Code Orange: Donald Trump spurned the proposal by one of his lawyers to compromise with the Justice Department and avoid indictment over his possession of classified documents, The Washington Post reports.   The paper says Trump lawyer Christopher Kise, who was paid …

CODE ORANGE: Donald Trump pleaded not guilty yesterday to a 37-countfederal indictment and made it clear that the first line of defensefor him and his political apostles is to undermine the JusticeDepartment and attack the validity of the US government underPresident …

Show and Tell Indictment: The 49-page indictment against Donald Trump charges  that the former president illegally held documents concerning “nuclear programs; potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its allies to military attack; and plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack.” …

Trump Indicted: Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on charges related to his handling of classified documents following his departure from the White House, making the self-proclaimed president of superlatives the first former president to face federal criminal charges.   He …

Stop Breathing: The air quality in New York yesterday was so bad it caused the cancellation of three big New York theater productions and two Major League Baseball games as a fog of smoke from Canadian wildfires hangs over as much …

Don’t Breathe: As any as 40 million Americans are under an air quality alert after a blanket of smoke from Canadian wildfires has drifted over at least 17 eastern US states, obscuring the sky and filling the air with the smell …

The War Room: A vital hydroelectric dam in the Russian occupied area of Kherson has breached, causing catastrophic flooding. The cause has not been given, but the dam has been under Russian control. Thousands of people are evacuating.   Both the US …

Alert: The Air Force yesterday scrambled fighter jets over Washington to pursue a wayward Cessna business jet on which the pilot had become unresponsive and ultimately crashed in southwest Virginia. The Air Force said it did not shoot down the plane. …

Off the Tracks: In an incident that just beggars the imagination, as least 261 people were killed yesterday and 900 injured in a train wreck in eastern India. Initial reports say that that 10 to 12 coaches of one train derailed …

The Showdown is Over: The Senate voted 63-to-36 last night to end the  political showdown over the national debt and budget that’s been threatening a government shutdown. President Biden said he will sign the bill.   Putting  a winning spin on it, Biden said …