The Ups and Downs: Facing an increasing crisis with the coronavirus, the governor of Texas yesterday ordered nearly everyone in the state to wear masks while nearly five million jobs were added to the national economy in June, demonstrating that the …

Pandemic: With new coronavirus infections at their highest rate yet, states and cities that were pushing to re-open are backing off.   More than 50,000 new cases were announced yesterday in the US, a one-day record. The 14-day rate of infection is …

Rising Wave: With 47,000 new cases, yesterday was the fourth day in a week that the US set a one-day record for new coronavirus cases.    Testifying before Congress, epidemiologist Dr. Anthony Fauci said the daily count could reach 100,000 if the …

Stare Decisis: Siding with the  liberal minority, Chief Justice John Roberts cited precedent yesterday when he joined the liberal minority in an abortion-related decision he had previously opposed.    The decision struck down a restrictive abortion clinic law in Louisiana that was almost …

Civil War News: The Mississippi legislature voted over the weekend to remove the Confederate battle flag from the state flag, becoming the last of the southern states to do so. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has said he will sign the bill which …

Pandemic: Florida reported more than 8,900 new coronavirus cases on Friday, another one day record as the state’s re-opening of bars, restaurants, beaches and public spaces backfires.   Florida and Texas, with cases also rising, ordered all the bars closed. The Dow …

Pandemic Odds: Probably only about one in 10 US coronavirus cases have been diagnosed, according to the director of the Centers for Disease Control. That would mean more than 24 million Americans have been infected.    Dr. Robert Redfield said on a …

Pandemic: The country’s three most populous states — California, Texas, and Florida — yesterday all posted their highest ever one-day increase in coronavirus cases.    The US registered more almost 37,000 new cases yesterday, a single-day record, and the 14-day rate of …

Out of the Room: John Bolton’s tell-all book “The Room Where it Happened” hits the bookstands today, with few surprises left after pre-publication publicity.   An aggrieved President Trump tweeted, “I gave John Bolton, who was incapable of being Senate confirmed because …

Pranked in Tulsa: It seemed suspicious when President Trump said a million people had applied for tickets to his Tulsa rally and it appears there was a reason for it.  The NY Times reports that there was a social media campaign to …