Politics as Usual: The scuttlebutt and palace intrigue of the politisphere. Manifest Density: President Trump seems fixated on his quest for Greenland, Panama and Canada. He also took it upon himself to rename the Gulf of Mexico. Can he do that? Kind of.... He can call it whatever he wants but it’s probably not going to catch on. Let’s Argue About Abortion! President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership issued an order Friday to curtail prosecutions against people accused of blocking reproductive rights facilities, calling the cases an example of the "weaponization" of law enforcement. SCOTUS: The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether the state of Oklahoma may fund a proposed Catholic charter school, a blockbuster case that could redraw the line between church and state by allowing government to establish and directly fund religious schools for the first time.