DOMESTIC WARFARE: A federal judge in Oregon issued an order yesterday blocking the Trump administration from deploying troops from anywhere  in the country to Portland while in Illinois a federal judge chose not to stop National Guardsmen from Texas from being sent into …

DOMESTIC WARFARE: After a federal judge in Oregon blocked president Trump from deploying the National Guard to Portland, the President ordered 300 members of the California Guard already federalized to face northwest protesters angry over immigrant roundups.   Trump claimed that; “Portland …

PEACE, MAYBE: In a dramatic development for the Gaza war, Hamas militants agreed to release all remaining hostages taken from Israel two years ago, as well as the bodies of those who have died, and work out further details of a …

SHUTDOWN, DAY THREE: President Trump said yesterday on his social media feed that he’s going to target what he calls “Democrat Agencies” in retaliation for the government shutdown forced by Senate Democrats.   Trump wrote on his Truth Social that he would …

SHUTDOWN, DAY TWO: President Trump started moving quickly yesterday to punish the states of Democratic senators who forced the funding cutoff and government shutdown. The administration is cutting off billions of dollars in funding for projects across the country while also …

THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT: The federal government shut down at midnight after congressional Republicans refused to negotiate over Democratic demands for healthcare spending and nutrition. The Democrats drew the line over expiring health care subsidies and Medicaid cuts enacted in President Trump’s …

THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT: The federal government is on the brink of shutdown at midnight unless congressional Republicans make concessions or some kind of deal with the Democrats.   Leaders from both parties emerged from a meeting yesterday with President Trump without …

THE SHOOTING GALLERY:  A Mormon megachurch was destroyed yesterday in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan after a man crashed his car into the building and opened fire. At least four people were killed, 8 wounded, and more victims may have been left inside the …

ENEMIES Of THE STATE: As the Justice Department goes after President Trump’s perceived enemies,  prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia are preparing to present a grand jury with a perjury case against former FBI Director James Comey, the Washington Post reports. …

KIMMEL LIVES: ABC’s late night host Jimmy Kimmel returned to the air last night explaining but not apologizing for the joke that got him suspended. He opened a lengthy monologue with, “As I was saying before I was interrupted.”   But minutes …