Unpardonable: President Trump told the head of border protection that he should shut down the southern border illegally and Trump would later pardon him if he got into legal trouble, several news outlets report. The President may have been joking, but …

Wiki-Charged:Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who made his name posting secret documents online, has been charged with conspiracy to hack into a US military computer.  Interestingly, Assange was not charged with espionage, which the government had considered. In  pressing the hacking charge, …

Wiki-Arrest: In a surprising development, the Ecuadorian Embassy in London rescinded diplomatic asylum for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and he was dragged out of the building in handcuffs by British police.   The Ecuadorians said the prickly Assange wore out his welcome. …

Spring Unsprung:A powerful spring storm is bringing a blizzard to six midwestern states today. Blizzard warnings have been issued from parts of northeastern Colorado to southeastern Wyoming, northwest Kansas, western and central Nebraska, much of South Dakota and southwestern Minnesota. …

Today in Trumpworld:A housecleaning at Homeland Security; blocked in court; a terrorist designation. It’s only Tuesday.   After pushing out Homeland Security Secretary Kierstjen Nielsen, President Trump appears to be wiping out the top ranks of the department in his campaign …

Homeward Bound: Homeland Security Secretary Kiersten Nielsen has taken the fall for the swell of immigrants seeking asylum at the southern border that’s making President Trump very unhappy.   Nielsen resigned yesterday at the end of a meeting in which they were …

Empty Threats: Backing down from his threat to close the Southern border this week, President Trump said he’s giving Mexico “a one-year warning” to stop the flow of drugs and stem the tide of immigrants passing through to the United States. …

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 …

45 and 45 Minutes: As he contemplates closing the Southern border to stop immigration,Donald Trump said he could do in 45 minutes what Congress has been unable to do for years; fix the country’s immigration laws.   “Congress has to meet quickly …

Insecure: A White House security adviser told lawmakers that the Trump administration has reversed 25 denials of security clearances that had been issued for “disqualifying reasons.” According to a publicly-released memo, Tricia Newbold said she considered Congress her “last hope” for …