Tag: Russia

Former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele compiled a dossier on allegations of links between President Trump and Russia. Seeing as Britain is a highly capable intelligence partner of the United States and that Russia is one of our foremost adversaries, it is of the absolute utmost importance that Steele's sources be protected. (AP Photo)

Years later, Trump dossier still frustrates verification efforts

Byron York · March 21, 2019 10:30 pm

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill.

Comey: I don’t want Mueller to prove Trump is a criminal

Caitlin Yilek · March 21, 2019 10:13 pm

FILE - In this July 11, 2017 file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, during the committee's confirmation hearing for Nay Secretary nominee Richard Spencer. Surgeons in Phoenix said they removed a blood clot from above the left eye of McCain. Mayo Clinic Hospital doctors said Saturday, July 15 that McCain underwent a "minimally invasive" procedure to remove the nearly 2-inch (5-centimeter) clot, and that the surgery went "very well." They said the 80-year-old Republican is resting comfortably at his home in Arizona. Pathology reports are expected in the next several days.

Washington Secrets

Team McCain fights back: ‘The Facts’

Paul Bedard · March 21, 2019 11:33 am

Stories surfaced this week that White House communications director Hope Hicks would be leaving in the coming weeks.

Beltway Confidential

In the House probe, Trump must hope against Hope Hicks

Quin Hillyer · March 21, 2019 4:05 am

President Donald Trump poses for members of the media with White House Communications Director Hope Hicks on her last day before he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 29, 2018.

Longtime Trump aide Hope Hicks to cooperate with Democrats over Trump allegations

Daniel Jativa · March 21, 2019 2:09 am

Manafort is being probed as part of congressional and FBI investigations into the Trump camp's ties to Russia.

Mueller miscalculation: Manafort may owe more

Daniel Jativa · March 20, 2019 10:45 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Washington.

Trump backs release of Mueller report: ‘Let the people see it’

Melissa Quinn · March 20, 2019 5:24 pm

Beto O'Rourke, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Tulsi Gabbard

Beltway Confidential

Five top 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls who are weaker than Trump on Russia

Tom Rogan · March 20, 2019 4:10 pm

Gen. David L. Goldfein, right, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, left, speak during a news briefing at the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017.

Beltway Confidential

Yes, the US military is too dependent on networked warfare

Tom Rogan · March 20, 2019 2:59 pm

House Oversight and Reform Committee ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks to the media after the hearing of President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Washington.

Jim Jordan guesses letter to AG on alleged bias prompted high-level departures from Mueller’s team

Daniel Chaitin · March 20, 2019 2:18 pm

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks during a news conference.

Rod Rosenstein to stay on longer at DOJ

Caitlin Yilek · March 19, 2019 2:45 pm

Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs the Capitol after a closed-door meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russian meddling in the election and possible connection to the Trump campaign, in Washington, Wednesday, June 21, 2017.

End in sight? High-level prosecutor leaves Mueller investigation

Daniel Jativa · March 19, 2019 2:13 pm