Tag: Russia

In this June 23, 2016, file photo, Syrian refugees gather for water at the Rukban refugee camp in Jordan's northeast border with Syria.

Beltway Confidential

As Iran and Russia massacre Syrian Muslims, Jordan and Israel are trying to save them

Tom Rogan · June 29, 2018 3:50 pm

King Abdullah II of Jordan listens as President Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House.

National Security

Trump talked about pulling troops from Syria in meeting with King Abdullah II: Report

Katelyn Caralle · June 29, 2018 2:00 pm

Rod Rosenstein: ‘I’m not a Democrat and I’m not angry’

Naomi Lim · June 28, 2018 7:04 pm

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.

GOP senators headed to Moscow to smooth things over with Putin

Susan Ferrechio · June 28, 2018 6:32 pm

President Trump (right) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2017 at the G20 Summit in Hamburg.

Beltway Confidential

The Trump-Putin summit will be a waste of time

Tom Rogan · June 28, 2018 6:12 pm

Roger Stone attends Politicon at The Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif.

Another ex-aide to Roger Stone aide subpoenaed in Mueller investigation: Report

William Nardi · June 28, 2018 6:07 pm

FILE - In this May 30, 2018 file photo, attorney Michael Cohen arrives to court in New York. Over 12,000 files seized from President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Cohen, cannot be turned over to prosecutors probing Cohen's business interests because they are subject to attorney-client privilege, his lawyers said Monday, June 25.

Michael Cohen demands an apology: ‘I had nothing to do with Russian collusion or meddling’

Naomi Lim · June 28, 2018 6:04 pm

Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks during an interview.

Energy and Environment

Big oil, gas investments coming to US via Middle East, Perry says

John Siciliano · June 28, 2018 4:57 pm

Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., informed House Speaker Paul Ryan that he would be stepping down from his role on the House Ethics Committee in a letter on Jan. 10, the details of which were not made public until Saturday. Gowdy cited an increasing workload in his other committees as the reason for his resignation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trey Gowdy blasts DOJ, FBI heads: Finish investigations ‘the hell up because this country is being torn apart’

Naomi Lim · June 28, 2018 4:31 pm

CIA Director John Brennan says those who doubt Russia's involvement in the hacking of Democratic Party email accounts should keep an open mind on the issue until the agency's intelligence report is released. (AP Images)

National Security

Ex-CIA chief John Brennan: Trump ‘not smart enough’ to see he’s being played by Vladimir Putin, or he doesn’t care

Naomi Lim · June 28, 2018 3:24 pm

Bashar Assad and Russia are laying waste to civilian life. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia: ‘Not legitimate’ for investigators to say who used chemical weapons

Joel Gehrke · June 28, 2018 2:22 pm

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to speak on the phone Saturday for the first time since Trump came into office. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool)

National Security

Trump-Putin summit set for July 16 in Finland

Katelyn Caralle · June 28, 2018 12:11 pm