The Brief: The Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit against a local county for enacting ordinances that restrict concealed carry within 100 yards of public venues. Federal prosecutors argue these buffer zones violate Supreme Court precedent and lack the historical justification required for declaring...

We have a planned power outage this morning, so the column is super short and to the point. I will update the trade numbers around 7:30 AM Central.Markets Attempt Upside BreakoutMarkets closed Monday with the Dow up more than 700 points to a record,...