Wiki-Charged:Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who made his name posting secret documents online, has been charged with conspiracy to hack into a US military computer.  Interestingly, Assange was not charged with espionage, which the government had considered. In  pressing the hacking charge, …

National Emergency: President Trump faces a political fight over his declaration of a national emergency to grab billions of dollars for building his southern border wall.   “The Congress cannot let the president shred the Constitution,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority …

The Embattled President: A long NY Times story portrays President Trump as a man in daily combat to hold onto his office while he relives the election and fights perceived enemies trying to unseat him. The story says, “He sees …

Cyber War: When the FBI notified the Democratic National Committee in September 2015 that its computers had been cracked by Russian hackers, the computer technician who took the call barely did anything about it, according to a report in the …

Wild West: Ammon Bundy, brother Ryan Bundy, and five of their followers were acquitted last night of federal conspiracy and weapons charges in last winter’s takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife refuge in Oregon. It’s a major blow to the …

E Minus 12: Donald Trump took his campaign to the opening of his new hotel yesterday in Washington, saying, “Under budget and ahead of schedule. So important. We don’t hear those words so often, but you will.” As he spoke, …

Cyber War: A nationwide “denial of use” internet attack yesterday morning clogged access to some of the biggest and most influential websites; Netflix, Twitter, Spotify, Airbnb, Reddit, Etsy, SoundCloud and The New York Times. No one has claimed responsibility. Such …