Ferguson: As Ferguson, Mo. braces for the report of a grand jury, the officer who shot an unarmed black teenager last summer is expected to resign, according to several reports. After months on administrative leave, Officer Darren Wilson has indicated that he will leave the force rather than aggravate the situation by returning and possibly endangering fellow officers. Authorities are preparing for civil unrest if the grand jury comes back with no charges against Wilson.

The Suits: House Republicans filed a lawsuit yesterday against the Obama administration for taking unilateral action to delay or change parts of the Affordable Care Act. The suit accuses the administration of unlawfully postponing the requirement that larger companies offer healthcare to their full time employees. Of course the irony here is that the Republicans are pretending to be angry that Obamacare is not being correctly implemented even though they would repeal the entire law if they could.

The American President: Speaking in Las Vegas yesterday, President Obama defended taking executive action on immigration reform and said he had begged House Speaker John Boehner to call a vote on a bi-partisan bill that sat for a year and a half after passing the Senate. “I told John Boehner, I’ll wash your car, I’ll walk your dog,” the president said. “Whatever you need to do, just call the bill.  That’s how democracy is supposed to work.” 

Boehner says he told the president Thursday that his executive action on immigration reform had damaged the presidency. But Obama said in Las Vegas, “When members of Congress question my authority to make our immigration system work better, I have a simple answer:  Pass a bill. Pass a bill.  Nobody is stopping them from passing a bill.”

The Other American President: President Obama secretly signed an order allowing US troops to take part in fighting against the Taliban and the Haqqani Network in Afghanistan, the NY Times reports. The paper says Pentagon officers pressured Obama to let American troops, drones, and bombers enter the fray in Afghanistan again.

Benghazi: An investigation by the Republican-run House Intelligence Committee has found no wrongdoing in the Obama administration response to the attack on the US Embassy in Benghazi, Libya. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans died in the 2012 attack. For years Republicans have accused the administration of failing to save the consulate and covering up, but the report said there was no intelligence failure or intentional delay in sending a rescue team.

World: A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has struck late Saturday night in Nagano Japan. A landslide blocked a road and train service is suspended. So far there are no other reports of major damage or injuries.

The Cosby Show: Comedian Bill Cosby received a standing ovation as he walked on stage for a show in Melbourne, Fla. last night. He had only one heckler. Despite the cancellation of television and personal appearances amid accusations that he’s a serial rapist, Cosby still has about 30 standup shows scheduled through May.

Biblical: First snow, then floods. Western New York is in danger of flooding just days after up to six feet of snow fell in the area. Temperatures are warming up to 50 and rain is expected. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said, “The warming will bring melting. The melting will bring water. Water will bring floods.”He’s not governor for nothing.

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