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McCabe Took Notes, Facebook Mining

Sunday, March 18, 2018

Take a Memo: Fired former deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe wrote contemporaneous memos about his interactions with President Trump and then Director James Comey, The NY Times reports. The memos, which remain with the FBI, could provide backing for Comey …

Friday Firing, Off the Record on the Toilet

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Happy St. Patrick’s Day. It’s what the Irish call “amateur night.” The Firing Line: Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a political target of President Trump, was fired late yesterday less than 36 hours before he turned 50 and planned …

Miami Bridge Collapse, WH Cleaning

Friday, March 16, 2018

Collapse: A pedestrian bridge described as a wonder of engineering built for Florida International University in Miami collapsed yesterday on eight cars, killing at least six people. The 90-ton bridge, which had been built on the ground and moved into …

The Democrat Wins, Talking Head Hired

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Pennsylvania 18: With some absentee ballots yet to be counted late yesterday, Democrat Conor Lamb appears to have won the congressional seat in Pennsylvania’s 18th district that should have been a lock for the Republican, Rick Saccone. Republican leaders are …

Shock in PA, Stephen Hawking Dies

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Canary in the Coal District: Democrat Conor Lamb is claiming victory in a special election for Pennsylvania’s  18th Congressional district, but with some absentee ballots still uncounted, the race is too close to call officially. Lamb leads by 641 votes. …

Austin Serial Bomber, “No Collusion”

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Serial Bomber: Texas authorities are investigating what appears to be the work of a serial bomber after two package explosions yesterday killed a teenager and wounded two women in Austin. The bombings come less than two weeks after a similar …

NY Chopper in the River, Trump on Edge

Monday, March 12, 2018

Chopper Down: A tour helicopter crashed in New York’s East River just before nightfall last night, killing five of the six people on board. Only the pilot survived. Video shows the chopper making a soft landing with its rotors still …

Diplomats Scrambling, Florida Takes on NRA

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Hairy Situation: The Trump administration is scrambling to act on President Trump’s surprise decision to sit down with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un to negotiate over nuclear weapons. They are going to have to figure out where, when, and how …

Trump to Meet Kim, Orders Trade Tariffs

Friday, March 9, 2018

Meet and Greet: In a stunning and diplomatically risky decision, President Trump has accepted an invitation from North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un to meet and talk directly about the North’s nuclear weapons. It’s a big turnaround for two leaders who …

Europe Preps Trade War, Nerve Agent Hit

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Trade War: Europe has prepared a retaliatory list of goods targeted for trade tariffs as President Trump is prepared today to sign his orders for steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. The European Union list includes steel, T-shirts, bed …