Clash of Power: In a dramatic standoff last night, Attorney Gen. William Barr tried to force out the US attorney in Manhattan, who responded by refusing to step down.   The Trump administration in recent weeks has been purging people deemed insufficiently …

Stay at Home Order: Dealing a blow to President Trump’s anti-immigration agenda, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 yesterday that Trump cannot abruptly end protections for illegal immigrants brought to the US as children.   The program known as DACA, Deferred Action for …

Bolton Bookbomb: Former National Security Adviser John Bolton writes in his new memoir that House Democrats bungled the impeachment of President Trump, skipping over serious misuse of power for his personal benefit.   “A president may not misuse the national government’s legitimate …

Viral News: Florida set a new record for itself yesterday, reporting 2,783 new cases of the coronavirus in a single day as the pandemic grows in that state.    Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who’s been pushing to get the state re-opened …

The Supremes Sing: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 yesterday that you can’t fire an employee or refuse to hire them because they are gay or transgender. The majority said Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination “because …

Police Blotter: An officer was fired, the chief of police resigned, and a restaurant was burned after the shooting death of an unarmed black man in Atlanta over the weekend.   Even as protests continue over the Minneapolis police killing of George …

The Covid Corner: President Trump is scheduled to speak today to the graduating class at West Point, which was brought back from coronavirus furlough at the president’s orders. All the cadets were put into a two-week quarantine leading to today.  Family and …

Viral News: The Dow Jones dropped 1,860 points yesterday on investor fears that the coronavirus is making a major resurgence in the US that will further stall the economy.   The Dow dropped 7 percent and the S&P, 6 percent.   This morning, …

Pandemic: As coronavirus cases continue rising in 21 states, the Federal Reserve says unemployment will remain over nine percent through the end of the year, President Trump is planning political rallies with no health precautions, but the Coachella Music festival and …

Man of Change: Forty-six-year-old George Floyd, whose death at the hands of the Minneapolis police set off weeks of protests all over the country, was buried yesterday in Houston after several memorials and a funeral service.    The final service was broken …