Angus King: “The framers of our Constitution set up a Senate confirmation process as a check on the executive branch to make sure…”

Adding insult to injury, today’s deal is a slap in the face to every member of Congress who voted for the Lindsay Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act just last month.

The grave danger we now face is that the current administration has undermined both prongs of deterrence strategy in different theaters — a lack of will in Ukraine and a lack of capacity in Iran.

Instead of pursuing solutions that are consistent with America’s values, President Trump has decided to ease energy sanctions on Russia.

That's not as dire as some of the AI officials who have suggested that there was a 10 percent chance of wiping out all of humanity.