Tag: Russia

Christopher Steele, who compiled an explosive and unproven dossier on President Donald Trumpâs purported activities in Russia, is pictured.

Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley want more answers from FBI on failed efforts to corroborate Steele dossier claims

Jerry Dunleavy · October 16, 2020 4:42 pm

President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 in Washington.

Judge orders DOJ to find out if Trump's declassification tweets mean entire Mueller report should be released

Jerry Dunleavy · October 16, 2020 1:26 pm

This handout photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his Instagram account, shows himself, center, and his wife Yulia, right, daughter Daria, and son Zakhar, top left, posing for a photo in a hospital in Berlin, Germany.

Beltway Confidential

It is in Trump’s interest to condemn the poisoning of Alexey Navalny

Tom Rogan · October 16, 2020 10:39 am

Barr in the middle: MAGA angry about no indictments, while liberals say he’s a Trump hack

W. James Antle III · October 16, 2020 10:30 am

Beltway Confidential

Decoding Russian nuclear war propaganda targeting Germany and NATO

Tom Rogan · October 16, 2020 10:20 am

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Space Force and NASA sort out who’s defending the planet from threats from the heavens and on Earth

Jamie McIntyre · October 16, 2020 3:00 am

Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, is sworn in before a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May. 5, 2020. The panel is considering Ratcliffe's nomination for director of national intelligence.

Ratcliffe sends watchdog referral and begins declassification on classified House GOP report on Russian meddling

Jerry Dunleavy · October 15, 2020 9:24 pm

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 file photo, Sam Querrey of the U.S. makes a forehand return to compatriot Tennys Sandgren during their third round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. U.S. tennis player Sam Querrey was placed in isolation by Russian authorities after testing positive for the coronavirus but left the country on a private plane, organizers of the St. Petersburg Open said on Thursday Oct. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)

US tennis pro flees Russia after being placed in isolation by authorities following positive coronavirus test

Spencer Neale · October 15, 2020 8:39 pm

Russian nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky test-fires the Bulava missiles from the White Sea on May 22, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

How Vladimir Putin is playing Trump on nuclear arms control

Tom Rogan · October 15, 2020 6:37 pm

EU issues travel ban and asset freeze for six Russians allegedly involved in Navalny poisoning

Spencer Neale · October 15, 2020 5:48 pm

If the U.S. weakens cybersecurity in order to strengthen national security, it could also have the unintended effect of helping foreign governments and hackers to spy on American citizens.

National Security

White House moves to secure ‘critical’ technologies

Katherine Doyle · October 15, 2020 4:21 pm

This handout photo published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his Instagram account, shows himself, center, and his wife Yulia, right, daughter Daria, and son Zakhar, top left, posing for a photo in a hospital in Berlin, Germany.

Alexei Navalny says Trump should join other leaders in condemning nerve agent used to poison him

Zach Halaschak · October 15, 2020 3:35 pm