Tag: Russia

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., departs following a Medal of Freedom ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018.

Amy Klobuchar ties fate of Mueller protection bill to government spending negotiations

Naomi Lim · November 25, 2018 3:28 pm

FILE - This April 11, 2011 file photo shows attorney Alan Dershowitz at a hotel in Kiev, Ukraine, where he was preparing to defend former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma, who was accused in the murder of an investigative journalist more than 10 years ago. The papers of the prominent lawyer and author are now available to researchers at Dershowitz's alma mater, Brooklyn College. Dershowitz donated his papers to Brooklyn College rather than Harvard, where he is a professor.

Alan Dershowitz: Mueller’s final report ‘is going to be devastating’ for Trump

Naomi Lim · November 25, 2018 2:37 pm

President Trump speaks to the National Republican Congressional Committee March Dinner at the National Building Museum, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s stated distrust of US intelligence gives free reign to Russian mischief

Erin Dunne · November 25, 2018 1:53 pm

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks at the Dept. of Justice's Annual Veterans Appreciation Day Ceremony.

Ken Starr: Matthew Whitaker 'can influence major decisions' of Mueller investigation

Naomi Lim · November 24, 2018 11:32 am

President Trump questioned why Rep. Adam Schiff got off so easily for speaking with the Russian pranksters who pretended to be a Ukranian politician, in contrast to the scrutiny his campaign and transition team are getting due to some members' contacts with Russians.

Adam Schiff’s multifaceted plan to corner Trump on the money trail

Daniel Chaitin · November 24, 2018 2:30 am

Mueller investigation target Jerome Corsi in talks for a plea deal

Naomi Lim · November 23, 2018 6:51 pm

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, exits a secure area to speak to reporters as the GOP majority prepares to end its participation in the Russia probe, officially shutting down the panel's investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 22, 2018.

House Intelligence to hire money-laundering experts to chase Trump financial trail

Caitlin Yilek · November 21, 2018 7:47 pm

This Nov. 20, 2016 file photo shows former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani arriving at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Giuliani was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery over the weekend after falling while on vacation on Long Island on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017.

Rudy Giuliani: Trump may answer more Russia investigation questions

Diana Stancy Correll · November 21, 2018 6:04 pm

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, hugs Russian President Vladimir Putin before their meeting in New Delhi, India, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. Putin arrived in India on Thursday for a two-day visit during which India is expected to sign a $5 billion deal to buy Russian S-400 air defense systems despite a new U.S. law ordering sanctions on any country trading with Russia's defense and intelligence sectors.

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Trump’s India challenge: Be a better friend than Russia

Tom Rogan · November 21, 2018 5:04 pm

Jurgen Stock, secretary general of Interpol, speaks at a press conference on the last day of the 87th International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) General Assembly in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. Tensions were high around Wednesday's vote which elected South Korea's Kim Jong Yang as chief of the international law enforcement agency. Kim defeated Russia's Alexander Prokopchuk in Wednesday's vote.

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Stop creating governmental powers you wouldn’t want your enemies (like Russia) to control

Tim Worstall · November 21, 2018 5:00 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 requests two-week delay before he heads to prison

Kelly Cohen · November 21, 2018 4:23 pm

Editorial: Europe’s Top Cop a Putin Crony?

The Editors · November 21, 2018 11:03 am