Chaos Theory: The House has approved a short-term spending bill to keep the government running, but in the Senate at least a dozen Democrats have said they’re against it, enough to kill the bill. With about 14 hours to go, a …

Politics: Congress has until midnight tomorrow to pass a spending bill and avoid a government shutdown. In the mix of issues is border security, a solution for the younger illegal immigrants known as Dreamers, and the Children’s health Insurance Program. …

Summoned: President Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed by the Special Counsel to testify in front of a grand jury, according to several news outlets. He’s being called to answer questions about possible links or collusion between …

Deadline: After a disastrous week of clashes over an immigration bill, President Trump’s border wall, and his unfortunate pronouncements, it’s looking questionable whether Congress will reach an agreement on a spending bill to keep the government running by the Friday …

Denial Ain’t a River: After a bad week in which he used a scatological slur to describe entire countries, President Trump arrived for dinner last night at one of his Florida golf clubs and told reporters, “I am not a …

DefCon 1: Amidst heightened missile threats by North Korea, the state of Hawaii mistakenly put out an alert for a missile aimed at the island state, sending residents into a tizzy. The alert sent to cellphones said in all caps, …

Word of the Day: The world is in an uproar over President Trump’s use of a certain word in reference to Haiti and African countries. “Shithole countries” is what he called them. Virtually the entire continent of Africa and Haiti …

Home of the Whopper: In a White House meeting yesterday, President Trump used a scatological term for some of the countries from which he’d rather not accept immigrants. According to multiple witnesses, Trump was in an Oval Office meeting with …

The Trump Thing: President Trump had a busy day yesterday, denying collusion with the Russians, denouncing the court system, trashing California Sen. Diane Feinstein, and calling for stricter libel and slander laws, even while libeling and slandering his enemies. Russia …

Mudslides: At least 13 people died in Southern California after heavy rains produced devastating mudslides on fire-ravaged hillsides. Homes were swept away and the 101 Freeway in Montecito southeast of Santa Barbara was buried in mud. Cars were destroyed and …