Homeward Bound: Homeland Security Secretary Kiersten Nielsen has taken the fall for the swell of immigrants seeking asylum at the southern border that’s making President Trump very unhappy.   Nielsen resigned yesterday at the end of a meeting in which they were …

Sound Retreat: Secretary of Defense James Mattis yesterday gave President Trump a blistering letter of resignation that basically said, “I can’t work for you anymore.” Mattis said it was an honor to serve the United States, but didn’t mention the …

The Lineup: New sanctions on Russia; trade threats escalate; stocks down the drain; EPA chief in toxic dump. It’s April 7th and it snowed in the East. What is to be Done?: The Trump administration announced new sanctions on Russian …

Rule of Law: A federal appeals court early today rejected the Justice Department request to immediately reinstate President Trump’s travel and immigration ban. Just two weeks in, he’s in a battle over the power of the presidency. Trump yesterday fired …

Netanyahu: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a blistering attack in Congress yesterday on President Obama’s nuclear negotiations with Iran, and the president immediately dismissed it as “nothing new.” Netanyahu described Obama’s proposal as a “bad deal” and said the …

Stormy 4th: The East Coast from Georgia to Nova Scotia is under hurricane warning as Tropical Storm Arthur gathers strength and moves northeast. The storm is expected to be over the Outer Banks of North Carolina by tomorrow. Thousands of …

National: Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, nicknamed by some as “Big Sis”, is resigning to become president of the University of California system. >The food stamp program that has been part of the annual farm bill since 1973 was …