State of the Union: President Trump delivered a State of the Union message last night laced with patriotism, self-congratulation, inspirational stories, fear of immigrants and dictators, and some not-so-subtle appeals to his most ardent supporters. “Tonight, I call upon all …

The Russia Mess: The House Intelligence Committee voted to release a classified memo critical of the FBI’s handling of the Russia investigation only hours after the #2 man in the agency was forced out. It’s a clear signal that there’s …

The Purge: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio returned from home to Washington on Saturday to personally fire his chief of staff following accusations of sexual impropriety in the office. Rubio said in a statement, “By early this afternoon, I had sufficient evidence …

Chips Are Down: Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn has resigned as fundraising chair of the Republican National Committee following lurid accusations of sexually inappropriate behavior with female employees. The 76-year-old Wynn was President Trump’s pick for the job. A …

The Shoe Drops: President Trump’s reported attempt to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller has kicked off debate about whether his intent was obstruction of justice in the Russia investigation, or just petty stupidity. A NY Times editorial says, “For a …

Russian Roulette: President Trump last June ordered White House lawyer Don McGahn to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and backed off only when McGahn threatened to resign, the NY Times reports. This morning in Davos, Switzerland, Trump said, “Fake news, …

The Russia Thing: President Trump says he’s willing to testify under oath in front of the Special Counsel investigating Russian election influencing. “I’m looking forward to it, actually,” Trump told reporters at the White House. His announcement sort of ends …

School Shooting: Two teenagers are dead and 12 other people wounded after a 15-year-old boy opened fire with a handgun at a rural Kentucky high school. Two of the wounded were hit in the head. The shooter was captured and …

Tsunami Alert: Residents of Alaska were moving to higher ground overnight after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake off Kodiak Island triggered a tsunami warning that reaches all the way down into the State of Washington. No wave has yet been reported, …

The Shutdown: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to take a vote today at noon to see whether he can end the government shutdown. As of last night, there didn’t seem to be an agreement that would allow that to …