THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1839 – Photography pioneer Louis Daguerre took the first photo of the moon
1890 – President Harrison welcomed the first female staffer in the White House
1903 – President Teddy Roosevelt closed a Mississippi post office for refusing to hire a black woman as Postmistress
1980 – President Carter asked the Senate to stop negotiating an arms treaty with Russia — due to their invasion of Afghanistan
News and The Politics out of D.C.
PRESIDENT TRUMP USHERS IN THE NEW YEAR TWEETING, ‘CALM DOWN’ AND ‘ENJOY THE RIDE’
WHITE HOUSE INVITED CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS FOR A BORDER BRIEFING
HOUSE DEMS REVEAL SOME OF THEIR AGENDA AS THEY PREPARE TO TAKE CONTROL
AMERICAN ARRESTED IN RUSSIA AS A SPY WAS THERE FOR A WEDDING (WHY I HATE DESTINATION WEDDINGS)
U.S. FIRED TEAR GAS ACROSS THE BORDER TO STOP MIGRANTS
NIKKI HALEY SAYS GOODBYE TO THE U.N. — AND TAKES NO PRISONERS
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S 2018 WINS AND LOSSES
MITT ROMNEY SLAMS PRESIDENT TRUMP IN AN OP-ED
REP SHEILA JACKSON LEE WANTS REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY
General News
STOCK FUTURES PLUNGE AS CHINA’S WEAKENED ECONOMY MAY SPOOK INVESTORS
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK IS FORCED TO CLOSE — THE TOILETS ARE FULL — DUE TO GOV’T SHUTDOWN
CDC SAYS IT COULD BE A VERY TOUGH FLU SEASON
ANOTHER WOMEN’S MARCH CANCELLED — NEW ORLEANS JOINS CHICAGO AND L.A.
LOW CARB OR LOW FAT? WHAT’S THE BEST DIET?
NBC IS GETTING TRASHED FOR ITS TRASHY NEW YEARS’ EVE COVERAGE
BITTER? KATHY GRIFFIN DISHES SOME INSIDE DIRT ON CNN’S NEW YEARS EVE PLAN
Strange News Catching My Eye
KANYE WEST LIGHTS UP TWITTER ON JAN 1 WITH JUST THREE WORDS
GOING TO THE WORLD CUP IN QATAR? ALCOHOL HAS A 100% TAX ON IT
NEW YEARS MIRACLE? RUSSIAN RESCUERS FIND BABY ALIVE ONE DAY AFTER A BUILDING COLLAPSED
THE WOMAN BELIEVED TO BE THE WORLD’S OLDEST MAY HAVE BEEN PRANKING ALL OF US
