Tag: Russia

FILE - In this April 30, 2012, file photo, an Air Force F-22 Raptor displays it's weapons bays as it goes through maneuvers during a demonstration at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Va., Monday, April 30, 2012. Two members of Congress said Thursday, June 14, 2012, that new information provided by the Air Force shows an oxygen-deficit problem on F-22 fighter jets is worse than previously disclosed. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Beltway Confidential

Don’t read too much into Russian air antics near Alaska

Tom Rogan · April 10, 2020 4:56 am

Attorney General William Barr (left) and U.S. Attorney John Durham (right) are shown.

Barr says evidence from Durham investigation is ‘far more troubling’ than mistakes or sloppiness

Jerry Dunleavy · April 10, 2020 2:51 am

Saudi Arabia pushed oil prices lower by flooding the market with crude after Russia last month unexpectedly broke with a multi-year pact to cut production.

Energy and Environment

Saudi Arabia and Russia reach deal to end oil price war after pressure from Trump

Josh Siegel · April 9, 2020 10:09 pm

Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, who triggered the Russia investigation and pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to the FBI, leaves federal court after he was sentenced to 14 days in prison, Sept. 7, 2018.

‘Crossfire Typhoon’: George Papadopoulos denials about DNC hack were not relayed to FISA court

Jerry Dunleavy · April 9, 2020 6:58 pm

In this photo released on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with Iran's Al Alam TV, in Damascus, Syria. Assad says Iran's presence in Syria and its relations with Damascus are not negotiable and repeated the assertion that Iran has no fixed bases in Syria.

Beltway Confidential

A wake-up call to Syrian chemical atrocities

Tom Rogan · April 9, 2020 5:23 pm

That center would analyze "government information warfare" and "disinformation efforts," and work to "expose and counter" those operations when they are directed against U.S. national security. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

China calls off its coronavirus disinformation campaign, while Russia allows malign actors to continue

Abraham Mahshie · April 9, 2020 4:51 pm

President Donald Trump moves from the podium to allow Attorney General William Barr to speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room, Monday, March 23, 2020, in Washington.

‘Full-court blitzkrieg’: Barr says China a bigger election interference threat than Russia

Jerry Dunleavy · April 9, 2020 3:58 pm

Gas prices are listed at 1.239 for unleaded and 1.739 for premium at a Sam's Club gas station in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Rising stockpiles and lowered demand are contributing to the low prices.

Energy and Environment

‘Stunning reversal’: Trump pushes for higher oil prices in election year

Josh Siegel · April 9, 2020 4:00 am

‘Jenga-like’: Judge tosses Jerome Corsi lawsuit against Roger Stone and Michael Caputo

Jerry Dunleavy · April 8, 2020 10:38 pm

Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, beside Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, right, and renderings of a park in being constructed in Boston in honor of Martin Richard, the youngest victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.

Beltway Confidential

What would President Joe Biden’s foreign policy look like?

Tom Rogan · April 8, 2020 8:10 pm

Producers in the Gulf of Mexico supply about 2 million barrels of oil a day, or 15% of U.S. production.

Energy and Environment

Industry officials say Trump administration rebuffed requests for oil royalty payment relief

Josh Siegel · April 8, 2020 7:27 pm

Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Jerry Nadler, who are on a collision course in the Midterm primaries.

Schiff demands Grenell explain intelligence community overhaul

Jerry Dunleavy · April 7, 2020 10:29 pm