Malcolm Ferguson: Trump has once again called for anyone who ever investigated him to be politically attacked, referencing his power as "chief law enforcement officer." read more
The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people ... read more
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson has said that the current government shutdown could become the longest in history, as an impasse between the Democrats and Republicans drags on with no end in sight. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Johnson, a Republican, said that he would not negotiate with Democratic lawmakers until they suspended policy demands related to healthcare, a dispute at the core of the shutdown. read more
Families and educators across the country were plunged into a state of uncertainty over the weekend after the federal Education Department laid off practically every staffer in the government's special education division. Nearly the entire Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, including the Office of Special Education Programs, was let go, according to agency workers and their union. Employees in the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, many of whom work to protect students with disabilities from discrimination, were also laid off, the union said. read more
The Trump administration's approval of a Qatari air force base in Idaho isn't popular with either of America's political parties. read more
"I am your warrior, I am your justice," Trump said in a nearly 90-minute speech, most of it focused on perceived political enemies and slights. " ... For those who have been wronged and betrayed ... I am your retribution."
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Anyone who heard that and didn't think Trump was (a) nuts, (b) dangerous, or (c) a and b, well, what were you thinking, huh?
"But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time - I turned to the right."
Sounds like a lift from Brian Regan's lottery numbers routine: youtu.be
"Third ticket ... I picked a 2. I'm always on a 2. You know me, I always got the 2 covered ... "
"This," Regan points out, "is the story that he's sharing with humans."
"I didn't take $50,000 from anybody"
Nooooo, it was $50,062. That's just a suggestion. But the fact remains it's taken him nearly a month to come up with that explanation. I have a high degree of confidence Tom Bag of Cash Homan is at least as dirty as the operation he heads.