Arms and the Man: President Trump was greeted in Riyadh yesterday with artillery salutes and a flyby of fighter jets before he signed a $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia in the first stop of his foreign tour. The …

Nut Job: A senior White House adviser close to the president is a person of interest in the investigation into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign, according to The Washington Post. The paper reports that, “The investigation also …

WikiFree: Swedish prosecutors say they are dropping their rape investigation of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, theoretically leaving him free to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London where he has been holed up for five years to avoid arrest. He may …

Sound and Fury: The appointment of former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible Trump campaign collusion is a blow to the already-troubled presidency. It sets loose a hunting dog …

Bombshell of the Day: It’s impossible to keep up. The NY Times broke a story saying President Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to drop the investigation of Russian influence on the election and possible Trump campaign collusion.   …

Leaker-in-Chief: In a report that might drown out every other uproar over President Trump, The Washington Post broke a story that says the president revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting …

CyberWorld: The worldwide ransomware attack could get worse today as people return to their offices and open their computers, according to cyber security experts. Many office workers, particularly in Asia, had logged off their office computers Friday before the WannaCry …

Hermit Kingdom: The White House has called for strong international sanctions after North Korea launched a test missile, the first since South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-in has taken office. The missile flew about 430 miles into the sea between …

Swamp News: It just gets stranger.   In an interview yesterday with NBC News President Trump denounced the FBI investigation into possible campaign collusion with Russia, while across town the acting FBI director was telling Congress the inquiry is “highly …

Midday Massacre: The firing of FBI Director James Comey dropped like a bomb on Washington yesterday. In a letter to Comey, President Trump said, “You are hereby terminated and removed from office, effective immediately.” Comey was speaking to FBI agents …