government to turn way migrants seeking asylum at the border …

EARTHQUAKE: Major earthquakes of 7.5 And 7.2  magnitude struck Venezuela, collapsing buildings and knocking out electricity in parts of the country.  It’s still early in the search and rescue but the number of dead is at least 164 and the injured, 971.   The …

THE ART OF THE PEEL: President Trump dispatched the National Guard to protect the newly-refurbished National Mall reflecting pool which he claims was the target of vandals destroying the blue bottom rather than failed workmanship. In Trump’s mind there is never …

CEASEFIRE AND FIRE: Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon continue to shoot at each other, endangering the US agreement with Iran to hammer out a permanent peace deal. Iran has made peace contingent upon  an end to fighting in Lebanon.   An Israeli military …