Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick: Jeff Fager, executive producer of “60 Minutes” and one of the most powerful figures in network news, was fired yesterday amid accusations of misconduct. He has been only the second person to run the show in …

Category 4: Hurricane Florence is bearing down on the Southeast coast, threatening to be an historically damaging event. Under evacuation orders, residents and tourists are choking the roads heading west. Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina called the storm “big” …

Beach Weather: Hurricane Florence jumped yesterday from a Category 2 up to a Category 4, causing the governor of South Carolina to order evacuation of the state’s entire coastline starting at noon today. That involves about 1 million people. Roads will …

Poke in the Eye: CBS yesterday kicked out chief network executive Les Moonves after a second New Yorker article detailing accusations of sexual impropriety by six women. Moonves is one of Hollywood’s most powerful executives, having made CBS the most watched television …

Backspin: Japan’s Naomi Osaka toppled Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 yesterday at the US Open to become the first Grand Slam singles champion born in her country. The 20 -year-old Osaka moved to the US at age 3. Her win was tarnished …

Barack is Back: Re-entering the political fray after nearly two years of silence, former President Barack Obama condemned the politics of President Trump and his administration in a speech yesterday at the  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “None of this is …

The Hunt for Red October: President Trump is outraged and everyone in Washington is sleuthing to find out who was the anonymous administration official who wrote in The NY Times that Trump’s staff and cabinet are trying to protect the country …

Resistance from Within: Members of President Trump’s own administration are working to thwart his most dangerous plans and inclinations, according to an opinion essay published in The NY Times. The article titled, “I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration” …

Advise and Consent: Amid shouts from supporting protesters in the gallery, Democratic senators attempted to stall the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh from its opening moment. It was a raucous political fight. It was old time hockey. As …

Advise & Consent: Hearings start today over the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in what is likely to be a losing battle by the Democrats to maintain an ideological balance on the court. Kavanaugh would replace Anthony …