The Russia Thing: As President Trump declares that he’s already been cleared in the Russia investigation, he and his lawyers are expected to decide within the next couple of weeks whether he will sit for an interview with Special Counsel …

Dictator Envy: Displaying his admiration for totalitarian leaders. President Trump told reporters yesterday that he wished “my people” would sit up straight and give him the same respect commanded by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un over his subjects. “He’s the …

D.O.A: A US drone strike in northeastern Kunar province killed Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah, the extremist Muslim leader who ordered the assassination of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, an Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday. Yousafzai, just 15 at …

Safe at Home: President Trump landed in the US yesterday and declared the world safe from North Korea. Although the Hermit Kingdom still has its nuclear weapons, Trump tweeted, “There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea. Meeting …

The Phantom Deal: President Trump tweeted yesterday that “Great progress was made on the denuclearization of North Korea,” but the deal he signed with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un provides no concrete details or timetable. Where’s the beef? The most …

Singapore Sling: President Trump and North Korean dictator Km Jong-un met for five hours and signed an agreement in which the North would give up its nuclear weapons and the US would suspend joint military exercises with the South. Speaking …

Profound Views: North Korea’s official media, which have been quiet about tomorrow’s summit, have reported that leader Kim Jong-un is in Singapore to meet President Trump to discuss forging a new relationship. Both Kim and Trump are in Singapore now …

Come from Away: President Trump blew off the joint statement reached at the end of the G-7 economic meeting and tweeted an insult about the host, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Shortly after Trudeau issued the joint statement he said …

Yahoo News: Before making a drive-by appearance at the G-7 summit in Quebec, President Trump told reporters at the White House that he wants Russia re-instated to the group four years after it was thrown out for annexing Crimea. “Russia …

Bourdain and More: Anthony Bourdain, a celebrity chef whose show “Parts Unknown” on CNN took food and culture lovers on trips around the world, has been found dead, an apparent suicide. He was 61. With his baritone voice, lean body, …