Morning Briefing, Aug. 17 By Steve Doty August 17, 2012 4:00 am FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint The Morning Briefing is a quick round-up of the day’s top stories. Watch online at washingtonexaminer.com every weekday. TagsLocal News Related Content Crime What is the Insurrection Act, the law at the center of the debate over Trump deploying the National Guard? Crime Trump threatens Minnesota with Insurrection Act after second federal shooting reignites protesters Beltway Confidential Pritzker’s insults of DHS’s Tricia McLaughlin are typical, baseless left-wing propaganda In Focus America’s ICE-protester idiocy Space NASA astronauts land after medical emergency caused early end to mission