Tuesday — April 9, 2019

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1865 – Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the four year Civil War

1959 – Alan Shepard and John Glenn are among the group NASA introduced as the first astronauts

1963 – Winston Churchill is named an honorary US citizen — he was the first

1970 – Paul McCartney made it official — announcing The Beatles break up

2003 – American Marines pulled down a statue of Saddam Hussein 

News and The Politics out of D.C.

JUDGE HALTS TRUMP’S ‘STAY IN MEXICO’ PROGRAM FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

PRESIDENT TRUMP FIRED THE HEAD OF SECRET SERVICE

AG WILLIAM BARR TO BEGIN TWO DAYS OF GRILLING IN FRONT OF CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S BEEN INVITED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH TO MARK THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY

MITT ROMNEY AGREES WITH TRUMP ON IMMIGRATION, SMACKS DEMS

PELOSI THROWS SHADE ON AOC…WITHOUT NAMING THE PROGRESSIVE CONGRESSWOMAN

REP ILHAN OMAR SLAMMED FOR CALLING TRUMP ADVISOR STEPHEN MILLER A WHITE NATIONALIST

REP ERIC SWALWELL BECOMES THE 18TH DEMOCRAT TO ANNOUNCE HIS 2020 CANDIDACY

PETE BUTTIGIEG GOES AFTER MIKE PENCE: ‘YOUR QUARREL IS WITH MY CREATOR’

IS ‘BETO’ OVER??? WELL, IT KINDA FEELS LIKE THAT IN IOWA

General News

THREE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, ONE U.S. CONTRACTOR KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

CHINESE WOMAN ARRESTED AT MAR-A-LAGO HAD A WHOLE BUNCH OF ODD STUFF IN HER POSSESSION

CANCER VACCINE SHOWS PROMISE IN HUMAN TRIALS

FELICITY HUFFMAN AND SEVERAL OTHERS ENTER GUILTY PLEAS IN COLLEGE ENTRANCE SCANDAL

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN IS RETURNING TO TV WITH A NEW WEEKEND SHOW — ALL ABOUT POLITICS

‘SMALLVILLE’ ACTRESS PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGES IN SEX SLAVE CULT CASE

YES VIRGINIA, THERE IS A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH YOUR NAME ON IT

Strange News Catching My Eye

APPARENTLY, QUEEN ELIZABETH HAS PUT HER FOOT DOWN…THERE WILL BE NO VEGAN BABY FOR MEGHAN MARKLE

A.I. IS WATCHING AND JUDGING YOUR ONLINE TRANSACTIONS, CREATING A ‘TRUSTWORTHINESS’ SCORE

‘BARN FIND’ — A FROZEN IN TIME, 1968 MUSTANG GT500 IS UP FOR AUCTION

THINKING ABOUT SOCIALISM? THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT
THE MLB RECORD BALTIMORE’S $161 MILLION DOLLAR MAN WISHES HE DID NOT SET

STUDY SHOWS ZAPPING (WITH ELECTRICITY) THE BRAINS OF PEOPLE OVER 60 IMPROVES MEMORY