James E. Risch: “I would say that politics is a tough game.”

I agree with that, and one of the other ones we really needed to turn the screw on is on the Russians.

Autocrats fear the loss of control, and this ensures opposing ideas are neither seen nor heard.

As we celebrate 250 years of Independence, we must remember the sacrifices made to secure it and recommit ourselves to the ideals that have defined our great nation for centuries: freedom, faith, hard work, equality, and the Rule of Law.

The tool of choice for authoritarians these days is anti-nongovernmental organization laws, also referred to as foreign agent laws.