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 …

Nation: A swarm of tornadoes accompanied by violent thunderstorms ripped through Mississippi and Georgia over the weekend, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 40. Mobile homes were blown away, roofs torn off, and entire houses demolished. Seven …

Ghost Ship: Thirty-three people are confirmed dead in the Oakland warehouse fire and authorities expect to find still more bodies. Some of the bodies were found with personal identification, and the names of seven have been released. Identification of others …

E Minus 29: Donald Trump said last night in the St. Louis town hall debate that if he’s elected president he would order his attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor to bring charges against Hillary Clinton for deleting emails …

State of Siege: A military coup against the president of Turkey appears to have failed after a night of political intrigue, the deaths of 265 people, and the arrest of nearly 3,000 military personnel suspected of involvement in the attempt …

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: The alliance between Ted Cruz and John Kasich was all Donald Trump needed to uncork the venom and abandon any attempt at “presidential” behavior. Trump said at a rally, “It shows how weak they are. It shows …

Church v. State: Five deputy clerks in Rowan County Kentucky offered to issue same-sex marriage licenses after their boss was found in contempt of court and sent to jail for refusing. District Judge David L. Bunning yesterday ordered Kim Davis …

Hillary Mail: The State Department is releasing another 4,368 Hillary Clintons emails from her time as secretary of state, about 150 of which are censored because they contain classified or sensitive information. Some were “confidential,” but none contained information considered …

Viva Cuba: Secy. of State John Kerry is expected to be on hand today as the American flag is raised over the US embassy in Havana for the first time since 1961. With many Cuban expatriots unhappy about the normalization …

Permawar: Afghanistan is investigating reports that Mullah Muhammad Omar, the one-eyed leader of the Taliban, is dead. Omar has not been seen in public since before the Taliban regime was toppled in 2001. A breakaway group of the Taliban claims …