The Trump Legal Team's Remarkable Letter to Mueller  —  The New York Times has published two long letters that the president's lawyers sent to Special Counsel Robert Mueller in January 2018 and June 2017.  These letters argue, essentially, that the president can't obstruct justice.

Giuliani: Trump's team ‘leaning toward’ recommending he not talk with Mueller  —  The president's legal team is “leaning toward not” recommending he participate in an interview with the team investigating Russian interference in the 2016 elections, Rudy Giuliani, a member of the team, said Sunday.

Inside the White House During the Syrian ‘Red Line’ Crisis  —  In the course of a presidency, a U.S. president says millions of words in public.  You never know which of them end up cementing a certain impression.  For Barack Obama, one of those phrases would be “red line.”

A Clueless “Final Year”  —  Remember the Duck Rabbit?  That's the famous image that, seen one way, looks like a duck but, seen from another angle, looks like a rabbit.  The image has provided fodder for children's books and also philosophers, its inherent ambiguity being catnip to both light fancy and epistemological lucubration.

Exclusive: Ambassador Grenell Gives Stark Warning Over ‘Woeful’ Readiness of NATO Allies  —  BERLIN, Germany: Tackling NATO nations failing to meet their alliance obligations is a key priority for President Trump, his right-hand-man in Europe has revealed in major and unprecedented remarks …