IT’S WAR: Israel has ordered a full blockade of the Gaza strip … no food, water, or fuel to be allowed in as Israel prepares for a likely invasion of the Palestinian enclave.  The primary goal of the Hamas militant attack …

AL AQSA STORM: Open warfare broke out today as Palestinian militants in Gaza fired as many as 3,000 rockets into Israel while invading several small Israeli towns.    The militants crossed into Israel by land, sea and air, their attacks resulting in the …

LEAKY SUB: Shortly after he left the White House, Donald Trump shared what is believed to be classified information about American nuclear submarines with a billionaire Australian businessman at Mar-a-Lago, the former president’s club and residence in Florida ABC News reported …

From Los Angeles … Short today, got a plane to catch. IT’S POLITICAL: The fight to succeed Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House is shaping up. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise from Louisiana and Ohio’s Jim Jordan both declared themselves …

From Los Angeles … THE GAETZ OF HELL: House Democrats along with a handful of Republican hardliners drove the removal of Speaker Kevin McCarthy yesterday, making him the first speaker in history removed by vote. The Republican majority has no known …

From Los Angeles … BEYOND MIDNIGHT:  Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, one of the leading conservative extremists of his party, made his promised move late yesterday to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post.   McCarthy said he’s going to call for …

From Los Angeles … BEYOND MIDNIGHT: House speaker Kevin McCarthy kept the government running into November by collecting votes from Democrats, inspiring his prime enemy Matt Gaetz of Florida to promise a move to kick McCarthy out of the speakership.  “The …

September 30, 2023Vol. 12, No. 2099 From Los Angeles … MIDNIGHT COMING: Twenty-one hardened right wingers in the House of Representatives yesterday shot down a stopgap bill known as a continuing resolution to keep the US government running, virtually assuring a shutdown …

From Los Angeles … LEGEND GONE: California Senator Diane Feinstein, a powerful figure in American politics, has died at age 90, according to the Associated Press. Her health had seriously declined in recent months and there had been talk of her …

LITTLE GOVERNMENT: With House Republicans at war with themselves over budget and spending, a shutdown of the federal government at midnight Saturday is looking increasingly likely.   Last we heard, Speaker Kevin McCarthy was trolling the corridors to get support for a bill …