Late night at The Rum Bar on 47thStreet. This will be brief.  I, Donald:President Trump was up this morning tweeting about his greatness and victimhood.   “Think of it,” he wrote. “I became President of the United States in one of …

The Merry-Go-Round:Just hours after President Trump claimed executive privilege over the entire redacted Special Counsel report, the House Judiciary Committee voted to find Attorney Gen. William Barr in contempt for not handing over the report and the Senate Intelligence Committee …

Business Genius: The NY Timespublished a blockbuster report last night based upon 10 years of President Trump’s tax information, detailing how he lost a billion dollars while claiming to be a business genius. The report covers the years 1985 to 1994. …

Six Degrees:  The House is planning to hold the attorney general in contempt and the Treasury Department is refusing to hand over the President’s tax returns. House Democrats and President Trump are about to have a legal slugfest.   Treasury Secretary Steven …

Saber Rattling: President Trump has sent an aircraft carrier and a bomber group to the Persian Gulf after US intelligence agencies said they picked up information that Iran planned to attack American targets at sea and on land.  Tensions with Iran …

Game of Chicken: An empty chair, a ceramic chicken, and threats from the House. Another day in Congress.   Attorney Gen. William Barr refused to show for a hearing yesterday before the House Judiciary Committee about the Special Counsel report because he …

Spin City:After a day of grilling in the Senate, Attorney Gen. William Barr is skipping a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee today because he objects to a plan to have staff lawyers question him. The assumption is that lawyers …

Undersight and Oversight:Special Counsel Robert Mueller wrote a letter to the attorney general objecting to William Barr’s summary of his 448-page report, in particular his conclusion that President Trump did not commit obstruction of justice.   Mueller wrote a letter on …

Seeing Spots: The nationwide measles outbreak has grown to 700 reported cases in 22 states, the Centers for Disease Control announced.   About 500 of the cases are among people who were never vaccinated and roughly half are children five and under. About …

Clash of Titans: With Attorney Gen. William Barr objecting to the proposed questioning format before the House Judiciary Committee, the panel’s chairman Jerrold Nadler is threatening to subpoena the AG if he doesn’t show.   “The witness is not going to tell …