The Morning Briefing: Black Friday Deals, Beat Downs and Much, Much More

Good Friday morning.

Here is what’s on the president’s agenda today.

• The president has no public events scheduled. Yeah, I don’t either.

Black Friday

Gunman killed during Black Friday sales at Alabama mall

Costco’s Black Friday 2018 Ad Has Nasty Expensive Surprises

Your A-Z guide to the best Black Friday sales happening right now

Top 10 states for Black Friday violence

Top products to shop during Amazon’s Black Friday Sale this year

Stores usher Black Friday with easier ways to get deals

Macy’s, Best Buy, Kohl’s, and JCPenney are being slammed for being open on Thanksgiving — and some people are threatening not to shop with them this holiday season

Shoppers using smartphones under the dinner table have made Thanksgiving one of the biggest days for online shopping

Walmart is trying desperately to contain the Black Friday chaos by creating what customers are calling a ‘maze’ — but photos reveal a wild shopping fiasco

Did you buy anything yet? Let me know in the comments.

Other morsels:

Congratulations! 2018 National Dog Show: “Whiskey” the Whippet named Best in Show

Major Media Ignore Dem Rep’s Nuke Comments

More rain helps put out California fires, but raises landslide risk

Trump dispute with Roberts spills over into Thanksgiving

Teachers are being made to ‘unlearn’ racist and ‘colonialist’ Thanksgiving crafts

White House considers plan to keep asylum seekers in Mexico

Lordy. House Judiciary Committee issues subpoenas for James Comey, Loretta Lynch

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign shoes to be showcased in historical exhibit

George Soros’ organization calls for oversight of Facebook

Gunmen storm Chinese Consulate in Pakistani city of Karachi

Dozens injured in bus rollover crash involving University of Washington marching band

On Thanksgiving, Trump expressed his gratitude for US troops, aired some of his political grievances

And that’s all I’ve got, enjoy your Thanksgiving weekend!