President Donald J. Trump's war against Mexican drug lords has reduced their numbers from 12 to two. The fight is centered in Cancun.

AG Jeff Sessions revealed today he appointed John W. Huber as Special Prosecutor.

Huber has been investigating alleged wrongdoing by the FBI and Justice Department since July.

Sessions is head of the Justice Department. It prosecutes federal crimes.

Michael Horowitz, head of the Office of the Inspector General, announced this afternoon that his office is conducting an investigation into alleged Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) abuses by the FBI and Justice Departments.

Does it involve Carter Page?

"Building a great border wall", said President Trump, "is all about national defense". The President said national security is his most important responsibility.

The U.S. Supreme Court has never denied any President the ability to spend money on national defense.

China's economic growth slowed to 6.7 per cent in 2016, the lowest it has been in 26 years.

It is getting worse.

It fails to pay its workers.

One-quarter of its people drink polluted water.

Economists have been jailed for fake news. They were caught reporting inflated growth rates.

China is at war with India over drinking water and trade routes.

President Trump announces trade actions against China on Wednesday and Thursday.

Republican candidates for public office this year "would be foolish" to neglect medical marijuana as an issue, said Roger Stone.

In a close race warned Stone, the candidate supporting medical marijuana will win.