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    A Brief History of Roger Stone
    Jan25

    A Brief History of Roger Stone

    Roger Stone, the famed political consultant, seems to have played a role in every major conservative moment in the last half-century. And if there’s one quality that’s defined his long career in politics, it’s that he’s prone to scandal of his own making.Enter Robert Mueller. On Friday morning, the special counsel indicted...

    Trump’s Inner Circle Keeps Violating the Stringer Bell Rule
    Jan25

    Trump’s Inner Circle Keeps Violating the Stringer Bell Rule

    If Donald Trump’s advisers had only watched The Wire, many of the president’s aides and associates might have saved themselves a great deal of legal trouble.There’s a scene from the HBO crime drama that shows a character named Stringer Bell trying to broker a peace between rival drug dealers, and to get them to abide by...

    It Was All in Plain Sight
    Jan25

    It Was All in Plain Sight

    Make no mistake: Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment of Roger Stone, released early Friday morning, is a big deal. It’s just that it would be a bigger deal if the Trump campaign hadn’t so brazenly conducted its dubious dealings for all the public to see in real time.The indictment, coinciding with Stone’s...

    Judge: ‘I Have Questions’ About Mueller Claims Manafort Lied
    Jan25

    Judge: ‘I Have Questions’ About Mueller Claims Manafort Lied

    The judge presiding over special counsel Robert Mueller’s case against Paul Manafort in D.C. said on Friday that she had “questions” about Mueller’s claims that the former Trump campaign chairman violated his plea agreement by misleading investigators. “I have not made any decisions yet,” U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said,...

    Activist Group Publishes ‘Hacked E-Mails’ From Russia
    Jan25

    Activist Group Publishes ‘Hacked E-Mails’ From Russia

    A self-described “transparency collective” has released a massive trove of hacked e-mails and leaked documents from what it describes as “Russian politicians, journalists, oligarchs, [and] religious, and social figures.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Desperately Seeking A Postwar President In Ukraine
    Jan25

    Desperately Seeking A Postwar President In Ukraine

    For Ukrainian voters, ending the war is “the biggest problem.” But their presidential hopefuls are so far short on solutions. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych found guilty of treason by a Kiev court
    Jan25

    Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych found guilty of treason by a Kiev court

    Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has been sentenced in absentia to 13 years in prison for treason. …read more Source: United Press...

    The Atlantic Daily: One Nation, Under Two Presidents?
    Jan25

    The Atlantic Daily: One Nation, Under Two Presidents?

    What We’re FollowingWhat comes next in the U.S.-Venezuela relationship? Venezuela has been ravaged by an economic crisis under the leadership of President Nicolás Maduro, and yesterday, the Trump administration took the drastic step of recognizing the 35-year-old opposition leader Juan Guaidó—who declared himself “interim president”—as head...

    Venezuela Crisis: Familiar Geopolitical Sides Take Shape
    Jan24

    Venezuela Crisis: Familiar Geopolitical Sides Take Shape

    Russia, China, Iran, Syria and Cuba have come down on one side. The United States, Canada, and countries in Western Europe are on the other. As the crisis in Venezuela reaches a new boiling point — with embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro facing a challenge from opposition leader Juan Guaido — the geopolitical fault lines look familiar....

    Britain, France Back Protests Against Venezuela’s Maduro
    Jan24

    Britain, France Back Protests Against Venezuela’s Maduro

    France and Britain are the latest countries Thursday to throw their weight behind the popular street protests seeking to force Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro to step aside, dubbing the embattled Latin American ruler “illegitimate.” As hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans protested in their bid to oust Maduro — in scenes...