Here’s some fascinating weekend reading for you: from the Daily Caller News Foundation, testimony that provides the first real link so far between a Presidential campaign and a foreign government.

Today's Commentary --- Evidence of foreign government "meddling" FOR HILLARY -- Trump Revival -- "See Life Clearly" -- She chose her path --- New York's Amazon Debacle -- President Trump makes his move -- Weekend TV Note -- "Huckabee" preview -- Evening Edition -- Daily Verse

As expected, President Trump signed the compromise Congressional spending deal to keep the government open, despite it containing less than $1.4 billion for border walls, about a quarter as much as he requested, enough for only 55 miles of fencing.

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It’s interesting that someone who was fired from the FBI for lying-by-omission to investigators is now so forthcoming about the same overall issue; namely, the actions taken by him and his friends to get rid of Donald Trump, as a candidate and later as President.

I haven’t been writing about every outrageous, offensive and anti-Semitic remark by new Minnesota Democratic Congress member Ilhan Omar because…well, there are only so many hours in the day.

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Today's Commentary --- Andrew McCabe uses book and TV to defend the indefensible -- National Emergency Declaration -- Omar outrages again -- "Red Letter Day" --- Voter ID Laws Under Assault -- President Trump makes his move -- Weekend TV Note -- A Rancher responds to AOC -- Evening Edition -- Daily Verse

As I already mentioned, President Trump reportedly plans to sign the compromise budget bill to keep the government from shutting down again, but he’s not happy with the paltry funding for border security and intends to build the wall and fund other measures by declaring a national emergency and shifting military funds that he controls to border security.

It’s easy to shut down debate --- even a formal debate competition --- on a college or even high school campus: just accuse one side of racism and that’s the end.

Today's Commentary --- Voter ID Laws Under Assault -- Identity politics on campus: How to shut down debate in one easy step -- "Green New Deal" Update -- Sen. Menendez brushes off drunk driving as a nothingburger charge --- Here’s how you know you’re getting old -- She takes planes not trains -- Movie Star Chris Pratt Responds -- A Rancher responds to AOC -- Evening Edition -- Daily Verse

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The left’s argument against voter ID laws has always seemed like their argument that Trump won via Russian collusion or because his supporters are all racist Nazis – like a feeble attempt to avoid confronting the reality that a majority of American voters reject failed leftist policies.

This is a “YUUUUUGE” story, to borrow a phrase, so I will write more about it in tomorrow morning’s newsletter.

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who has had his own tangles with the law, is assailing President Trump for having the effrontery to refer to certain people as “criminals” simply because they are in the US illegally and have committed crimes such as drunk driving.

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Laura responds to Walt...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell can smell blood in the water (well, maybe not blood, but he smells something floating in there), so he plans to give the Democrats exactly what their most strident leftwing base wants: a vote on the so-called “Green New Deal.”

Today's Commentary --- No direct evidence of conspiracy between Trump campaign and Russia -- President Trump rallies for a wall -- Follow-up on Roger Stone raid; former FBI agent tries lamely to defend it -- Phony Apology #1: Ilhan Omar --- Phony Apology #2: Ralph Northam -- Negotiators reach agreement -- Movie Star Chris Pratt Responds -- Reminder -- Evening Edition -- Daily Verse

Monday was a red letter day for politics junkies. It gave us a rare chance to witness examples of two distinct, classic styles of phony-baloney political “apologies” on the same day.

President Trump’s rally Monday in El Paso ended with his standard exit music, the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.”

Today's Commentary --- Follow-up on Roger Stone raid; former FBI agent tries lamely to defend it -- The Deal -- Optimism and the President's approval rating are up -- "Common sense gun laws" --- Youth and Inexperience -- News You Can Use -- Ainsworth: NPR must think "Beto" O'Rourke is Latino -- Reminder -- Evening Edition -- Daily Verse

Monday was a red letter day for politics junkies. It gave us a rare chance to witness examples of two distinct, classic styles of phony-baloney political “apologies” on the same day.

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Thanks to all who wrote in response to the description by Mrs. Roger Stone (and the shocking home security video) detailing how the FBI handled its raid on their home. Most of you shared my horror at this.