Tag: Russia

The Republican-led House Intelligence Committee announced Monday it was concluding its own independent investigation into alleged collusion by President Trump.

Trump says ‘Paul Manafort’s a good man’ after partial guilty verdict in Virginia

Naomi Lim · August 21, 2018 10:25 pm

Donald Trump Paul Manafort Michael Cohen.

Trump’s ‘bad week’: Manafort found guilty, Cohen enters plea deal

Gabby Morrongiello · August 21, 2018 9:24 pm

Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said he is waiting to learn the truth, which he expects to be dire. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Warner: Manafort verdict proves Mueller probe ‘not a witch hunt’

Susan Ferrechio · August 21, 2018 9:13 pm

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., left, and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., said on Tuesday that the short-term bill that ended the government shutdown might have also contained language that quietly reduced their oversight power over intelligence agencies. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Intel has ‘re-engaged’ Michael Cohen over Trump Tower meeting

Daniel Chaitin · August 21, 2018 8:56 pm

Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald Trump, exits the District Courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Manafort entered a not guilty plea Thursday in federal court, where he faces 18 counts including bank fraud and tax fraud. Last week, he denied wrongdoing in a related case in Washington accusing him of money laundering.

Paul Manafort found guilty on 8 counts, judge declares mistrial on 10 others

Kelly Cohen, Melissa Quinn · August 21, 2018 8:30 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, applauds for Alfa Bank head Petr Aven after awarding him with the Order of Merit to the Fatherland during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow.

Washington court tosses lawsuit against author of Trump dossier, Christopher Steele

Kelly Cohen · August 21, 2018 8:25 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives to speak with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.

National Security

McConnell pushes Russia sanctions bill past September

Susan Ferrechio · August 21, 2018 7:02 pm

Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal courthouse following a status hearing.

National Security

Michael Flynn sentencing hearing delayed again, next update slated for September

Diana Stancy Correll · August 21, 2018 5:52 pm

President Trump speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Washington.

Trump blamed Giuliani for special counsel probe: Report

Gabby Morrongiello · August 21, 2018 5:48 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking.

State Department: ‘Putin wants to break apart the American Republic’

Joel Gehrke · August 21, 2018 5:40 pm

A man walks past a Microsoft sign at a meeting.

Microsoft alleges Russian hackers targeted conservative US think tanks

Diana Stancy Correll · August 21, 2018 4:13 pm

The Lighthouse Winmore, a Hong Kong-flagged ship, is seen in waters off Yeosu, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. South Korean authorities boarded the Hong Kong-flagged ship and interviewed its crew members for allegedly violating U.N. sanctions by transferring oil to a North Korean vessel in October, an official said Friday.

US sanctions Russian companies for oil smuggling to North Korea

Joel Gehrke · August 21, 2018 3:53 pm