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Propaganda is as old as time. But it has a new Russian twist today, with even House Republicans complaining about it — suggesting it could be affecting their political party. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Tex.) warned last week that Russian disinformation has "infected a good chunk of my party's base" — a thought echoed by House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio), who agreed that Russian propaganda had reached the floor of the U.S. Congress. Moscow has reportedly used disinformation to sow dissent in the United States about Ukraine, prompting calls from prominent Republicans like former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
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