The Trumpster Fire: President Trump says he will address the country tonight about the “crisis”  on the southern border and visit the area later in the week to persuade Americans his wall is necessary.    Trump claims the situation is a national security …

Double Reverse: US troops are not leaving Syria as fast as President Trump announced, according to an announcement by National Security Adviser John Bolton in Israel yesterday.   Trump had announced a near-immediate withdrawal of 2,000 Americans, but Bolton said that has …

Wall of Lies:The federal government shutdown continues today as negotiators fail to find common ground — or a common wall.   “Not much headway made today,” President Trump tweeted after a meeting yesterday adjourned. “Second meeting set for tomorrow. After so …

Months or Years:With the government shutdown dragging on over his demands for a border wall, President Trump said yesterday that he could declare a national emergency and build it anyway.   “We could call a national emergency and build it very …

Madam Speaker:House Democrats are expected to roll out today an agenda of bills designed to make voting easier, tighten Washington ethics, and require presidents and candidates for high office to reveal their tax returns. It is largely symbolic because all …

The Art of No Deal: Democrats take over the House of Representatives today and departed Speaker Paul Ryan left with a 12 percent favorable rating.   But ….President Trump dismissed the Democratic proposal for spending plans that would re-open  the government hours before …

Borderline Personality:President Trump invited leaders of both parties to meet at the White House today for a briefing on border security. Our guess is that Homeland Security briefers will tell them the migrant “crisis” is equivalent to Germany taking the …

And So it Begins:Happy New Year! The ball dropped under pouring rain in  Times Square, it’s 2019, and the next presidential campaign has begun while Donald Trump is still declaring victory in the last one.   Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced …

The Artless Dealer: It’s New Year’s Eve and rain is expected as the ball drops in New York’s Times Square.    The President is now unabashedly blaming Democrats for the government shutdown, even though he had said he would gladly “take the …

The Border and the Blame:President Trump yesterday used Twitter to blame Democrats for the deaths of two migrant children in federal custody this month.  He wrote, “Any deaths of children or others at the Border are strictly the fault of the …