Monopoly Money: AT&T, the company that once had a monopoly on telephone service in the US before it was broken up, has reached an agreement to buy the media conglomerate Time Warner for $85 billion. AT&T now wants to control …

Cyber War: A nationwide “denial of use” internet attack yesterday morning clogged access to some of the biggest and most influential websites; Netflix, Twitter, Spotify, Airbnb, Reddit, Etsy, SoundCloud and The New York Times. No one has claimed responsibility. Such …

E Minus 18:  Donald Trump yesterday continued his assault on the reliability of the November election. “I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters, and to all of the people of the United States, …

E Minus 19: This is what happened in Vegas. Donald Trump shocked the political world again, saying during the final presidential debate that he might not accept the results of the election if he loses. “I will look at it …

E Minus 20: In a rare personal remark by a sitting president about a candidate running to succeed him, President Obama said Donald Trump should “stop whining and go try to make his case to get votes.” After days of …

E Minus 21: Seeing vulnerability even in some traditionally Republican states, Hillary Clinton is sending in troops to try to tip the balance in her favor. She has advanced from just winning to handing Donald Trump and the Republicans a …

Permawar: Kurdish and Iraqi troops overnight began their assault to re-take the city of Mosul from the Islamic State, which has held the city since 2014. The Iraqis operating with the backing of American troops and aircraft have moved in …

E Minus 23:  Speaking in Portsmouth, NH, yesterday, Donald Trump said he and Hillary Clinton should take a drug test before the next debate, and suggested that Clinton may have taken something before their last encounter.  Without any evidence to …

E Minus 24: The issue is Donald Trump. As more women have come forward to say that Trump kissed and groped them against their will, the Republican presidential candidate has continued to claim they are liars and not that good …

E Minus 25: Donald Trump struck back yesterday, accusing The NY Times of making up its story about two women who say he sexually assaulted them, and calling the women “horrible, horrible liars.” He also denied an incident described by …