National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is expected to depart the White House within weeks. 1/18 Other Trump advisors continue to compete for his approval. How? By telling big whoppers, or answering sensitive questions with offensive remarks. 2/18 India and Pakistan are literally ding-dong-ditching one anotherâ€
On a day of student protests against gun violence, a gunman shot two hospital employees at a University of Alabama hospital. 1/12 Fleeing ICE and, presumably, deportation, two die in a car crash in California. 2/12 Electricity demand in the US is flat, thanks to efficiency and outsourcing.
Stephen Hawking dies at the age of 76. An obituary, a list of quotes, a tribute to his place in pop culture. 1/14 Secretary of State Rex Tillerson confirms that Russia probably poisoned a spy in London. Hours later, Trump fires him. (“Rex, eat the salad.â€) 2/
Secretary of Defense Mattis makes an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, says the Taliban is interested in talks to end the more than 16-year-old war. 1/18 Trump visits California—not his favorite place, judging by his tweets. Too bad he’s looking at his silly wall, not a
Kim Jong-un invites the President to chat about North Korea’s nuclear program. In a “breathtaking†gamble, Trump spontaneously agrees to meet by May. 1/13 The analysis is only just getting started: where did this come from and what does it mean? Is Trump walking into a
In a major new JAMA study, patients on opioids do no better than those taking alternatives. 1/10 The White House sues California to invalidate three of its immigration laws, using a ruling that sided with Obama. California Gov. Brown calls it a "stunt." 2/10 Governors in
Today in Trump-ville: Kushner goes to Mexico, economic adviser Cohn has left the building, and Stormy Daniels sues the president, alleging that he never signed their nondisclosure agreement. 1/16 The President seems prepared to blame Parkland on the gaming industry—catching gamers by surprise. 2/16 Only 13
GOP strategists say Trump's threat of a trade war appears to be in part timed to Pennsylvania's March 13 special election. 1/13 An economic analysis of Trump's proposed steel and aluminum tariffs shows that for every US job they would create, five would
Trump's threats of a steel and aluminum trade war erupted without any prior review by officials—and may well be added to his heap of other random policy changes that come out of nowhere, and then go nowhere. 1/17 Interior Department emails show that Trump's
Italy votes for a new parliament this weekend and Berlusconi is back. At the same time, Germany expects to get another four years of the "grand coalition." 1/23 Ireland is shut down and at least 55 people have died amid sub-zero temperatures across Europe. 2/23
