Up Against the Wall: President Trump yesterday threatened to shut down the government if Congress doesn’t give him the money to build his border wall. Trump wrote on Twitter, “I would be willing to “shut down” government if the Democrats …

Equal Opportunity: CBS says it will investigate claims of sexual misconduct against its CEO, Les Moonves. The company made the announcement shortly in advance of the publication of a Ronan Farrow story in The New Yorker  in which six women …

Unfriended: Facebook stock lost $120 billion in value yesterday on fears about privacy protection and a disappointing earnings report. It’s the biggest value loss for a company in market history. Privacy invasion is Facebook’s number one product, so why the …

Recorded for Your Protection: The audiotape of one conversation between candidate Donald Trump and his lawyer/fixer Michael Cohen has been released and it sounds like Joey Meatballs talking business with Vinnie the Chin. They’re discussing a $150,000 deal to keep …

Recorded for Your Protection: The audiotape of one conversation between candidate Donald Trump and his lawyer/fixer Michael Cohen has been released and it sounds like Joey Meatballs talking business with Vinnie the Chin. They’re discussing a $150,000 deal to keep a …

Like a Heat Wave: Wildfires pushed by high winds have ripped through resort areas outside Athens, burning hotels and cars and sending residents and tourists fleeing. At least 49 people are reported to have been killed. Authorities found 26 bodies …

All Caps: President Trump was up late last night threatening Iran on Twitter. “To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. …

Par for the Course:   The Justice Department yesterday released the once-secret application for surveillance of former Trump campaign aide Carter Page. The FBI suspected him of working with the Russians. Entire pages of the 400-page document justifying the FBI’s suspicions …

New Yawk Law: President Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen secretly taped a telephone conversation two months before the 2016 election in which the two men talked about a payment involving a former Playboy model with whom Trump had …

Duck Disaster: Eleven people are dead and five missing after an amphibious duck boat capsized during a violent storm on a lake in Branson, Mo. Several children are among the dead. Another seven people are in the hospital, two of …