Today in 5 Lines
President Trump mocked Senator Bob Corker’s height in a tweet, the most recent jab in an exchange of insults between the two. Trump told reporters he still has confidence in Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, despite offering to compare IQ scores with Tillerson in a Forbes interview. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders later dismissed the comment as a joke. In a statement, Hillary Clinton said she was “shocked and appalled” by the sexual-harassment allegations against film executive Harvey Weinstein, but did not mention whether she will donate contributions she had received from Weinstein. At least 15 people have been killed as wildfires continue to sweep across Northern California.
Today on The Atlantic
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Please Exclude Us From This Narrative: Senator Bob Corker said his criticism of President Trump was shared by “a vast majority” of his colleagues. But Republican senators want no part of the feud. (Russell Berman)
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‘Is the American Idea Doomed?’: As critics on the left question America’s role in the world, and nationalists seek to emphasize culture over principles, Yoni Appelbaum examines whether Americans’ shared sense of identity is disintegrating.
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This Is Us: There’s a term for the current state of the American government, argues Norm Ornstein: It’s “kakistocracy.”
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