LET’S MAKE A DEAL: Eight Senate Democrats broke with their party late yesterday to vote for an end to the government shutdown, now in its 41st day.    It will not be instant. The deal to re-open and fund the government into …

                                                                                                                        THE HUNGER GAMES: The Trump administration immediately went to the Supreme Court after  a federal appeals court ruled that the government must fund the food aid program known as SNAP, which stopped sending out benefits  because of the federal shutdown.   Late last …

                                                                                                                        GROUND HOLD:  Hundreds of air flights were cancelled today following the Transportation Department announcement that it is slashing traffic by 10 percent at 40 airports to relieve stress on air controllers and travelers during the government shutdown. Among  the airports affected are …

                                                                                                   GROUND HOLD: The Trump administration announced that it will cut 10 percent of air traffic at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports, forcing airlines to cancel flights in a move that appears in part an effort to pressure Senate Democrats …

IT’S POLITICAL: Democratic socialist upstart Zohran Mamdani was elected Mayor of New York City yesterday as Democrats and some of their major causes won the vote across the country in a shadow referendum of dissatisfaction with the presidency of Donald Trump. …

IT’S POLITICAL:  President Trump gave former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo a last-minute endorsement in his run for mayor of New York City, a gift to front-runner Zohran Mamdani as New Yorkers go to the polls today.   “Whether you personally like …

THE HUNGER GAMES: In the hours ticking down to the cutoff of federal food aid Friday night, President Trump threw a lavish “Great Gatsby” themed Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago ballroom with scantily clad dancing girls, women in 1920s dresses, and …

THE DINING ROOM: Keeping it short today.    A federal judge in Rhode island yesterday ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to pay for the food assistance program known as SNAP and President Trump immediately said there would be a …

FOOD FIGHT: After promising a $20 billion bailout for Argentina, the Trump administration claims it is unable to tap money held in reserve to keep paying for the food aid program known as SNAP during the federal shutdown. SNAP runs out …

CHINA SYNDROME: President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping reached a détente, of sorts, in their mutual trade war while meeting for the first time in Trump’s second tour of office.   Meeting in South Korea, Trump and Xi agreed to a one-year truce …