Why has Trump followed his impulses to Iraq?
The unannounced visit serves as a welcome distraction
Jacob Heilbrunn
Jacob Heilbrunn is editor of The National Interest. He lives in Washington DC
Wednesday
Sunday
Can Patrick Shanahan handle the madness of King Trump?
Like a Russian tsar, the President seems to think he can govern by ukase
Friday
As Mattis exits, is Vladimir Putin the only adult left in the room?
His departure further erodes Trump’s relationship with Senate Republicans who ultimately control his fate
Tuesday
The pillars of Trumpworld are crumbling
Investigations are closing in, and the White House now resembles a nuthouse
Wednesday
Trump’s bleak midwinter will be full of flippers
The more that emerges about Trump’s past conduct, the sleazier it looks
Tuesday
Pelosi and Schumer have Trump’s back against the wall
The President is looking increasingly marooned in a White House under siege
Saturday
Trump makes Benedict Arnold look like a patriot
It’s the very sweep of his schemes that is likely to prove his undoing
Wednesday
‘Not to sound naive or anything’, but it seems like Michael Flynn has ratted someone out to Mueller
Trump’s imagination is free to run riot as to who it might be
Saturday
George H.W. Bush, the last great liberal Republican
From our UK edition
George H.W. Bush, who died on Friday at the age of 94, oversaw the end of the cold war. Together with Secretary of State James Baker and National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft, he helped to ensure that the dissolution of the Soviet empire and the reunification of Germany took place peacefully. Even as hawks in
Thursday
What does Michael Cohen’s guilty plea mean for the Mueller investigation?
Trump Tower Moscow wasn’t off the cards during the campaign
Saturday
Meet Jerome Corsi, the conspiracy theorist turned conspirator
Robert Mueller is zeroing in on the ties between Corsi, Roger Stone, WikiLeaks, and Mother Russia
Monday
Could Donald Trump’s revisionist history leave the GOP in the lurch?
Trump has responded to his midterm travails by doubling down on the insults
Friday
Donald Trump is the best thing to happen to Jim Acosta
The CNN man gets to amplify his role as victim of a nefarious administration
Tuesday
Stan Lee made comic books great again
The Marvel editor-in-chief turned the superhero world upside down by introducing ironic detachment and human foibles
Monday
Beware the Trumpy Bear
This advert will truly give you paws for thought
Friday
Trump dodges tough questions by feigning forgetfulness
Does the President know Matt Whitaker?
Thursday
George Conway weighs in on (il)legality of Sessions firing
Kellyanne’s husband calls Matthew Whitaker a ‘nobody’ who has been appointed at Trump’s whim
After losing the House, Trump will have more to worry about than CNN reporters
From our UK edition
As soon as Donald Trump says ‘I’ll be honest,’ which he did at his press conference today, you know he’s about to tell a lie. The media, he proclaimed, ‘really does bring disunity.’ No, it doesn’t. What it brings is coverage of his administration rather than the beatification that he craves. Trump’s performance was more
Tuesday
How Democrat success in the midterms could help Trump
From our UK edition
Today’s midterm election is bound to put a bit of swagger back into the steps of Democrats. If polls are anything to go by — and since when have they ever led anyone astray? — it will be a dolorous evening for Republicans as they watch state legislatures, governors, and Congress turn Democratic. CNN has
Friday
The Trumps are focused on securing the Senate
Much of the Trump clan is pitching in to help overcome any lingering inhibitions in key red states
