Biggest news of the day?   The House of Representatives voted to oust Keven McCarthy as Speaker of the House, 216-210 .  Never happened before in our history.   So what's next? At the beginning of his speakership, McCarthy filed into the record (kept secret) a list of names in priority order to the House Clerk to act in the case of his vacancy.   The person highest on the list shall act as Speaker pro tempore.   The first task will presumably be to vote on a permanent speaker.  But not necessarily.  There is no legal time frame for anything. Could McCarthy run again? Sure. Probably won't win a normal vote, so could well work out a deal with Democrats. But he has said  enough , and won't run again. Could Democrat Hakeem Jeffries run? Sure. But he won't get that position. Could Matt Gaetz become the next speaker.  Nope. Why?  Republicans are not idiotic as Gaetz. The second big newsworthy item is that no one won the Powerball jackpot last night.  Thus, you have until...we

 Donald Trump again, but first, a few newsworthy developments: Mega Millions  selected a winner last night for $1.55 billion, from Florida.  Until last night, there were 31 straight Tues-Fri failed drawings.  Victor can get $783.3 million if the lump sum option is selected. Now, the jackpot   resets to a lousy $20 million .  Abortion-rights advocates in Ohio prevailed , the #2 reason why Democrats will win in a landslide on 5November2024.  From the  New York Times  this morning: More and more of these will begin to appear, but just revealed was a  secret memo  from a Trump lawyer providing details of faking key state electoral votes  to overturn his 2020 election loss. That headline look familiar?  On to The Donald, for these indictments remind me of  Watergate half a century ago , which was  televised and became a huge hit .   Three out of four homes in the USA watched .  I did.   Nixon became the first president in U.S. history to resign.  I was working that summer at the Lawrence Li

Nothing earthshaking occurring around the world and in the USA, so I'll start with a reminder:  Our women's soccer team plays tonight against Portugal.  3AM EDT or 9PM in Hawaii on your Fox channel. Kickoff at Eden Park is set for 3 a.m. ET. Caesars Sportsbook lists the United States as the -390 favorites (risk $390 to win $100) in the latest USWNT vs. Portugal odds, with Portugal listed as +1000 underdogs. A draw is priced at +420, and the over/under for total goals scored is 2.5. ( For more soccer coverage, click here .) For those who don't understand American Odds, -390 means that the U.S. has an 80% chance of winning.  If they even tie, they will advance to the next round.  Speaking of betting, the next most important news of the day is the drawing for a billion dollars in the  Mega Millions lottery tonight . You can lie and cheat and become a billionaire, such as Donald Trump.  He supposedly is worth  $2.5 billion . Forbes  says there are 2640 billionaires from 77 coun