What are the odds of Trump going to jail?
Runners and riders for Mueller’s next arrest.
World
Monday
Thursday
What does the British government know about Trump and Russia?
A British Member of Parliament thinks that the government has not always done all it can to assist the Mueller inquiry into whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia.
Sunday
Why we need a big Trump-Putin summit
Writing in his space last week, Jacob Heilbrunn quipped that President Donald Trump’s summit in Singapore with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un went so well for the North Korean fat man that Vladimir Putin must now be itching to meet the Donald as soon as he can. Given how little Kim gave up in Singapore and … Read more
Tuesday
Ignore the Trump haters: his meeting with Kim Jong-un is a victory for peace
You can tell when Donald Trump has just achieved something: he starts being strangely amiable, and his critics start frothing at the mouth. He’s just met supposedly one of the most dangerous, evil men in the world — and made him look like a sweet overgrown child. He and Kim Jong-un signed an agreement and … Read more
Thursday
Putin says he’s making Russia great again. In reality, it’s crumbling
This is Putin’s time. Next week, the Fifa World Cup kicks off in Moscow, and the Kremlin has spared no expense to showcase Vladimir Putin’s new Russia as a vibrant, safe and strong nation. Half a million visitors will be welcomed — with the Russian press reporting that the notorious ‘Ultra’ hooligans have been officially … Read more
Tuesday
The truth about Putin’s ‘chef’
Yevgeny Prigozhin has been charged by Robert Mueller for interfering in the 2016 election.
The truth about Putin’s ‘chef’
Yevgeny Prigozhin has been charged by Robert Mueller for interfering in the 2016 election.
Thursday
Why are we rolling out the red carpet for one of North Korea’s most brutal men?
Kim Yong-chol is believed to have ordered the sinking of a South Korean ship, killing 46.
Friday
For your eyes only: A short history of Democrat-spy collusion
How highly placed members of one administration mobilised the intelligence services to undermine their successors.
Thursday
Trump is having a very loud public meltdown – all thanks to Michael Cohen
Between Ukraine and his associate Evgeny Freidman, it ’ s heating up for the president’s former lawyer.
Donald Trump goes on the warpath with North Korea
So much for the “World Peace” that Donald Trump bragged he would create at the June 12 Singapore summit. In a wildly inappropriate letter that veered between a bullying and lachrymose tone, Trump bowed to the inevitable in canceling the summit with Kim Jong-un. He had to do it before Kim did. Already Kim had … Read more
Wednesday
Did Ukraine bribe its way into the White House?
Michael Cohen’s Kiev connection could spell more trouble for his former boss.
Monday
Trump is getting ‘schlonged’ by America’s enemies
So much for the Nobel Peace Prize that Donald Trump said “everyone thinks” he should receive. The New York Times reports that Trump is starting to get second thoughts about visiting Singapore on June 12 to hold a summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. Trump boasted earlier that if they cut a deal, Kim would … Read more
Sunday
This is monarchy for the Netflix generation
The less we hear about the Royal family, the better. With Meghan and Harry, this is exactly the reverse of what we’ll get.
Friday
Trump’s ZTE talks have Congress wondering if he’s putting America first
Finally House Republicans are standing up to the president — and all it took was a Chinese phone company.
How the British royal family became a very American obsession
The nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle show the depth of American royalism.
Wednesday
Could John Bolton cost Trump his Nobel Peace Prize?
My, my, my. North Korea is in a snit over National Security Adviser John Bolton who urged it to follow the Libya model of total denuclearization. Everyone knows how that ended. The North declared yesterday that it finds Bolton “repugnant,” a sentiment that is actually widely shared around the world, and that it wants an … Read more
Tuesday
Why Christopher Steele should spill the beans
Lawyers representing the ex-spook-turned-private-investigator Christopher Steele were in action yesterday at London’s High Court. In a rather convoluted turn of events, BuzzFeed, who published Steele’s leaked dossier on links relating to Trump and Moscow, is now seeking to question the author “on the dossier as a whole” because of the document’s importance in the “public’s … Read more
Will Trump end the Mueller inquiry or will the Mueller inquiry end Trump?
May 17, 2017 started out as any other day in Donald Trump’s Washington. Men and women in suits with briefcases walked into work, ready to meet clients or do business. The day, however, proved to be the very beginning of Trump’s troubles, with the appointment of a special counsel to look into allegations of collusion … Read more
Monday
Does Mike Pompeo really think he can cut a good deal with North Korea?
The new secretary of state has already blundered during his short tenure.
