The Iran Quandary:The Trump administration put Iran on notice that the US will not tolerate the attacks on oil tankers blamed on Iran but so far hasn’t decided what to do in response.   The Iranians say they had no involvement …

Straight to the Video: The Pentagon late yesterday released video showing Iran’s involvement in the attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman. The video shows an Iranian patrol boat pulling up next to one of the stricken tankers and …

China Syndrome: Protesters and police in Hong Kong traded bricks and bottles for teargas and rubber bullets in a riot over a proposed bill that would allow people charged with crimes in Hong Kong to be extradited to the mainland for …

The Mexico Ultimatum: President Trump last night backed off his threat to impose punishing tariffs on Mexican goods, saying the administration had reached a deal with Mexico to limit the flow of  migrants coming over the southern border.   He said the details …

No Organized Party: The comedian Will Rogers famously said, “I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.” He died in 1935.  Democratic congressional leaders appear to be headed toward an intraparty  clash over bringing impeachment proceedings …

June 6: Today marks 75 years since allied troops landed on the beaches at Normandy to liberate Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany. Politicians delivered lofty speeches to commemorate both the dead and the few still living. When you actually …

London Bridge:President Trump met with British Prime Minister Theresa may yesterday to talk about trade even as the Brits wrestle with exiting the European Union and may is just three days from leaving office.   Trump said that Britain is the biggest …

Locked Out:The Rooney Report has returned to press a day early because the water on the Champlain Canal is high and the locks are closed. Too much water to float a raft or anything else. We’ll try again, but in …

 Tornadoes cut a path of destruction from eastern Kansas through Missouri, ripping out trees and power lines in Lawrence, southwest of Kansas City, and destroying houses in nearby Linwood.    It was the 12thday of what may be a record outbreak …

In the Ring: While President Trump acted as ring master at a Sumo wrestling match in Japan, fellow populists and nationalists made modest gains yesterday in European Union elections.   Politicians who want to diminish the power of the EU gained about …