Another one bites the dust

Last week should have been something of a triumph for Donald Trump as he delivered his first State of the Union address. Instead, it was overshadowed by yet more upheaval in his administration

Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address in Washington last Tuesday, watched by vice-president Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan Pic: Getty

To lose one FBI director is unfortunate. To lose two in less than nine months could be seen as careless, if not downright reckless.

As the white-hot controversy over the so-called Devin Nunes memo peaks this weekend, there’s mounting speculation that US president Donald Trump’s role in the latest battle of the year-long war between the White House and the FBI could trigger the resignation of FBI director Christopher Wray and the dismissal ...