1. Another dizzying week in the White House.

President Trump broke with members of his administration on several key issues. Be it Russia, NATO, Iran or North Korea, Mr. Trump’s staff and his party projected a radically different message from that of the president himself.

Against the advice of his lawyers, he pushed to arrange an interview with the special counsel, Robert Mueller — who is investigating Russian election interference and any related crimes — in the hopes of bringing the investigation to a swift end.

The president is on a “working vacation,” spending some time at his Bedminster estate in New Jersey, but he’s also rallying his supporters and is, of course, on Twitter.