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Donald Trump's embrace of Russia and Vladimir Putin and that country's interference with our election could drag democracy to an early grave. (Note: I hardly had finished writing the following piece when Michael Flynn resigned, requiring a small revision...

Looking back on 2016, it would be tough to argue that there was any single cultural phenomena that was bigger, or had more of an impact on American society than what has been referred to by many as “Trumpmania,” or “Trumphoria.” If Donald Trump was the...

Watch Video | Listen to the Audio JUDY WOODRUFF: So, now we begin with the ongoing uproar over President Trump’s order on refugees and immigrants. John Yang reports on this day’s events. JOHN YANG: After a weekend of mass protests and chaos at airports...

Are you getting the impression: that the BBC has now morphed into an anti-Trump faction? that there's next to no attempt to deliver ‘balance’ (bringing in counter-views)? that the BBC is proceeding from the underlying assumption that the Trump measures...

The Washington Post says Russian psy-ops helped Trump win. That’s a cheery thought. You know, if we’re this easily pushed over by in idiot-strongman, we’re basically a failed state. We might as well be Somalia. Liars, cheats, frauds and bullies can...