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Russian Disinformation and the Syria Strikes
In the lead up to this weekend’s coordinated attack in Syria by U.S., French and British cruise missiles, the Russian propaganda machine went into...
Mueller, the FBI and That ‘Insurance Policy’ Text
Last May, the appointment of Robert Mueller as Special Counsel to lead the Russia investigation was applauded by both Republicans and Democrats. Mueller is...
Forgetting The Past: The U.S. Response to Russian Disinformation
Russia's interference during the 2016 elections was not a fluke. Rather it reflects ongoing efforts which date back more than a century. The U.S....
Can a President obstruct Justice? It might not matter.
John Dowd, an attorney for President Donald Trump told Axios’ Mike Allen Monday that the "President cannot obstruct justice because he is the chief...
Of Course Die Hard is a Christmas Movie
Nothing says Christmas like Bruce Willis crawling around in ventilation ducts hunting terrorists. Die Hard is a yippie-ki-yay Yuletide fable with all the classic...
What’s Going to With the Alabama Senate Race? It’s hard to tell.
Looking at Monday’s polls of the Alabama Senate race, Republican Roy Moore is either up 9 points, according to Emerson College, or Democrat Doug...
Trump and Russia: Choose Your Own Adventure Style
President Donald Trump may very well have not been involved in any collusion with Russia. To date, there’s no hard evidence that he was....
What We Know About North Korea’s Big New Missile
North Korea tested a brand new intercontinental ballistic missile last week — and it’s big. The Hwasong-15 is larger and more powerful than the...
Why is Trump’s Decision to Move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem Controversial?
Jerusalem is sacred to Christians, Muslims and Jews. Who controls it is one of the most contentious issues in the Middle East peace process....
Rosenstein Told Trump He’s Not a ‘Target’ of Probes, That May Not Mean Much
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein reportedly told President Donald Trump that he’s not the “target” of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe or the...
But, Her Emails!
Pro-Trump Congressmen are calling for a special counsel to investigate the FBI’s handling of Hillary Clinton’s emails. Aside from the words “Special Counsel,” this...
In Attacking Politico’s Hezbollah Bombshell, Team Obama Fires Blanks
The Obama Administration diaspora had something of a reunion this week. The occasion, a coordinated effort at damage control, an attempt to tourniquet a...
How ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Became One of the Most Beloved Holiday Albums of...
When CBS got a look at A Charlie Brown Christmas for the first time, they were not pleased. A mildly depressed Charlie Brown’s meandering search...
How Progressives Perpetuate the Concept of a Deep State
President Trump, advisors such as Steve Bannon, and many of the electorate who support him, believe there is a “deep state” composed of the...
Five Things People Misunderstand About the Tax Bill
The Republicans are finally at the finish line of a massive tax cut bill, the first major legislative accomplishment of Donald Trump’s Presidency and...
The Government is on the Brink of a Shutdown, Here’s Why
An impasse over immigration threatens the first government shutdown in four years. If the Senate doesn’t vote to pass a temporary bill to fund...
Report: Donald Trump Jr. Asked Russian Lawyer for Dirt on Hillary
The Russian lawyer at the center of the Trump Tower meeting in June 2016, has told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Donald Trump Jr....
The War on Robert Mueller
When Robert Mueller was first named as Special Counsel, both Republicans and Democrats praised the choice. Mueller, a Republican, a Marine Corps combat veteran...
The Science of Hangovers
It is a cruel irony that the fun of a night of drinking tends to be directly correlated to the level of misery we...
The Case for Mueller
As Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation has heated up, the President's allies see evidence of a partisan witch hunt. Anti-Trump text messages sent by...
Five Things About Christmas You Probably Didn’t Know
Much of what you think you know about Christmas is wrong: Christmas is the day Jesus was born (it's not); it's a timeless tradition...
The Republicans After Alabama
In a stunning nail-biter, Democratic Senate Candidate Doug Jones managed to prevail in Tuesday's special election in Alabama, a state that hasn't sent a...
Is the Government Listening to Your Phone Calls?
A trove of documents about CIA hacking tools released by Wikileaks and President Trump's recent tweet claiming President Obama tapped his phone has caused many...
The FBI Was Denied Access to the DNC’s Server. But, Does it Matter?
Among the most persistent objections for the attribution to Russia of the 2016 hacking of the DNC is the DNC’s refused to grant access...
As Trump Considers Response to Syria Gas Attack, No Easy Options
An apparent chemical weapons attack in Syria over the weekend left at least 42 people dead, many of them children, in the rebel-held Damascus...
Mattis on Ethics
This week, we've been thinking a great deal about our current national moment. And the vitality, especially in times like these, of the institutions...
Are all conversations in the Oval Office recorded?
Conversations in the Oval Office are generally not recorded. However, notetakers may be present in important meetings, especially those with foreign leaders.
Presidents could choose...
How White House Counsel Don McGahn’s Uncle Helped Trump Do a Deal with the...
Two major characteristics separate President Trump from other men to hold the office: He has no political experience, and he heavily relies on family...
Ten Questions with James Rosen, Fox News Chief Washington Correspondent
In nearly two decades covering Washington, James Rosen has interviewed Presidents, broken important stories and at times been at the center of the story himself. The Obama administration targeted Rosen as...
Carter Page, Christopher Steele and the Memos
Whether or not there was collusion with Russia, Carter Page probably was, and still is, a dead end. A former volunteer foreign policy advisor...
