THE WAR ROOM: President Trump said at an afternoon press conference that he triggered the Iran war because they were going to strike first and, “They were going to take over the Middle East.” He said, “The Middle East countries are …

SUCCESSION: Poking a thumb in Donald Trump’s eye, Iranian clerics chose the son of the recently killed Ayatollah Ali Khameini to be their new supreme leader, ensuring that while he’s alive the extremist Muslim rule of the country will hold. Trump …

UNCONDITIONAL: President Trump declared on social media that he would settle for nothing short of “unconditional surrender” by Iran, setting a standard that could lead to a protracted conflict. With considerably diminished military capacity, Iran is still fighting back with no …

JOBS REPORT: President Trump yesterday fired embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and kicked her to the curb, appointing her to the created job of “Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas,” which he said would be a new security initiative …

WORLD AT WAR: In one of the most stunning strikes in the war on Iran, A US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka, killing at least 87 members of the crew of roughly 180. The …

WORLD AT WAR: Aaannnd, we’re back. The skiing was great while the world caught fire.    President Trump yesterday said he attacked Iran because he had a “feeling” that Iran was about to attack first. He did not cite any intelligence report, …

TAKEN: The FBI says it recovered DNA in a glove found in the desert that appears similar to the gloves worn by the kidnapper in security video captured at the front door of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie outside Tucson. The hunt for …

ICE MELT: The Department of Homeland Security went into partial shutdown overnight as Democrats blocked funding in a dispute over the practices and behavior of immigration agents in the field. The department says essential services will continue while many employees will …

GASLIGHT: President Trump yesterday declared that he is abandoning the 2009 finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life by warming the planet, effectively eliminating the federal government’s authority to fight climate change through regulation.   Trump says in direct opposition to scientific …

THE BLACK HAND: Investigators scouring the desert around Tucson found a  black glove that appear similar to the ones worn by the kidnapper in video taken at the front door of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. It’s been 12 days since the mother of …