We live in an extraordinary time in the United States, when the most pressing issue is not taxes or foreign policy or immigration, but whether our democracy survives. I heartily encourage voters, interviewers, debate moderators and opponents to make both incumbents and challengers for Congress lay out their policy views. More important, however, is to gauge their judgment on a variety of issues that go to the heart of our fraying democratic institutions and basic values:
• Did Russia interfere with our 2016 presidential election with the intention of aiding Trump/hurting Hillary Clinton?
• Will you confirm a replacement for Attorney General Jeff Sessions and/or Deputy Attorney General Rod J.