THE DIPLOMATIC FRONT: As Israel braces for an expected attack from Iran, US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the UN Security Council that the Biden administration is seeking “to turn the temperature down” in the region.    Following Israel’s assassination …

GAZA: As Israel anticipates an Iranian attack in retaliation for the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran, Hezbollah militants in Lebanon fired a volley of 30 rockets into Israel. It could be a precursor.    One theory is that the major …

KAMALA LEADING: Vice President Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in polling of voters in three key states, according to The NY Times/Siena research. The poll has Harris at 50 percent and Trump at 46 in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.   The surveys were …

ORANGE ALERT !!:  Donald Trump held a rambling press conference yesterday during which one of the few truths he uttered was that he would agree to debate Kamala Harris three times.   He offered the dates of September 4th, 10th and 25th. ABC …

ORANGE ALERT !!: Looking to put some juice back in his campaign and woo the vote of elders,Donald Trump is proposing to end income tax on Social Security benefits. Obviously it would be expensive for the federal government and throw the …

VEEP: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hit the campaign trail in Philadelphia last night only a few hours after Vice President Kamala Harris’s chose him to be her running mate.  Harris and Walz walked on stage to wild enthusiasm in a crowded arena. …

  THE COCONUT TREE: Vice President Hamala Harris over the weekend vetted candidates to be her running mate while enduring pressure from donors, interest groups, and political rivals for her to pick their favorite. She is expected to announce her pick tomorrow.    Harris met …

THE COCONUT TREE: Former President Donald Trump said late yesterday that he would debate Vice President Kamala Harris on September 4th in an event to be moderated by Fox News.  The debate would take place in Pennsylvania, a critical battleground state.   The …

THE BIG SWAP: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, only recently convicted of espionage in Russia, has been returned to the United States as part of a complex prisoner swap involving seven countries and 16 prisoners traded for eight Russians, including …

ORANGE ALERT!!:  Donald Trump appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago yesterday and proceeded to insult Black people and journalists.    Facing a panel of three reporters, Trump said at the outset to ABC’s Rachel Scott that she was …