Running the Numbers: A federal judge inWashington declined to block the House Oversight and Reform Committee from getting records from President Trump’s accounting firm. US District Judge Amit Mehta stayed the order for Mazars USA to turn over the records for …

Pardon Me: A Navy SEAL about to go on trial for killing unarmed civilians in Iraq and executing a prisoner with a knife is among service members being considered for a pardon by President Trump.  The President has requested the pardoning …

Itchin’ for a Fight: While the trade war with China dominates the headlines, the more immediate threat to the world may be the Trump administration’s increasing tensions with Iran.  Tonight in Baghdad the State Department ordered half the staff of the …

China Syndrome:About a trillion dollars-worth of market value around the world evaporated yesterday as President Trump’s trade war with China deepened. Companies like Apple and Boeing that have a lot of business with China took serious hits.   After China retaliated …

 President Trump’s chief economic adviser contradicted the President on Fox News yesterday, admitting that not just China but the US will suffer in the trade war between the two countries. Larry Kudlow said, “In fact, both sides will pay. Both sides will suffer …

Late night at The Rum Bar on 47thStreet. This will be brief.  I, Donald:President Trump was up this morning tweeting about his greatness and victimhood.   “Think of it,” he wrote. “I became President of the United States in one of …

The Merry-Go-Round:Just hours after President Trump claimed executive privilege over the entire redacted Special Counsel report, the House Judiciary Committee voted to find Attorney Gen. William Barr in contempt for not handing over the report and the Senate Intelligence Committee …

Business Genius: The NY Timespublished a blockbuster report last night based upon 10 years of President Trump’s tax information, detailing how he lost a billion dollars while claiming to be a business genius. The report covers the years 1985 to 1994. …

Six Degrees:  The House is planning to hold the attorney general in contempt and the Treasury Department is refusing to hand over the President’s tax returns. House Democrats and President Trump are about to have a legal slugfest.   Treasury Secretary Steven …

Saber Rattling: President Trump has sent an aircraft carrier and a bomber group to the Persian Gulf after US intelligence agencies said they picked up information that Iran planned to attack American targets at sea and on land.  Tensions with Iran …