Imminent Danger: President Joe Biden last night sounded the alarm that he believes American democracy is in imminent danger.    Opening with the break-in at Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and the attack on her husband, Biden cited the increase in political threats …

Cold Blood: The world’s “blood should run cold” over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Bidenyesterday told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.   “This war is about extinguishing Ukraine’s right to exist as a state,” Biden said, adding that the Russian …

What, Me Worry?:President Trump’s biggest fear appears to be that a recession will hit while he’s running for re-election, depriving him of  the argument that the economy is great because he’s President.   Trump and his aides deny that they see a …

National Interest: The federal Reserve is poised this week to lower interest rates for the first time since the depths of the Great Recession, a signal that  they think the economy has gotten as good as it’s going to get.   The Fed …

The Firing Line: The front page of today’s Boston Globe features a life-size picture of an assault rifle with the headline, “Make It Stop.” It won’t happen soon. The Senate yesterday was unable to move forward on what might seem …

Police Beat: The judge in the trial of a Baltimore police officer accused in the death of Freddie Gray declared a mistrial yesterday after the jury said it was unable to reach a unanimous verdict. Off. William Porter, 26, was charged …

Poll-itics: In a flip-flop from the national trend, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump 24 percent to 19 percent in the Iowa Republican polls. Marco Rubio is running third at 17 percent. Chris Cillizza writes in The Washington Post …

Arrest: Police in Arizona have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of being the sniper who has hit 11 cars with bullets in recent weeks, mostly along the I-10 freeway in Phoenix. Leslie Allen Merritt, Jr, who works as a landscaper, …

The Great Migration: Croatia closed seven of eight border crossings with Serbia after being overwhelmed by a crush of migrants. Officials in Zagreb said 10,000 people crossed the border in the day after Hungary closed its border with Syria, and …

Bibi Rebuilds: After winning the national election Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to build a governing coalition that shrugs off some of its most extreme conservatives, but also some of the center left members of Parliament who pushed …