Wiki-Arrest: In a surprising development, the Ecuadorian Embassy in London rescinded diplomatic asylum for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and he was dragged out of the building in handcuffs by British police.   The Ecuadorians said the prickly Assange wore out his welcome. …

Lame Duck: Finishing his last foreign tour as President, Barack Obama said in Peru yesterday that he’s willing to give Donald Trump a chance, but will speak up if the Trump administration strays from core American values. It was an …

E Minus 18:  Donald Trump yesterday continued his assault on the reliability of the November election. “I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters, and to all of the people of the United States, …

The American Way: President Obama suffered the first veto override of his presidency yesterday. Both houses of Congress overwhelmingly voted in favor of a law that would allow 9/11 survivors to sue Saudi Arabia for damages over any complicity the …

Travel: It’s snowing in western New York and Pennsylvania as holiday travelers hit the road. Snow fell in Atlanta, but mostly it’s raining along the Atlantic coast and the I-95 corridor, the east coast artery from Florida to Maine that …

Syria: President Obama has ordered the Pentagon to identify more targets inside Syria, including forces that handle chemical weapons. Other targets would be missile launchers, aircraft, and artillery that deliver chemical weapons, and the air defenses that protect them. The …