There has been much celebration in liberal and moderate (and sane conservative) circles since last night's announcement of the assignment of Robert Mueller as special "councel" in the investigation into the Russian interference in the 2016 election. On the surface, such a move by ...read more

UPDATE: Late word from The New York Times. Intercepted phone calls indicate that senior Trump campaign officials had repeated contacts with Russian intelligence. Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump ...read more