The Shoe Drops: President Trump’s reported attempt to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller has kicked off debate about whether his intent was obstruction of justice in the Russia investigation, or just petty stupidity. A NY Times editorial says, “For a …

100 Days: President Trump hit his 100th day in office today, an artificial productivity benchmark by which new presidents are judged. He has judged himself to be the best. “I don’t think there has ever been a president in this …

E Minus 10: Emails found on devices used by disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner have thrown a wrench into the closing days of the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. FBI Director James Comey told Congressional Republican leaders that emails related to …

GunBeat: Facebook announced that it is banning private person to person gun sales on its social network. Until now people have been able to negotiate private gun sales over Facebook without background checks. Facebook already bans sales of both legal …

Finish Line: Former Massachusetts Gov.Mitt Romney, who has talked for months like The Man Who Would Be President, announced to his supporters this morning that he is not going to make a third run for the presidency, according to several …

Debris: Thailand reports that one of its satellites spotted 300 floating objects in the Indian Ocean not far from where other satellites took pictures of  what could be debris from Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. Searchers are fighting bad weather and …

Money, Money: The economy grew by 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 2013, an indication the economic recovery has legs. Stocks are up this morning. But yesterday the Federal Reserve announced another $10 billion cut in its monthly stimulus bond …