Who Needs It?: As long expected, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is leaving, President Trump announced yesterday. Kelly is expected to go by the end of the year. Vice-President Pence’s Chief of Staff Nick Ayers has been mentioned as …

Directly to Jail: President Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen arranged during the 2016 presidential campaign to pay off two women who had affairs  with Donald Trump  “in coordination and at the direction of Individual-1,”  according to federal prosecutors. …

Low Bars: You may have never heard of the Chinese telecom company Huawei, but the Dow Jones nearly cratered yesterday on news of the arrest of a Huawei executive in Canada. Investors were worried that the arrest would trigger an even …

41: President George W. gave a touching and funny eulogy yesterday at the National Cathedral for his father, President George HW. The younger Bush talked about his father’s humor, humility, loyalty, and great parenting. He also said, “To us he was …

In Like Flynn: In a heavily redacted document filed last night in federal court, Special Counsel Robert Mueller recommended no jail time for former national Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who pled guilty and cooperated in the Russia investigation. The document has …

Swamp Things: One president exits and the other refuses to leave the stage. Memorials have begun for President George HW Bush while President Trump makes himself unforgettable. President Trump was busy on Twitter yesterday attacking the Special Counsel and his …

The Smoking Sword: The CIA has evidence that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in close contact with the aide in charge of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi while the hit was being carried out, The NY Times reports. The adviser, …

Trade Truce: President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinpingcalled a truce in their trade war yesterday after talking at the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires. Trump agreed to stop the imposition of new tariffs and Xi promised that China would …

The 41st President: George HW Bush, the one-term 41st President of the United States and father of the 43rd, has died at age 94. He was the last of the World War II generation to hold the office. The former …

The Trumpster Fire: President Trump’s former fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty yesterday to lying to Congress about President Trump’s negotiations to build a hotel in Moscow during the 2016 campaign. It’s his second guilty plea. Cohen testified that …