“The death of honest and courageous a reporter leaves America a little more vulnerable.” HonestVulnerableCourageous Author:Josh Marshall
“United States military involvement in Syria has deepened since President Trump took office.” PresidentMilitaryOfficeSyriaInvolvement Author:Judy Woodruff
“It is clear that the Trump administration doesn't have the same reticence that the Obama administration did in terms of putting more boots on the ground, especially conventional troops, as opposed to special operations troops.” TermSpecial Author:Andrew Exum
“When I read Dickens for the first time, I thought he was Jewish, because he wrote about oppression and bigotry, all the things that my father talked about.” FirstsFatherFirst TimeOppressionBigotryDickens Author:Alan King
“Mr. Obama said that he personally told Mr. Putin to knock it off and vows to retaliate. But the Obama presidency is coming to an end and his successor still won't accept that Russia is guilty of tampering with U.S. elections. But president-elect Donald Trump is accepting the thanks of those who voted for him.” AcceptingElectionGuiltyThanksVow Author:John S. Dickerson
“I think Republicans so mistrust Barack Obama, that if Barack Obama says Putin is terrible, they will be some Republicans who just take the other side.” ThinkingTerribleRepublicanBarackMistrust Author:David Ignatius
“One of the things that voters have said about Donald Trump, since he has no government experience, is that he will be able to surround himself with good advisers.” Surround Author:John S. Dickerson
“President-elect Donald Trump says he's looking for a simple plan for defeating ISIS within his first 30 days of taking office. But even as ISIS has suffered setbacks in Iraq and Syria, its violent ideology continues to spread.” SimpleOfficeSpreadViolentIdeologySyriaSetback Author:John S. Dickerson
“Our economy is broken. I'm not a politician, but neither is Donald Trump. He is a builder, and it's time to rebuild America.” EconomyBrokenPoliticianBuilder Author:Peter Thiel