Jumping Ship: The announcement by House Speaker Paul Ryan that he won’t run for re-election is a sign of turmoil and instability within the Republican Party under President Trump. Shortly after Ryan broke the news, another Republican congressman also announced …

The Whole Big Mess: The President got up and threatened Russia this morning; he wants to fire the special counsel; the FBI was looking for records of Trump payoffs to women; his homeland security adviser was fired; the president of …

Jeez, It’s the Feds!: The FBI yesterday raided the offices and hotel room of  President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, seizing a variety of business records, emails, and documents, including those related to the $130,000 in hush money paid to …

The Red Line: Israel is being blamed for an overnight air strike on a Syrian air base, just hours after President Trump promised a “big price” to be paid for the chemical attack on a Damascus suburb that killed at …

Chemical Attack: Dozens of people were killed in an apparent chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held enclave about 12 miles from Damascus. At least 42 people are reported dead in eastern Ghouta and 500 show signs of exposure to a …

The Lineup: New sanctions on Russia; trade threats escalate; stocks down the drain; EPA chief in toxic dump. It’s April 7th and it snowed in the East. What is to be Done?: The Trump administration announced new sanctions on Russian …

The Lowdown: Barely keeping up with his own headlines, President Trump said he’s considering another $100 billion worth of tariffs on China; he didn’t know anything about the Stormy Daniels deal; he wants 2,000-4000 troops on the border until his …

The Wrap: Troops on the border, tariffs on the Chinese, first Mueller sentencing, but Trump is not a target … yet. Shooting at YouTube. It was all in a day. On Guard: President Trump announced that he wants to guard …

  The Trump Slump: The stock market took a nose dive yesterday on fears and confusion over President Trump’s fight with Amazon and his plans for tariffs on foreign imports. The markets that rose on optimism that Trump would be …

Tough Environment: The latest Trump administration official under the ethics microscope is Scott Pruitt, the head of the EPA who doesn’t really believe in protecting the environment. ABC News reported that Pruitt had a sweetheart rental deal for a room …