Clash of Power: In a dramatic standoff last night, Attorney Gen. William Barr tried to force out the US attorney in Manhattan, who responded by refusing to step down.   The Trump administration in recent weeks has been purging people deemed insufficiently …

Partial Justice: As fears increase within the Justice Department that the law enforcement arm of the government has become President Trump’s political instrument, more than 1,100 former DOJ prosecutors and officials who served in Republican and Democratic administrations signed an open letter …

The Justice Files: Strange things are happening at the Justice Department under the watchful eyes and Twitter thumbs of President Trump. The NY Times reports that Attorney Gen. William Barr has appointed a team to review “politically sensitive” cases.    Barr sent an …

Six Degrees:  The House is planning to hold the attorney general in contempt and the Treasury Department is refusing to hand over the President’s tax returns. House Democrats and President Trump are about to have a legal slugfest.   Treasury Secretary Steven …

Clash of Titans: With Attorney Gen. William Barr objecting to the proposed questioning format before the House Judiciary Committee, the panel’s chairman Jerrold Nadler is threatening to subpoena the AG if he doesn’t show.   “The witness is not going to tell …

Wiki-Arrest: In a surprising development, the Ecuadorian Embassy in London rescinded diplomatic asylum for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and he was dragged out of the building in handcuffs by British police.   The Ecuadorians said the prickly Assange wore out his welcome. …

Spring Unsprung:A powerful spring storm is bringing a blizzard to six midwestern states today. Blizzard warnings have been issued from parts of northeastern Colorado to southeastern Wyoming, northwest Kansas, western and central Nebraska, much of South Dakota and southwestern Minnesota. …

The Angry President:Donald Trump came out fighting mad yesterday claiming victimhood in the Special Counsel investigation and saying no president should ever have to endure what he has. “Very few people I know could have handled it.”   “There are a …

Crash Course: Attorney Gen. William Barr spent yesterday poring over the Special Counsel report on Russian election-influencing to determine how much of it to relay to Congress and make public. Nothing  was released, but it might come today.   Barr and Deputy AG …