Cover Story: John W. Tomac’s ‘Liberty’s Flameout’

Cover Story: John W. Tomac's "Liberty's Flameout" - Under more ordinary circumstances, the cover of the issue for February 13 and 20, 2017 - our Anniversary Issue, marking ninety-two years - would feature some version of Rea Irvin's classic image of the monocled dandy Eustace Tilley. The day's must-read political news and opinion pieces are scattered across hundreds of news outlets and blogs, too many for any one person to read.

President Trump’s Message For Mitch McConnnell? ‘Go Nuclear.’

President Trump encouraged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to "go nuclear" if there is Democratic opposition to his Supreme Court nominee. While speaking with reporters at the White House Wednesday, the president urged Republicans to use all means necessary to get Judge Neil Gorsuch confirmed - including stripping the 60-vote threshold required to confirm Supreme Court nominees.

Veterans Can’t Get Enough Of This Marine’s Take On Refugees

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment walks with the unit's Afghan interpreter before a mission near forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 11, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/Files President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration from war-torn areas has divided the country, but one former Marine has offered a viewpoint on the issue based on his first-hand experience while deployed in Iraq.

Former Assistant Sec. Of State: Spicer ‘Knows More About…

Thomas Countryman, who served as President Obama's Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation, told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Wednesday that Sean Spicer "knows more about exaggeration than anyone on the planet." Countryman opened by stating he is not "surprised" by remarks the White House press secretary made about "career bureaucrats" at Tuesday's White House press briefing.

Detractors Call Potus a P***y Outside Trump-Owned Golf Club

President Donald Trump signs three executive actions in the Oval Office on January 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The actions outline a reorganization of the National Security Council, implement a five year lobbying ban on administration officials and a lifetime ban on administration officials lobbying for a foreign country and calls on military leaders to present a report to the president in 30 days that outlines a strategy for defeating ISIS. But seriously, the oddest thing about this stor y is it seems the reporter stood by and watched as a woman wrote "pussy" in Spanish on a Trump-owned Southern California golf club while a man took a leak in some Trump bushes.

Republicans Push Cabinet Nominees Through Committee

The Democratic Party's attempts to derail the confirmation process of President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees appear to be unsuccessful as GOP senators managed to pass two of his selections out of committee Wednesday morning. In an unprecedented move, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch opted to suspend the rules requiring one Democrat to be present for the vote - effectively advancing Department of Health and Human Services nominee Rep. Tom Price of Georgia and Treasury secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin out of committee by a 14-0 margin.

Congress Is Trying To Tear Up This Obama Rule That Hurts Businesses

Republicans in the House of Representatives have proposed legislation that would stop regulations requiring federal contractors to report any and all labor violations. The joint resolution , proposed Monday by North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx, makes use of the Congressional Review Act of 1996, which allows Congress to overturn executive actions, and has only been used once before.

Heroin Overdose Death Of Pregnant Woman Leads To Massive Fentanyl Bust

Powdered heroin is pictured in this undated handout photo courtesy of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. REUTERS/US DEA/Handout via Reuters Police busted a massive drug operation that distributed heroin cut with fentanyl on school property and caused the overdose death of a pregnant woman.

Muslim Students At UCLA Hold ‘Healing Space’ After Trump’s Refugee Ban

Law students and community members stood shoulder to shoulder during a candlelight vigil at UCLA's School of Law courtyard on Monday in response to President Trump's refugee ban, according to the Daily Bruin . The Muslim Law Students Association at UCLA organized the gathering to create what the campus newspaper is calling a "healing space."