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The Russian Honey, Lost in Translation

Thursday, July 19, 2018

The Americans: A young woman who was a graduate student at American University in Washington was an agent of Russia whose mission was to infiltrate powerful conservative circles, including the National Rifle Association and conservative religious groups, according to charges …

The Helsinki Wiggle, They Call it Treason

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Spin City: Facing critics who call his words in Helsinki “treasonous,” President Trump claims he misspoke when he failed to confirm the assessment of US intelligence that the Russians hacked the US election. “The sentence should have been ‘I don’t …

To the Finland Betrayal

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

The Finland Betrayal: With Russian President Vladimir Putin at his side, President Trump yesterday refused to affirm the conclusions of US intelligence and the special counsel’s office that Russia attacked and attempted to steer the 2016 election toward Trump. In …

Competitors and Foes, Poisoned Relations

Monday, July 16, 2018

Friend or Foe: Shortly before meeting Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Helsinki today, President Trump said the two would be talking about “everything from trade to military to nuclear.” He didn’t mention last week’s indictment of 12 Russian agents for hacking …

Prepping for Putin, Best Not to Cry

Sunday, July 15, 2018

The Scottish Play: President Trump hit the links at his luxury resort in Scotland yesterday while thousands of Scots hit the streets and even the beachfront in protest of his presence during his first official visit. Yesterday on the beach …

12 Russians Indicted, Go Golfing

Saturday, July 14, 2018

The Russia Hack: The same day that presidential candidate Donald Trump invited Russian hackers to break into the computers of his opponent Hillary Clinton, they did it, according to the indictment of 12 Russians announced yesterday by the Justice Department. …

Baby Trump in London, Twitter Purge

Friday, July 13, 2018

In the Court of St. James: President Trump was meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May today, a day after he gave an insulting interview to the tabloid paper, The Sun. Trump told The Sun  that May’s plan for a …

Trump Claims NATO Bump, Pastries and Cheese

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Friends Like These: President Trump left the NATO summit claiming the alliance is much stronger today because of his demand that the member countries spend more money on defense. Trump told reporters, “They really stepped up their commitment and stepped …

Trump Lectures Allies, Child Deadline Missed

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Foreign to Relations: President Trump opened the NATO summit lecturing allies about defense spending at a breakfast meeting. He also called Germany “captive to Russia” because of a plan to build a natural gas pipeline between the two countries. “Germany …

Appointment for the Ages, Trump Driver Sues

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Conservative Majority: President Trump last night nominated jurist Brett Kavanaugh, who as a lawyer worked to impeach President Bill Clinton, to be the next member of the Supreme Court. The NY Times describes him as “a politically connected member of …