World: As many as 18 people died today when a German tour bus collided with a truck and burned. The bus was carrying 46 elderly passengers from the German state of Saxony. Many other passengers were injured. Deregulate: As the …

The State of State: Writing for Politico about the gutting of the State Department under Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, former State official Max Bergman says that, “This is how diplomacy dies. Not with a bang, but with a whimper. …

The Dealmaker: The US threw relations with China into question yesterday with the announcement that the administration has agreed to sell $1.4 billion worth of weapons to Taiwan and is imposing sanctions on a Chinese company and bank for dealings …

Mother-in-Law: After a Supreme Court decision allowing partial enforcement of President Trump’s travel and immigration order, the administration moved quickly yesterday to define the close personal connections that would permit people from six Muslim countries to travel or immigrate to …

Nation: The Environmental Protection Agency released plans yesterday to dismantle an Obama-era rule protecting about 60 percent of the country’s bodies of water from pollution. The current rule protects big waters such as the Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound, as …

Terminal Illness: Lacking the votes in their own party to pass their health care bill, Senate Republican leaders yesterday delayed bringing the bill to the floor. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was planning to get a vote before July 4th but …

To Your Health: The Congressional Budget Office says the Senate health care bill would dump 22 million people off health insurance by 2026, a couple of million less that the estimate for the House Healthcare bill. The CBO says that …

To Your Health: The Congressional Budget Office evaluation of the Senate healthcare bill is expected this week as leaders press for a vote before the 4th of July break. Republican leaders are privately negotiating with five reluctant Senators who say …

Dazed and Confused: President Trump lashed out at Barack Obama via Twitter yesterday, accusing the former president of failing to act when told of Russian meddling in the election. “Since the Obama Administration was told way before the 2016 Election …

See No Evil: The White House held another off-camera, non-live press briefing yesterday as it continues its odd and hostile handling of the Fourth Estate. News organizations are allowed to release audio recordings of the briefing only when it’s over. …