The Brexit Mess: The British Parliament over the weekend forced Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask for a delay in exiting the European Union and he did, sort of.   Johnson wrote three letters to the EU. The first asked for an …

South of the Border: The incoming Mexican government is denying reports — and claims by President Trump — that it has agreed to hold asylum seekers in Mexico while their cases wend through American courts. “There is no agreement of …

Counter Intelligence: Testifying before the House Intelligence Committee, FBI Director James Comey repudiated President Trump’s claim that his phones were tapped last fall on the orders of President Obama. Comey also confirmed that the FBI is investigating any possible links …

Get Over It: The Washington Post reports that during a meeting with congressional leaders yesterday Trump spent about 10 minutes talking about his campaign and how three to five million illegal voters cost him the popular vote. There is no …

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 …

Next Year Arrives: The city of Chicago went nuts last night after the Cubs won their first World Series in 108 years, beating the Indians 8-7 in Cleveland. Cubs fans have lived in eternal hope and suffered the mythical Curse …

Dead Heat: Recent political polling reveals a mixed picture, but Hillary Clinton certainly lost points after FBI Director James Comey condemned her handling of email while she was Secretary of State. Some polls, including the NY Times, are calling the …

Dallas Ambush: Five Dallas police officers were killed and six wounded in a coordinated sniper attack near the end of a peaceful protest last night against police killings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota. Gunshots echoed off the glass …

You’ve Got Mail: A brief private meeting between former President Bill Clinton and Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch this week at the Phoenix airport set in motion events that could have serious consequences for candidate Hillary. Lynch said the meeting was …

Permawar: At least 41 people are dead and 140 wounded in a triple suicide-bomb attack yesterday at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, one of the busiest in the world. The government believes the Islamic State is responsible, although no one has claimed …