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One bigly unindicted co-conspirator and other bunches of them, including some in Epstein files now

Trump's efforts to lean on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is reminiscent of the way Nixon created a team of secret investigators, known as "the plumbers," to find incriminating or embarrassing evidence about his enemies, said Ken Hughes, a leading Watergate authority and research specialist at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs.

Ken Hughes

Putin Has No Good Way Out of His War

"The promise of a modern Russia, prosperous and open to the world, has faded into complacency and numb acceptance of dictatorship and forever wars. This uncomfortable equilibrium cannot last forever."

Michael Kimmage

The War Trump Can’t End

Eliot and Eric discuss the ongoing negotiations with Iran, as well as Russia's recent drone and missile barrage directed at Kyiv. Eric also provides commentary on the Kenyan government's rejection of US efforts to open a quarantine facility for Americans who have contracted Ebola, John Cornyn's primary loss, and the prospects for the administration's Cuba policy.

Eric Edelman

Red, white and Trump: How America’s 250th is drawing controversy

“Branding and business have been his business, and the fact that he puts his name on everything before he became president, I guess, shouldn’t surprise us that he wants his presidency and legacy to be known by his name and his name only,” Perry said.

Barbara Perry

The Sucking Up Done In Trump's Cabinet Meetings Is Unparalleled — And There Are Numbers To Prove It

“Flattery and blind loyalty may be good for a president’s ego, but they rarely produce the candid advice that leads to sound policy decisions,” Chris Lu, who served as White House Cabinet secretary under former President Barack Obama and is now a professor at the University of Virginia Miller Center, told HuffPost.

Chris Lu

What would a U.S. Iran MOU represent?

Mara Rudman discusses the US-Iran MOU that will continue the cease-fire and open the Strait of Hormuz.

Mara Rudman