It’s Political: After a Twitter whipping by President-elect Donald Trump and public outrage, House Republicans scurried yesterday to reverse their vote to gut the independent Office of Congressional Ethics. The headline on a NY Times editorial says, “House Fires at …

Stars and Barred: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley yesterday called for the Confederate flag to be taken down from its mast on the capitol grounds. “We are not going to allow this symbol to divide us any longer. The fact …

  Money, Money: JP Morgan Chase is considering a record $13 billion settlement with the Justice Department over its sale of bad mortgage securities. If it goes through, it would be the largest such settlement in US history. The settlement …

National: The Defense Department will spend $1 billion to beef up west coast missile defenses in response to threats from North Korea and Iran. Fourteen missile interceptors will be added to 30 already in place in California and Alaska, but …

National: The Supreme Court hears arguments today on whether parts of the 1965 Voting Rights Act should be lifted because the law targets voting discrimination that doesn’t occur anymore.  This comes at a time when there is a conservative push …