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.

Trump's state of mind  —  Pause for a moment, and really let this sink in.  The President of the United States this morning declared he's not mentally unstable, and in fact is a genius: “Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart. ...

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 …

George Papadopoulos' fiancée opens up about her interview with Mueller, 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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Mandalay Bay staff interacted with Las Vegas shooter more than 10 times in days before Oct. 1  —  Mandalay Bay resort and casino.  Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto  —  Two windows are blown out from Mandalay Bay the morning after a mass shooting in Las Vegas, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017.

The Latest: Trump says DACA bill has to overhaul immigration  —  The Latest on President Donald Trump's meetings at Camp David with congressional leaders (all times local):  —  President Donald Trump says he won't sign legislation protecting hundreds of thousands of young people brought …

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. …

A Major Democratic Donor Is Reconsidering Support For Senators Who Pushed For Al Franken's Resignation  —  Clinton with Buell in 2007.  —  One of the Democratic Party's biggest donors says she is reconsidering her support for the women in the US Senate who called for Al Franken's resignation …

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.

The U.S. Wanted to Discuss Iran.  Russia Brought Up Black Lives Matter.  —  UNITED NATIONS — Efforts by the Trump administration to marshal a muscular international response to Iran's crackdown on anti-government protesters appeared to backfire on Friday, as members of the United Nations …

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 …