Flint and its lead contaminated water are now the focus of sustained national attention including political attention.

Liberals say that we are secular country with a majority of Christians, absolutely.

[Dan Fried ]is a pillar of the U.S. State Department. He`s part of its institutional memory. He has been in the room for basically every important negotiation, every standoff, every big development, particularly between the United States and Russia for decades.

That was like seeing a dodo and a unicorn all wrapped up in one

If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it. And that's a great way to shirk accountability for it with the public.

The single best thing about honesty is that it requires no follow-up.

Particularly when we are a country where leaders turn over every few years and - I mean, in Russia, Vladimir Putin has been in charge for 17 years and counting, right? That`s a disadvantage for us in terms of knowing the players, having a long-term plan, right?