Internal Affairs: With President Trump continuing to claim that the Russia investigation was illegal and a hoax, the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the origins of it. This raises the specter that President Trump may have ordered Attorney …

Rising Stars: California’s Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom won the Democratic party’s nomination for governor in the state’s primary yesterday. Newsome, who was previously mayor of San Francisco, is on a trajectory to one day run for president. “It looks like …

— Park City, UT Tell It to the Judge: A three judge appeals panel heard arguments yesterday by the Justice Department and the State of Washington over the stay on President Trump’s travel and immigration ban. From the judge’s questions, …

— Park City, UT Tell It to the Judge: A hearing is scheduled today in the Trump Administration’s appeal to reinstate the president’s ban on travel and immigration from seven Muslim countries. Justice Department lawyers are expected to argue that …

Freedom: President Obama Commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning,  originally known as Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence analyst who handed over a trove of secret documents to WikiLeaks. She will be released this May rather than in 2045. A White …

The Family Feud: It’s Thanksgiving. Television news and late night comedians have put out national security alerts about how to avoid family arguments at the dinner table. The only thing really worth arguing about is how and when to make …