What Effect Will U.S. Sanctions Have On Russia?
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Russia expert Kimberly Marten of Barnard College about U.S. actions against Russia for allegedly interfering in the 2016 election.
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Russia And Turkey Have Agreed On Cease-Fire For Syria, What's Next?
Russia and Turkey have announced a new cease-fire for Syria. But like others that have come and gone, this probably represents little more than a pause.
Trump And Company Prepare Inaugural Address In The Shadow Of Tradition
The inaugural addresses often remembered best were delivered at the worst times in our national history: Abraham Lincoln with Civil War looming, Franklin D. Roosevelt in the depths of the Depression.
What Do The New Diplomatic Sanctions On Russia Mean?
Host Robert Siegel speaks with Ian Bremmer of the Eurasia Group about new U.S. sanctions on Russia for interference in the presidential election.
Obama Expels 35 Diplomats, Imposes Retaliatory Sanctions Against Russia For Hacking
The Obama administration is expelling 35 Russian intelligence operatives and imposing sanctions on Russian intelligence services in response to Kremlin efforts to influence the presidential election.
Obama Faces Difficult Choices Amid Stream Of Last-Minute Clemency Requests
The White House is flooded with last-ditch requests for clemency by several prominent applicants including NSA leaker Edward Snowden and former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
White House Sharpens Its Case For Obamacare, As Republicans Sharpen Knives
President Obama and his advisers are trying to document the accomplishments of his signature health care law, mindful that Republicans are dead set on repeal.
Cautious Trump Voter And Radio Host Ed Morrisey Is Optimistic After Cabinet Picks
Republican radio host Ed Morrisey was not enthusiastic about Donald Trump during the campaign. But he voted for him and is now heartened by most of Trump's cabinet picks.
Congressman Charles Rangel, Harlem's Face In Washington, Retires
Harlem was known as the cultural capital of black America. With Charles Rangel retiring, the neighborhood will be without African-American Congressional representation for the first time in 70 years.
The Economy Trump Will Inherit
Donald Trump calls the impact of trade deals on the US a "disaster." But what kind of economy is he really inheriting and how might he affect it? Economics blogger Megan McArdle weighs in.