Tag: Russia

Beltway Confidential

Kamala Harris pick gives Joe Biden foreign policy flexibility

Tom Rogan · August 11, 2020 8:59 pm

According to new reports, former national security adviser Mike Flynn supported a U.S.-Russian plan to construct nuclear reactors in the Middle East -- plan that included the involvement of a Russian company facing U.S. sanctions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Flynn and DOJ argue judge appears ‘biased’ in bid before appeals court to get case quickly dismissed

Jerry Dunleavy · August 11, 2020 8:40 pm

CNBC 'Mad Money' TV show host Jim Cramer speaks during an interview with the Associated Press and is seen during the taping of his show at Tulane University in New Orleans, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010.

‘I’m gonna pass’: Jim Cramer not interested in trying Russia’s coronavirus vaccine

Spencer Neale · August 11, 2020 8:31 pm

According to a report, Christopher Wray's stance is "raising hell" as President Trump appears poised to go against the FBI's wishes and release the memo. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Lindsey Graham seeks name of FBI briefer who gave Congress ‘inaccurate’ information about Steele dossier

Jerry Dunleavy · August 11, 2020 5:53 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting.

Putin says Russia has registered first coronavirus vaccine and daughter has taken it

Mike Brest · August 11, 2020 11:34 am

Pompeo condemns Belarus crackdown as Russia ally roiled by ‘unprecedented’ protests

Joel Gehrke · August 11, 2020 6:30 am

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., listens as Budget Director Mick Mulvaney testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, on President Donald Trump's fiscal year 2019 budget proposal.

Ron Johnson: Democrats weaponizing ‘Russian disinformation’ narrative to attack Biden-Ukraine investigation

Jerry Dunleavy · August 10, 2020 7:11 pm

Afghan air force crew chief Sgt. Lull Mohammad tells the pilot to start engines while on fire guard before a training flight, Oct. 23, 2012 at Kabul International Airport as part of the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan.

National Security

NATO must focus on core mission with Russia remaining relevant, says Heritage scholar

Abraham Mahshie · August 10, 2020 5:18 pm

Beltway Confidential

Belarus crackdown meets Trump administration deafening silence

Tom Rogan · August 10, 2020 4:02 pm

FBI Director Christopher Wray is sworn in as he testifies during an oversight hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020 in Washington.

Ron Johnson subpoenas FBI Director Christopher Wray in Crossfire Hurricane investigation

Jerry Dunleavy · August 10, 2020 10:00 am

In this Monday, June 1, 2020 photo, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko meets with Valery Vakulchik, chief of the Belarusian state security service, KGB, in Minsk, Belarus.

Beltway Confidential

In Belarus, a bloody election farce

Tom Rogan · August 9, 2020 7:28 pm

In this July 30, 2019 photo, Robert O'Brien, U.S. Special Envoy Ambassador, arrives at the district court where U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky is to appear on charges of assault, in Stockholm, Sweden.

National Security

National security adviser says countries attempting election interference will face ‘severe consequences’

Mica Soellner · August 9, 2020 5:00 pm