The Trumpster Fire: Today is the day unfortunately named by retailers as “Black Friday,” a day of shopping madness. But Donald Trump is still President and that’s always the most important item in the news. President Trump has dismissed the CIA …

Cold Turkey: It was 11 degrees in Buffalo, 21 in New York, and 16 in Boston at 6:30 this morning. A cold snap moved into the East Coast overnight just in time for Thanksgiving. Temperatures are expected to be 10 …

Stand by Your Man: President Trump yesterday indicated he will do nothing to punish Saudi Arabia for what appears to be the state-ordered murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. He essentially said the business and military relationship between the two …

The Trumpster Fire: In a blow to President Trump and the power of his pen, a federal judge has ordered the government to resume accepting asylum claims from immigrants no matter where and how they enter the country. The President …

The Toll Rises: Seventy-seven people are now dead in Northern California’s Camp fire and the search for bodies goes on. They are using rapid result DNA identification kits. The fire burned at least 10,600 homes and buildings. Pacific Gas and …

Denial Ain’t a River: President Trump is sticking with his friends in Saudi Arabia despite reports that the CIA has concluded that the journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered on the orders of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.   “They have …

The Prince, With a Hit Squad, In the Embassy: The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Istanbul embassy last month. The Washington Post first reported the story. …

The Smoking Ruins: Searchers have now found 63 bodies among the burned ruins in and around Paradise, Calif. north of Sacramento. Possibly more astounding is the number of people still reported missing or unaccounted for — 631. It is slowly …

Off with Their Heads: Saudi Arabia has charged 11 people in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and says it will seek death for five of them. The prosecutor’s office said that the 15-man team sent to confront Mr. Khashoggi in …

Washington Wildfire: Everybody is suing; Trump insults the French while marking the Hindu festival of Diwali, and Melania stomps her foot. It’s only Wednesday. The First Lady publicly demanded the firing of Deputy National Security Adviser Mira Ricardel. “It is …