Boeing, Boeing, Gone: President Trump ordered the grounding of all Boeing  737 Max 8 passenger jets, making the US the last country on Earth to do it. His order came after newly-released satellite tracking information showed that the Ethiopian Airlines jet that …

School for Scandal: Federal authorities yesterday filed criminal charges against 50 parents, coaches, and college administrators in a scheme to get rich kids into college. Among the accused are prominent actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Laughlin, who is accused of paying …

Grounded:As many as 22 airlines around the world have grounded their Boeing 737 Max 8 jets, following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people. At least 114 of the roughly 350 Max 8s in service have …

Grounded:China, Indonesia and several other countries around the world have grounded their 737 Max 8 passenger jets after the weekend crash of an Indonesian airliner that killed 157 people. It was the second crash of a Max 8 since October. …

Airliner Down: An Ethiopian Airlines flight with 157 people on board  crashed early today shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa, en route to Nairobi, Kenya. There are no survivors.   The jet was a newer model Boing  737 Max 8, the same as a …

Get the Message: President Trump’s chief of communications Bill Shine announced that he’s resigning to spend more time with his family and work on the 2020 re-election campaign.   The White House is putting a happy face on it, but it’s not …

To the Slammer: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to less than four years in prison for his conviction on financial crimes, far less than the 19-24 years recommended in federal sentencing guidelines.   Noting that Manafort had once led …

Lies and Lying Liars: President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen yesterday produced evidence that the President’s other lawyers doctored Cohen’s false testimony to Congress in 2017.   Following Cohen’s open testimony last week, the White House claimed Cohen was lying when he …

The One You Don’t Hear: Just days after President Trump’s former personal lawyer testified before Congress that the Trump organization lied to the IRS and its insurance companies about the value of its properties, regulators in New York have subpoenaed records …

Road to Perdition: Laying groundwork for possible impeachment of President Trump, the House Judiciary Committee yesterday issued demands for documents from 81 people and entities in a sweeping new inquiry into potential corruption, obstruction of justice, and abuse of power by …