George Packer's Blog, page 31

Moscow Is Laughing at Trump���and All of Us

Joshua Yaffa on the reaction in Russia to indictments by Robert Mueller, and on Donald Trump���s attempts to brush off evidence that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election.

Russia Is Laughing at Trump���And All of Us

Joshua Yaffa on the reaction in Russia to indictments by Robert Mueller, and on Donald Trump���s attempts to brush off evidence that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election.

An Indicted Russian Picks Up the Phone, and Mocks the Idea That Russia Meddled

Adrian Chen talks to the indicted Russian I.T. worker Mikhail Burchik, accused of overseeing the Internet Research Agency and spreading pro-Trump propaganda.

Calling B.S. in Parkland, Florida

Emily Witt reports from Parkland, Florida, in the aftermath of the deadly Valentine���s Day shooting spree at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

The Senate Fails to Act on DACA, and the Immigration Debate Moves to the Right

Jonathan Blitzer on a week of failed efforts to find a deal on DACA and immigration in the Senate, which will satisfy Stephen Miller, President Trump, and other hard-liners.

The Racists Trying to Exploit the Parkland Shooting

Charles Bethea on the white-supremacist group Republic of Florida, which claimed that Nikolas, Cruz, the suspect in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting, was a member.

Reading the Mueller Indictment: A Russian-American Fraud

Evan Osnos on Robert Mueller���s indictment of Russians involved in interfering with the 2016 Presidential election in support of Donald Trump.

What Mueller���s Indictment Reveals About Russia���s Internet Research Agency

Adrian Chen on Robert Mueller���s indictment of Russians involved in interfering with the 2016 U.S. Presidential election and what the indictment reveals about the shadowy, Kremlin-connected Internet Research Agency.

Mueller���s Indictment Ends Trump���s Myth of the Russia ���Hoax���

David Remnick on the indictments handed down by the special counsel, Robert Mueller, of thirteen Russian nationals for an illegal effort to harm Hillary Clinton and boost Donald Trump during the 2016 election.

Putin���s Shadow Army Suffers a Setback in Syria

Joshua Yaffa writes about Russian military intervention in Syria and how the indictment of Evgeny Prigozhin complicates Vladimir Putin���s strategy.