Now This: Donald Trump said nothing out of the usual yesterday that should eliminate him from consideration for President of the United States. Oh wait, he said President Obama is the founder of the Islamic State. “In many respects, you …

Shoot From the Lip: Speaking in Wilmington, NC, yesterday, Donald Trump said another of those things that left you wondering whether he just said what you think he said. Warning his audience that Hillary Clinton wants to get rid of …

The Anti-Trump: Maine’s influential Republican Sen. Susan Collins announced in an opinion piece in The Washington Post that she will not vote for Donald Trump. She wrote, “With the passage of time, I have become increasingly dismayed by his constant …

Grounded: Delta Airlines has grounded all its flights around the world this morning because of a problem with the company’s computer system. Delta operates about 5,000 flights a day, so a lot of travellers are going nowhere. Flights that were …

The Games: America’s first gold medal of the Rio games was won by 19-year-old West Virginia University sophomore, Ginny Thrasher — in the air rifle shooting event. Eight finalists wee given eight shots each until one was eliminated. Then it …

Now He’s There: Donald Trump finally endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan for re-election after earlier saying he was “not there yet.” It may be an attempt to pull together the Republican Party that’s fractured and crumbling under the Trump candidacy. …

Party Unity: House Speaker Paul Ryan is still behind Donald Trump for president, even though Trump refuses to return the favor. It’s a perfect illustration of the dilemma faced by professional Republicans with an upstart candidate. Do they turn against …

London Attack: An American woman was killed last night in a random knife attack in London’s Russell Square that also left five people injured. The killer, a 19-year-old Norwegian man of Somali origin, was quickly captured. Investigators say the suspect …

Advise and Dissent: Issuing his strongest condemnation yet of Donald Trump, President Obama yesterday urged Republicans to abandon their own presidential candidate. “The question they have to ask themselves is: If you are repeatedly having to say in very strong …

Deferred: Donald Trump, who claims that as Commander-in-Chief he would quickly defeat the Islamic State, received a draft deferment during the Vietnam War because he had bone spurs on his heels, the NY Times reports. Trump also received four college …