Donald Trump Goes Full Fredo  —  “I can handle things.  I'm smart!  Not like everybody says, like dumb.  I'm smart and I want respect!”  —  This morning's presidential Twitter outburst recalls those words of Fredo Corleone's in one of the most famous scenes from The Godfather series.

Did a Republican Senator Actually Meet with a Psychiatrist About Trump's Sanity?  —  The “meeting” isn't quite what Politico made it out to be.  —  On Wednesday night, before Washington was completely consumed by Michael Wolff's West Wing tell-all, Politico published a piece feeding into a different frenzy …

Mueller calls back at least one participant in key meeting with Russians at Trump Tower  —  Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya and lobbyist Rinat Akhmetshin.  (Yury Martyanov/AFP/Getty Images, Alex Wong/Getty Images)  —  Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has recalled for questioning …

SEC Looks Into Kushner Cos.  Over Use of EB-5 Program for Immigrant Investors  —  Probe is being conducted in collaboration with Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office, which issued similar subpoena  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the real-estate company run by the family …

Pro-Kremlin Twitter Trolls Take Aim at Robert Mueller  —  THE DENSE NETWORK of pro-Kremlin Twitter accounts tracked by the group Alliance for Securing Democracy has spent the last year spreading chaos and discord about topics as diverse as NFL players refusing to stand during the national anthem …

George Papadopoulos' fiancée opens up about her FBI interview, that mysterious London professor, and her wedding plans  — Simona Mangiante, the fiancée of former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, described in an interview with Business Insider this week what her life …

Jerry Van Dyke — Dead at 86  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Jerry Van Dyke — the famed younger brother of Dick Van Dyke — has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Jerry's wife, Shirley, tells us ... he died Friday afternoon at their Arkansas ranch with her by his side.  She says they were involved …

After years of watching Fox, Trump is shocked to learn reporters check facts  —  It's no secret that Donald Trump loves Fox News.  He loves the network so much, in fact, that he frequently live-tweets its coverage and uses his Twitter account to promote it.

Report: Ex-Iranian president Ahmadinejad arrested for inciting unrest  —  According to Arab paper, former leader's comments against Rouhani government amid rallies have led authorities to seek to place him under house arrest  —  Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been arrested …

How Actual Smart People Talk About Themselves … I've never met or interviewed Donald Trump, though like most of the world I feel amply exposed to his outlooks and styles of expression.  So I can't say whether, in person, he somehow conveys the edge, the sparkle, the ability to connect …

Official who improperly helped Redskins owner cut down trees picked as National Park Service deputy director  —  A former National Park Service official who improperly helped Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder cut down more than 130 trees to improve a river view at his Potomac, Md. …

Is President Trump Mentally Ill?  It Doesn't Matter  —  We are now back on to the feverish debate about whether or not Donald Trump is mentally ill or suffering from the onset of dementia.  The most important thing to know about this debate is that it simply doesn't matter.

What the Trump dossier criminal referral means  —  There's been a lot of confusion about the decision by Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley and crime subcommittee chairman Lindsey Graham to refer Christopher Steele, author of the Trump dossier, to the Justice Department for possible criminal investigation.

Finding the Way Forward on Iran  —  Last May an article in this newspaper asked, “Is Iran a democracy or a dictatorship?”  After more than a week of protests in as many as 80 Iranian cities, it's safe to say we have the answer.  Again.  —  So much was apparent from the speed with which the demonstrations …