The subject of today will be Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii.  But first, a couple of other Trump developments. That MAGA vs Elon Musk civil war on immigration .  Was never a real issue anyway, for the new Trump administration will target  undocumented  immigrants.  Elon Musk and his techie friends only want to continue to have access to  documented immigrants , those science and engineering products from other countries, something Trump supports.  The heel in most of this is that odious Laura Loomer. You win some, you lose some.  Trump learned today that the  federal appeals court rejected his 2023 appeal regarding the sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll .  In a  77-page ruling , the 3-judge panel said Carroll should get the $5 million previously granted.  And oh, by the way, there is that  other New York jury judgement this year  ordering Trump to pay Carroll $83 million for continuing to insult her.  So does ...

President has made some perplexing choices for his cabinet.  The first batch made some sense.  The latest seems cloying, if not baffling and certainly stunning. Take  Matt Gaetz as Attorney General .  Here Trump should have selected a lawyer with gravitas and high credibility.  Surely there are many of them, who would still be supremely loyal to him.  Trump called Gaetz  a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney .  A 42-year old Floridian with a law degree from William and Mary,  Gaetz  practiced law for two years, never as a prosecutor, partly tainted by one suspension.  You would think that his legal shallowness and potential for not being confirmed by the Senate would influence him to for now hold on to his House seat.  But he just resigned from the Congress.  Perhaps Gaetz's irredeeming virtue is that he too has some sexual issues clouding his past.  He will become a weapon for Trump. The other worrisome selection is...

Before focusing this science Wednesday on global warming, a short analysis of what is happening with the presidential campaign. After all the bad-mouthing by Donald Trump about the  next presidential debate, this ABC event is now again on track for Tuesday, September 10 at 9PM (EDT)  at the National Constitution Center, where rests the Liberty Bell, in Phildelphia.  Moderators will be David Muir and Linsey Davis.  The ground rules will be the same as CNN's debate between Trump and Joe Biden.  There will be no third-party candidates nor audience.  In one corner, Donald Trump at 78 and in the other, Kamala Harris at 59. Kamala Harris has gained the endorsement of so many former Republicans that I've lost count. More than 200 Republicans who previously worked for former Presidents  George Bush, senior and junior. McCain and Romney.   Read their open letter  urging voters to reject Donald Trump. Here are other notables. By November 5, this l...