Russia Investigation Heading Toward a Train Wreck Because Republicans Don’t Care What Happened
We’re on a trajectory to the worst possible outcome, in which Trump and Russia become the millennials’ equivalent of the John F. Kennedy assassination.
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Trump’s Muslim Ban Triggers Chaos, Heartbreak, and Resistance
“We had less than a day to review vague details,” said a State Department official about Trump’s Muslim ban. “This normally takes weeks of conversation.”
H.R. McMaster Isn’t a Bigot, Making Him an Outlier on Trump’s National Security Team
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster and Gen. Jim Mattis form a core group of rationalists, while most of Trump’s foreign policy advisers are radical ethno-nationalists.
A Bernie Sanders Campaign Adviser Was a Russian. Now He's Speaking Out.
The Russian liberal, who has managed anti-Putin campaigns, warns of the dangers of anti-Russian animosity and offers alternatives.
Will Freshman Congressman Ro Khanna Chart a New Course for Democrats?
Almost immediately after being elected with Silicon Valley support, Khanna attached himself to the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
Intent of Trump's New Executive Order Is Basically Identical to His Original Muslim Ban
The revised executive order targets immigrants from six Muslim-majority countries. Critics say it is unconstitutional.
Intercepted Podcast: Glenn Greenwald on the New Cold War
Glenn Greenwald fills in for Jeremy Scahill, and we take a deep dive into the origins and evolution of the Trump-Russia story.
If Donald Trump Is So Upset About Iraq WMD Lies, Why Would He Want to Hire John Bolton?
Bolton organized the firing of the head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons — so it couldn't prove a big chunk of the case for war was wrong.
Tom Cotton Endorses the Myth Protesters Are Paid, While Seeming to Dismiss It
"I don't really care if anybody here is paid or not," Tom Cotton said, embracing a myth. "You're all Arkansans and I'm glad to hear from you."
Obama’s Pardon of Gen. James Cartwright Is a New Twist in the War on Leaks
Overshadowed by the commutation of Chelsea Manning's sentence, Obama's pardon of Marine Gen. James Cartwright could undermine future leak cases.