Tag: Russia

In this photo taken on April 21, 2013, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia. Butina, a 29-year-old gun-rights activist, served as a covert Russian agent while living in Washington, gathering intelligence on American officials and political organizations and working to establish back-channel lines of communications for the Kremlin, federal prosecutors charged Monday, July 16, 2018.

National Security

Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina met with US officials during the Obama administration: Report

Josh Siegel · July 22, 2018 5:37 pm

Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice sent an email to herself the day of President Trump's inauguration about a briefing that took place that month on Russian hacking during the 2016 presidential election. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Susan Rice: Trump-Putin closed-door meeting a ‘historic mistake’

Emma Ayers · July 22, 2018 4:57 pm

National Security

Lindsey Graham: Trump needs to get tougher on Vladimir Putin ‘before it’s too late’

Josh Siegel · July 22, 2018 4:06 pm

"There is mounting concern about the Chinese government's increasingly aggressive attempts to use 'Confucius Institutes' and other means to influence foreign academic institutions and critical analysis of China's past history and present policies," Rubio wrote.

Marco Rubio doesn’t ‘have a problem’ with a Trump-Putin meeting at the White House

Josh Siegel · July 22, 2018 3:23 pm

"Devin Nunes over the past several months has been engaged in tactics purely to defend, make excuses and try to protect Mr. Trump," Brennan said. "He has abused the office of the chairmanship and I don't say that lightly."

National Security

John Brennan targeted for testimony

Daniel Chaitin · July 22, 2018 3:02 pm

"While I respect the motive in terms of the Obama administration, they didn't want to be seen as meddling," Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., told NBC News' Andrea Mitchell at an event Saturday.

Adam Schiff: Trump is ‘acting like someone who’s compromised’

Daniel Chaitin · July 22, 2018 2:27 pm

Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, speaks with reporters following a day of questions from the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017.

National Security

Carter Page calls charges that he conspired with Russia a ‘complete joke’

Josh Siegel · July 22, 2018 2:02 pm

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., leaves a meeting room where the committee is interviewing former FBI lawyer Lisa Page behind closed doors on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 13, 2018.

Trey Gowdy critiques Trump’s invite to Putin for US visit: Those should be reserved for close allies

Daniel Chaitin · July 22, 2018 1:50 pm

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., questions witness FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok, during a joint hearing on "oversight of FBI and Department of Justice actions surrounding the 2016 election" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 12, 2018.

National Security

Trey Gowdy: ‘We’ll never know’ if the FBI had enough to spy on Carter Page without the Trump dossier

Daniel Chaitin · July 22, 2018 1:27 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during the commissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Saturday, July, 22, 2017.

Trump calls on Republicans to ‘get tough now’ after release of FISA documents on Carter Page

Daniel Chaitin · July 22, 2018 12:45 pm

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.

Why is Mueller handing off key cases?

Byron York · July 22, 2018 3:37 am

Manhattan energy businessman Carter Page is one of several individuals who figure in to several ongoing investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 elections. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

READ: All the declassified FISA documents on Carter Page

Christian Datoc · July 22, 2018 1:11 am