Statutory: The 54-member board of the Motion Picture Academy, the unofficial governing body of Hollywood, voted “well in excess of the required two-thirds majority” yesterday to immediately eject producer Harvey Weinstein following multiple accusations of sexual harassment, assault, and rape. …

The Imperial Leader: President Trump yesterday threatened to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal if congress doesn’t jump in to fix what he doesn’t like about it. “We will not continue down a path whose predictable conclusion is more …

Wildfire: Thirty-nine people are confirmed dead in the Northern California wildfires, breaking the 1933 state record of 29 killed in the great Griffith Park fire in Los Angeles. Vast areas are in a smoky haze hovering over ruins as the …

Wildfire: Seventeen people are confirmed dead and hundreds are reported missing in California wildfires that have consumed entire neighborhoods and burned as much as 100,000 acres of land. Rep. Mike Thompson, a Napa Democrat, said, “It’s devastating. I fully expect …

Callout: President Trump engaged in a public Twitter fight with Tennessee’s Republican Sen. Bob Corker, who recently announced he’ll retire at the end of his term in January, 2019. Trump blames Corker for his own and the party’s political failures …

The Golf War: Golfing in New Jersey yesterday, President Trump once again threatened war with North Korea. “Presidents and their administrations have been talking to North Korea for 25 years, agreements made and massive amounts of money paid,” Trump tweeted …

The Coming Storm:  The White House is deflecting about what the president meant Thursday night when he alluded to imminent military action just before a dinner with a table full of generals. Trump ominously quipped to reporters asking, “You guys …

The Gun Beat: In a surprising announcement from the organization that has fought gun control and regulation at every level, the National Rifle Association gave an inch and announced that bump stocks, which allow an  assault rifle to fire in …

What Happens in Vegas.  The girlfriend of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock issued a statement yesterday saying she had no idea her boyfriend had violent intentions. Marilou Danley said, “I knew Stephen Paddock as a kind, caring, quiet man.” She’s …

Insert Foot: At a meeting with officials in Puerto Rico yesterday, President Trump said they should be proud that Hurricane Maria caused only 16 deaths, unlike “in a real catastrophe” like Hurricane Katrina. Puerto Rico is flattened and disabled, but …