Trump told the NYT the Mueller is on thin ice if the investigation extends to family business dealings. Mueller announced today that Trump business deals are included in the probe.

Will Trump fire Mueller?

Will the GOP Congress take any action if Trump does fire Mueller?

Was Trump just bluffing when he said Mueller would be on thin ice?

By Greg Jaffe & Adam Entous @ WashingtonPost.com, July 19

President Trump has decided to end the CIA’s covert program to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels battling the government of Bashar al-Assad, a move long sought by Russia, according to U.S. officials.

I can't believe I can still be surprised by what that man says ...

You just got tapped for the toughest job in the world—Donald Trump’s ambassador to Moscow.

By David Wade @ Politico Magazine, July 19

oy vey (nothing else fits here.)

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is not usually one for doomed gestures or abstract ideals.

So why on earth is he scheduling a sure-loser vote on Obamacare "repeal today; replacement later?” Yes, President Trump has requested it—but McConnell has long since learned how to manage Trump’s fleeting mental vagaries. If this vote is held, it’s because McConnell wants it, fully aware that it will lose.

Again: why?

After his much-publicized, two-and-a-quarter-hour meeting early this month with Russian President Vladi­mir Putin at the Group of 20 summit in Germany, President Trump chatted informally with the Russian leader for up to an additional hour later the same day.

The second meeting, undisclosed at the time, took place at a dinner for G-20 leaders, a senior administration official said. At some point during the meal, Trump left his own seat to occupy a chair next to Putin. Trump approached alone, and Putin was attended only by his official interpreter.