There is a ton of political news today, so we’ll squeeze most of it into this one section which you can read or skip depending on your neck’s tolerance for pain (you’re going to be shaking your head in disgust a lot). Here’s a quick catch-up on the weekend following the Flynn plea deal (which gave new meaning to the phrase, that escalated quickly): President Trump published a tweet in which he implicated himself in the obstruction of justice case. Trump’s team then said his lawyer wrote that tweet. And then that lawyer told Axios a president cannot obstruct justice. (As we know by now, the only people who can commit crimes are black athletes, brown immigrants, and Hillary Clinton.)

+ Here’s an excellent overview of what the Flynn deal means. NYT: 10 Key Takeaways.

+ Jeffrey Toobin: Michael Flynn’s Guilty Plea Sends Donald Trump’s Lawyers Scrambling.

+ “Often listening in is the special counsel himself, a sphinx-like presence who sits quietly along the wall for portions of key interviews.” WaPo: Inside the secretive nerve center of the Mueller investigation.

+ “We need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama.” Trump explicitly backs Roy Moore.

+ The Supreme Court lets Trump Travel ban take full effect.

+ Trump rolls back federal protections on Utah lands. “With typical Trumpian flair, the president had hyped the announcement as ‘one of the great, really, events in this country in a long time.'” (Here are some photos of the Bears Ears National Monument.)

+ Even in an era when sycophants say ridiculous and embarrassing things on a regular basis, this stands out. CIA director: Trump tweets yielding valuable intelligence.