Scot Bertram | The Sea Level is not Rising very Rapidly....

Here are 3 big things you need to know—

 

One — The White House says President Trump will rename the Department of Defense the Department of War. Fox News reports Trump will sign an executive order today that renames the D-O-D.  Congress created the War Department in 1789, but it was renamed the Department of Defense by President Truman in 1949.

 

Two ---  Operations at Alligator Alcatraz in Florida can resume.  The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted the state and federal government's request for a stay during the appellate process.  It blocks a Miami federal judge's preliminary injunction to stop any new construction and detainees from being brought into the migrant detention facility in the Everglades. 

And number three ---   The president of Northwestern University is resigning from the post after finding himself at odds with the Trump administration. Michael issued a statement reflecting on his experience and said he has decided that now is the right time for new leadership to guide Northwestern into its next chapter. Schill is expected to remain in his role until the university finds an interim president.