BE AFRAID: President Trump in a prime time speech last night made shopworn claims about vulnerability of US voting systems and foreign attempts to sway American elections in what was ultimately an argument for passage of his Save America Act that …

THE NOMINEE: Texas lame duck Republican Sen. John Cornyn may hold the vote that determines whether the full Senate ever considers the nomination of President’s Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche to become Attorney General. A single “no” vote would end …

TALK BIG AND CARRY A SMALL STICK: The US launched another round of strikes against Iran today as the conflict approaches a return to full-scale war. Iran responded by hitting US military targets in the region.   President Trump yesterday threatened on …

THE WAR ROOM: The US bombed targets in Iran for the third night in a row after President Trump declared that he will charge a toll for protecting ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a move he declared illegal when …

TERM LIMITS: South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham died of a burst aorta in his Capitol Hill home Saturday night, according to preliminary reports. He was 71.   Graham had just been re-nominated to a 5th term and was scheduled to appear yesterday morning on …

QATAR ONE: The new 747 donated to President Trump by Qatar for use as Air Force One lacks anti-aircraft countermeasures, The NY Times reports. The Secret Service forced Trump to leave Turkey this week on one of the old planes.  Trump has …

THE WAR ROOM: No one ever won a war with just aerial bombing so Donald Trump is trying to do it by bragging.   After striking Iran once again, President Trump said aboard Air Force One that, “I say we hit them …

THE WAR ROOM: The US and Iran have traded fire again threatening the shaky truce. “I think it’s over,” President Trump said. He called Iran’s leaders  “evil, sick people” and “cancer.’’   Oil prices jumped six percent on the news.   The US revoked permission …

IT’S POLITICAL: Graham Platner, the oyster fisherman running as the Democratic nominee for senator from Maine, is under pressure to back out of the race following a woman’s accusation that he raped her. Platner denied the accusation but said he must “reflect” …

THE WAR ROOM: Russian missiles rained down on Kyiv today, killing at least 12 people and wounding 64 on the eve of a NATO summit in Turkey. It was the second major attack in less than a week.   The unending Ukraine …