Tag: Russia

Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the federal courthouse after his hearing, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in Washington.

New York Times corrects report on which oligarchs Paul Manafort wanted to give polling data

Katelyn Caralle · January 9, 2019 8:23 pm

A journalist presents a bunch of flowers to Russian agent Maria Butina, upon her arrival from the United States at Moscow International Airport Sheremetyevo outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. Butina, a gun rights activist who sought to infiltrate conservative U.S. political groups and promote Russia's agenda around the time that Donald Trump rose to power, was released Friday from a low-security facility in Florida.

Russia denies seizing US citizen as a bargaining chip

Joel Gehrke · January 9, 2019 7:44 pm

Donald Trump Jr. shakes hands with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, left, ahead of President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump for the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018.

Washington Secrets

House Dems to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. first in Russia investigation

Paul Bedard · January 9, 2019 2:24 pm

A federal agency appears to be concealing whether a judge spent time at work browsing pornography.

Our out-of-date laws can’t stop foreign spies and saboteurs

Kevin Carroll · January 9, 2019 5:00 am

Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald Trump, exits the District Courthouse after a motion hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., on Friday, May 4, 2018. Manafort this week asked a judge to dismiss one of several tax counts against him in a Virginia indictment seeking a dismissal of a count accusing him with failing to file a foreign bank and financial accounts report for 2011.

Manafort shared 2016 campaign data with ties to Russian intelligence

Kelly Cohen · January 8, 2019 8:35 pm

The silhouette of Robert Mueller, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, is seen as he leaves the U.S. Capitol Building following a meeting with the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Senators on the Intelligence Committee pressed administration officials Wednesday to disclose more about the extent of Russian hacking attempts during last year's election after the government disclosed that 21 states had been targeted.

Public may finally learn more about the mystery company behind a secretive Robert Mueller subpoena

Kelly Cohen · January 8, 2019 7:02 pm

Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya listens to a question during an interview with The Associated Press in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, April 22, 2018. Veselnitskaya who discussed sanctions with Donald Trump Jr. in New York during the 2016 campaign told The Associated Press in an interview that she has not been contacted by special counsel Robert Mueller and alleged that he was not interested in getting to the truth.

Russian lawyer who organized 2016 Trump Tower meeting charged in obstruction case

Kelly Cohen · January 8, 2019 4:35 pm

In a statement aimed at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Thursday, "The worst possible thing you can do is meet with President Trump in person and try to play him."

GOP, Dem senators will try again to protect Robert Mueller from being fired

Kelly Cohen · January 8, 2019 4:12 pm

Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine arrested in Russia on espionage charges, was visiting Moscow over the holidays to attend a wedding when he suddenly disappeared, his brother said.

Russia prevents detained American from signing US privacy waiver

Joel Gehrke · January 7, 2019 10:17 pm

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, questions Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as he and FBI Director Christopher Wray appear before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2018.

House Republicans ask US attorney for update on DOJ review of FBI’s Clinton, Russia investigations

Kelly Cohen · January 7, 2019 10:05 pm

Rudy Giuliani addresses a gathering during a campaign event.

Beltway Confidential

Trump merits no ‘privilege’ from Mueller investigation

Quin Hillyer · January 7, 2019 9:59 pm

Charles Krauthammer talks about getting into politics during a news conference in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Noemie Emery: The Krauthammer Doctrine

Noemie Emery · January 7, 2019 3:49 pm