Tag: Russia

FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee during the annual open hearing on worldwide threats on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 12, 2013.

Mueller filings a sign he has ‘valuable information’ from witnesses

Kelly Cohen · December 7, 2018 1:19 pm

McCabe, Rosenstein opened secret obstruction probe into Trump after he told Comey to drop Flynn investigation: Report

Anna Giaritelli · December 7, 2018 4:22 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., confer as they call for action from President Donald Trump to lower the prices of prescription drugs, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 10, 2018. Trump is poised to give his first speech on lowering drug prices Friday.

Pelosi, Schumer slam ‘unacceptable’ nonreply to questions on Whitaker

Kelly Cohen · December 7, 2018 1:15 am

Wess Mitchell, assistant secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, arrives for the 25th Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, ministerial council meeting, in Milan, Italy.

US: Russia blocks transparency deal over major military exercises

Joel Gehrke · December 6, 2018 11:26 pm

Three different sources have told Politico that staffers from the National Republican Senate Committee reportedly hacked into the National Republican Congressional Committee's database where fundraising data is stored. Information from over 200,000 donors was taken, sources said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Republicans hired the same cybersecurity firm as the hacked DNC, but it’s not clear that was a bad idea

Steven Nelson · December 6, 2018 8:42 pm

Alex Younger, Britainâs Secret Intelligence Service director, talks during a question and answer session after a speech at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, Monday Dec. 3, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Taking on ISIS and Russia: Decoding new comments from Britain’s MI6 spy chief

Tom Rogan · December 6, 2018 8:37 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, April 27, 2018.

National Security

State Department: Russia’s illegal missiles are for ‘offensive purposes’

Joel Gehrke · December 6, 2018 7:56 pm

Robert Mueller is leading the federal government investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Supreme Court wrestles with double-jeopardy case that could affect Mueller investigation

Melissa Quinn · December 6, 2018 7:09 pm

FILE - This Aug. 29, 2017 file photo distributed on Aug. 30, 2017 by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the test launch of a Hwasong-12 intermediate range missile in Pyongyang, North Korea. An unknown number of nuclear warheads. Stockpiles of plutonium and uranium. ICBMs. Weapons factories - and the scientists who work at them. The list of what it would take for the âcomplete denuclearizationâ of North Korea is long. North Korea has said itâs willing to deal away its entire nuclear arsenal if the United States provides it with a reliable security assurance and other benefits.

Beltway Confidential

North Korea is still developing nuclear warheads, but that doesn’t mean Trump is failing

Tom Rogan · December 6, 2018 5:11 pm

Former FBI Director James Comey pauses during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Byron York: Ten questions for James Comey

Byron York · December 6, 2018 5:08 pm

President Donald Trump smiles while speaking during a rally for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., at Tupelo Regional Airport, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, in Tupelo, Miss.

Beltway Confidential

Are liberals prepared for no collusion?

Eddie Scarry · December 6, 2018 4:29 pm

President Trump answers questions about the summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un during a press conference.

Trump claims his approval would skyrocket to 75 percent absent Russia probe

Katelyn Caralle · December 6, 2018 4:12 pm