ICE MELT: The Department of Homeland Security went into partial shutdown overnight as Democrats blocked funding in a dispute over the practices and behavior of immigration agents in the field. The department says essential services will continue while many employees will …

GASLIGHT: President Trump yesterday declared that he is abandoning the 2009 finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life by warming the planet, effectively eliminating the federal government’s authority to fight climate change through regulation.   Trump says in direct opposition to scientific …

THE BLACK HAND: Investigators scouring the desert around Tucson found a  black glove that appear similar to the ones worn by the kidnapper in video taken at the front door of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. It’s been 12 days since the mother of …

BLOOD SIMPLE: In what may be the most significant break in the case, The FBI and Pima Couty Sheriff released doorbell video of a masked man at the front door of Nancy Guthrie’s home outside Tucson the night she was abducted. …

OMERTA: Some members of Congress were allowed to see the unredacted files on sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and had questions about the shielding of identities in the Department of Justice release.    Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, who’s been bucking President Trump …

DEEEFENSE!: The Seattle Seahawks crushed the New England Patriots 29-13 in a defensive battle to win the Super Bowl 29-13. The Seahawks picked apart the Patriots with field goals, scoring 15 points with five kicks, and running one interception  for a  touchdown.    The …

IN BLACK AND WHITE: Donald Trump on Thursday posted an abjectly racist meme showing former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle with their faces superimposed on the bodies of apes … then took it down when the posting caused an …

BLOOD SIMPLE: Investigators in Arizona confirm that the doorbell camera on the home of Nancy Guthrie was disabled and that drops of blood at her doorstep were hers. They still have no suspects in the kidnapping of the 84-year-old mother of …

ICE OUT: Border czar Tom Homan said yesterday that he will draw down about 700 immigration agents from Minnesota to focus on “smart law enforcement, not less law enforcement.”  That would still leave about 2,000 agents in the Minneapolis area.    Asked by reporters …

TAKEN: Investigators in Arizona say a ransom note for the mother of “Today Show” anchor Savannah Guthrie was received by a local television station and they’re trying to determine whether it’s real.   The tabloid news outlet TMZ says it also has …