As Leaks Multiply, Fears of a ‘Deep State’ in America The Interpreter By AMANDA TAUB and MAX FISHER, The New York Times, FEB. 16, 2017 WASHINGTON — A wave of leaks from government officials has hobbled the Trump administration, leading some to draw comparisons to countries like Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan, where shadowy networks within government […]

A Party to the Russian Connection From The New York Times By EVAN McMULLIN, FEB. 17, 2017 President Trump’s disturbing Russian connections present an acute danger to American national security. According to reports this week, Mr. Trump’s team maintained frequent contact with Russian officials, including senior intelligence officers, during the campaign. This led to concerns […]

Bring On the Special Prosecutor By THE EDITORIAL BOARD, The New York Times, FEB. 17, 2017 In light of the stunning events of the past week, the question is not whether the Trump administration’s ties to the Russian government need to be investigated immediately and fully — clearly they do. It’s who will be in charge of […]

Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, MARK MAZZETTI and MATT APUZZOFEB. 14, 2017 The New York Times President Trump spoke with Vladimir V. Putin on Jan. 28. His national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, right, resigned Monday. Credit Jonathan Ernst/Reuters  WASHINGTON — Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 […]

How Should One Resist the Trump Administration? By David Brooks FEB. 14, 2017, The New York Times How should one resist the Trump administration? Well, that depends on what kind of threat Donald Trump represents. It could be that the primary Trump threat is authoritarianism. It is hard to imagine America turning into full fascism, but it is […]

While Trump scandals mount, Chaffetz decides to investigate . . . a cartoon character Rep. Jason Chaffetz speaks during a town hall. (Rick Bowmer/Associated Press) By Dana Milbank Opinion writer February 13 at 5:41 PM The Washington Post Angry Utahans shouted down Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, at the Republican’s recent town hall meeting. […]

Ignorance Is Strength By Paul Krugman, The New York Times, Feb. 13, 2017 When I travel to Asia, I’m fairly often met at the airport by someone holding a sign reading “Mr. Paul.” Why? In much of Asia, names are given family first, personal second — at home, the prime minister of Japan is referred […]

From The Washington Post By Philip Bump February 13 at 9:47 AM Close observers of the 2016 election will remember that, on occasion, President Trump liked to draw attention to his opponent’s security practices as a way of criticism. There was, you may recall, something about an email server. “Hillary Clinton … sent classified information, […]

“They’ve paid me a fortune.” From eyewitness accounts, a CNN producer describes Trump’s handling of his first foreign policy crisis. Emergency diplomacy at Mar-a-Lago: in the end it’s about the president’s cash flow. By Kevin Liptak, CNN White House producer, February 13, 2017   (CNN)The iceberg wedge salads, dripping with blue cheese dressing, had just been served on […]

On his first day as president Donald Trump went to the CIA to assure America’s spy agency that his previous distrust of them had been imagined by the media and that just the opposite was true. Now, three weeks later, Trump’s relationship with the nation’s spies apparently has grown worse, not better. Several reports today […]