Tag: Russia

In this Dec. 6, 2018, file photo, acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks during the Project Safe Neighborhoods National Conference in Kansas City, Mo.

Mueller investigation ‘close to being completed,’ says acting AG Whitaker

Kelly Cohen · January 28, 2019 10:20 pm

Attorney General nominee William Barr appears before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.

William Barr says Congress can release his final report on Mueller

Kelly Cohen · January 28, 2019 9:17 pm

In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, arrives at a graduation ceremony of the Revolutionary Guard's officers, while deputy commander of the Revolutionary Guard, Hossein Salami, second right, former commanders of the Revolutionary Guard Mohsen Rezaei, second left, and Yahya Rahim Safavi salute him in Tehran, Iran. Iran's supreme leader vowed Wednesday he will not allow international inspection of Iran's military sites or access to Iranian scientists under any nuclear agreement with world powers.

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Why existential Iranian threats to Israel matter

Tom Rogan · January 28, 2019 8:25 pm

Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, leaves the federal courthouse following a hearing, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Stone was arrested Friday in the special counsel's Russia investigation and was charged with lying to Congress and obstructing the probe.

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The cover-up is worse than the (nonexistent) collusion in Roger Stone indictment

James A. Gagliano · January 28, 2019 1:46 pm

The Fresno Bee, Rep. Devin Nunes' hometown newspaper, published an editorial criticizing his views on releasing a memo on alleged FISA violations by the U.S. government. "What, pray tell, does Rep. Devin Nunes think he's doing by waving around a secret memo attacking the FBI, the nation's premier law enforcement agency?" the paper wrote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Devin Nunes: 'Process of discovery' in Roger Stone case will be 'fascinating'

Daniel Chaitin · January 27, 2019 11:03 pm

Stone denied having any involvement in the publishing of leaked emails from the Democratic National Committee, calling it an "inside job." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Byron York: On closer examination, Roger Stone indictment is less than it seems

Byron York · January 27, 2019 10:37 pm

Jerome Corsi says he would be ‘happy to testify’ against Roger Stone

Naomi Lim · January 27, 2019 7:28 pm

Roger Stone says he might cooperate with Mueller

Naomi Lim · January 27, 2019 5:04 pm

Roger Stone: FBI raid was ‘an attempt to poison the jury pool’

Naomi Lim · January 27, 2019 2:57 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is pictured at the United Nations.

Pompeo denounces Russia, China over support for Venezuela’s Maduro

Joel Gehrke · January 26, 2019 8:32 pm

Ilhan Omar delivers her victory speech to supporters in a packed ballroom Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Minneapolis. Omar is poised to become the first Somali-American elected to Congress, representing Minnesota's Fifth District.

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Rep. Omar backs Maduro regime, shares state-run propaganda on social media

Becket Adams · January 26, 2019 2:01 pm

Opposition leader Juan Guaido is surrounded by supporters as he arrives to speak in a public plaza in Caracas, Venezuela.

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In wading into Venezuela’s oil-drenched diplomatic quagmire, Washington must proceed with caution

Erin Dunne · January 26, 2019 1:23 pm