Tag: Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at meeting with cultural advisers in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Putin says government should take the lead on culture following crackdown on rap

Allison Elyse Gualtieri · December 15, 2018 7:58 pm

Dershowitz said prosecutors want to use anything in Manafort's past to get him to spill the beans on any wrongdoings he witnessed during the 2016 presidential election. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Dershowitz: Flynn lied, but the FBI acted inappropriately

Allison Elyse Gualtieri · December 15, 2018 6:08 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, right, pose for a photo with leaders of Russia's main religions.

Church battle could weaken Putin’s power in Ukraine

Joel Gehrke · December 15, 2018 5:00 am

Rep. Adam Schiff.

Investigation incoming: Adam Schiff says House Intelligence Committee will look into Trump inauguration funding

Caitlin Yilek · December 15, 2018 3:17 am

The New York Times said Flynn has indicated he's worried that charges might be brought against his son, Michael G. Flynn, who was chief of staff to his father. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Right-wing myth-making of Michael Flynn

Tiana Lowe Doescher · December 14, 2018 11:14 pm

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko signs a law approved by the Parliament on the termination of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between Ukraine and the Russian Federation in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Pressure Petro Poroshenko for ignoring Ukraine’s massive corruption problem

Tom Rogan · December 14, 2018 10:57 pm

Mueller is reportedly examining whether Trump obstructed justice in his interactions with Comey, although Trump has said he did not behave inappropriately. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mueller slams Michael Flynn for needing a warning not to lie to FBI

Caitlin Yilek · December 14, 2018 10:43 pm

George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, arrives for his first appearance before congressional investigators, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018.

George Papadopoulos planning to run for Congress in 2020

Caitlin Yilek · December 14, 2018 9:54 pm

Michael Cohen, personal lawyer to President Trump, arrives at federal court in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Michael Cohen’s conversion to anti-Trump is no excuse for newsrooms to treat him like an honest and credible source

Becket Adams · December 14, 2018 9:41 pm

Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill prays during a meeting of the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. The Russian Orthodox Church decided Monday to sever ties with the leader of the worldwide Orthodox community after his decision to grant Ukrainian clerics independence from the Moscow Patriarchate.

Russian Orthodox leader alleges ‘large-scale persecutions’ by Ukrainians

Joel Gehrke · December 14, 2018 9:34 pm

Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation has cost taxpayers $25.2 million and counting

Melissa Quinn · December 14, 2018 9:13 pm

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn is campaigning for a Republican congressional candidate in California.

Beltway Confidential

FBI’s entrapment of Gen. Flynn was despicable

Quin Hillyer · December 14, 2018 6:48 pm