DAY TWO: Hundreds of January 6th rioting convicts were getting out of prison yesterday following President Trump’s blanket pardon. The President who in his inauguration speech promised to return the country to “law and order” released the people who broke the law …

MEIN TRUMPF: President Donald Trump announced immediately after taking office that the “The golden age of America begins right now.”   In a speech frequently insulting to now former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris sitting just to his left, …

D-DAY: Donald Day. In one last political rally before he becomes President again  Donald Trump yesterday promised that “Tomorrow at noon, the curtain closes on four long years of American decline, and we begin a brand-new day of American strength and prosperity, dignity …

TIKTOK, TIKTOK: The social media platform TikTok used by 170 million Americans for fun and to make money is supposed to go offline tomorrow after the Supreme Court upheld the federal ban or forced sale of the Chinese-owned tech behemoth.   Congress passed …

THE WAR ROOM: The Israeli war cabinet was meeting this morning amidst political disagreement to vote on approval of a ceasefire agreement and prisoner exchange with Hamas militants in Gaza.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged a “yes,” but Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s …

ISRAEL BALKS: Israel is already backing away from an agreement with Hamas for a 42-day cease fire in Gaza ,saying the militants have reneged on parts of the deal that would exchange 33 hostages for Palestinians held prisoner in Israel.    The …

CONFIRMATION CLASS: Donald Trump’s controversial pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, appeared closer to winning confirmation after Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa said she would vote for him following yesterday’s hearing before the Senate Amed Services Committee.   Ernst’s approval …

CONVICTIONS: Jack Smith, the special counsel who drove the indictment of Donald Trump on charges of illegally attempting to overturn the 2020 election, said in his final report released overnight that Trump would have been convicted at trial but his election …

THE FIRE LINE: Fire crews made progress containing the Los Angeles area wildfires over the weekend even as more acreage burned. Twenty-four people have been confirmed dead and 16 more reported missing now in the eighth day of wildfires.   Hot desert …

THE FIRST FELON:  Donald Trump officially became a convicted felon yesterday after sentencing on his conviction for falsifying business records to pay off porn star Stormy Daniels for her silence about their little fling. On January 20th he will be the …