This week, President @realDonaldTrump—ostensibly the greatest dealmaker in the history of deal-making—made his first deal since taking office nearly 8 months ago.
In doing so, he showed Congressional Republicans who their daddy is.
Much to the dismay of House Speaker Paul Ryan, the answer turned out to be Nancy Pelosi, not Ayn Rand.
To some credulous Beltway journalists, Trump's full acquiescence to the demands of Pelosi (and Chuck Schumer) was the mythical pivot they'd long been pining for; but, to those more reality-based, it was just further evidence that Trump is only loyal to himself and his narcissistic needs.
And, speaking of evidence, with Robert Mueller's investigation into potential collusion and obstruction of justice now focusing on Trump's inner circle, his (purported) ability to make deals might soon come in handy during plea negotiations.
Morning lineup:
Meet the Press: Pre-empted for Hurricane Irma Coverage.
Face The Nation: TBA; Roundtable: TBA.
This Week: Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL); Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX); Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine (D); Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn (D); Roundtable: TBA.
Fox News Sunday: Florida Gov.Rick Scott (R); FEMA Administrator Brock Long; Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH); Roundtable: Brit Hume (Fox News), Democratic Strategist Mo Elleithee, Former National Security Council Member Gillian Turner & Juan Williams (Fox News).
State of the Union: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ); Roundtable: TBA.
Evening lineup:
60 Minutes will feature: an interview with former White House strategist Steve Bannon (preview).
Late night shows:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Monday–Friday: Reruns.
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Monday: Actor Idris Elba; Tuesday: Pro Tennis Player Maria Sharapova; Wednesday: Rapper Chuck D & Musician Tom Morello; Thursday: Comedian Jill Soloway.
Elsewhere...
The wife of a Trump Org ethics lawyer was arrested after getting caught having sex with a prisoner.
Teresa Burchfield was arrested Tuesday outside of the Faquier County Adult Detention Center after she was allegedly found having sex with an inmate, according to the Fauquier Times. Her husband, Bobby R. Burchfield, is an ethics attorney for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust. Burchfield, who works at the law firm King & Spalding, advises Trump on ethical issues involving his businesses.
Deputies claim they found Ms. Burchfield and the inmate in a parking lot next to the facility. They were allegedly having sex in the backseat of a car. The arresting deputy said the inmate (a trustee at the jail who was authorized to work outside of the facility) exited the vehicle, and handed the officer a "bag of brown pills, that he claims to be workout pills." The inmate allegedly had various "unauthorized articles" on his person, including cigarettes, clothing, and vitamin supplements.
Burchfield was arrested for allegedly giving him the loot, charged with willfully delivering unauthorized articles to a confined prisoner. The Faquier County Sheriff's Office declined to ID the inmate, or elaborate on how he knew the woman.
Meanwhile...
Trump's chief Russiagate lawyer mounted a bizarre defense in an email exchange with a troll.
The attorney responsible for managing Donald Trump's legal responses to the investigation into links between his presidential campaign and Russia, became in embroiled in a bizarre email exchange in which he described himself as one of the "only adults" in the White House.
Ty Cobb responded to messages from Jeff Jetton, a ramen restaurant owner and online troll, who initially asked him: "How are you sleeping at night? You're a monster."
Instead of ignoring the message, Mr Cobb replied: "Like a baby..."
Mr Jetton, who shared the emails with Mother Jones magazine, continued the conversation, at one point describing Mr Cobb as "that horrid clown from the Stephen King novel."
Mr Cobb replied that Mr Jetton was "deranged" and "unimportant" before adding he could "say assertively [that] more adults in the room will be better. Me and Kelly among others."
I rest my case.
– Trix