Tag: Russia

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., confer as they call for action from President Donald Trump to lower the prices of prescription drugs, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 10, 2018. Trump is poised to give his first speech on lowering drug prices Friday.

Pelosi, Schumer slam ‘unacceptable’ nonreply to questions on Whitaker

Kelly Cohen · December 7, 2018 1:15 am

Wess Mitchell, assistant secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, arrives for the 25th Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, ministerial council meeting, in Milan, Italy.

US: Russia blocks transparency deal over major military exercises

Joel Gehrke · December 6, 2018 11:26 pm

Three different sources have told Politico that staffers from the National Republican Senate Committee reportedly hacked into the National Republican Congressional Committee's database where fundraising data is stored. Information from over 200,000 donors was taken, sources said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Republicans hired the same cybersecurity firm as the hacked DNC, but it’s not clear that was a bad idea

Steven Nelson · December 6, 2018 8:42 pm

Alex Younger, Britainâs Secret Intelligence Service director, talks during a question and answer session after a speech at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, Monday Dec. 3, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Taking on ISIS and Russia: Decoding new comments from Britain’s MI6 spy chief

Tom Rogan · December 6, 2018 8:37 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, April 27, 2018.

National Security

State Department: Russia’s illegal missiles are for ‘offensive purposes’

Joel Gehrke · December 6, 2018 7:56 pm

Robert Mueller is leading the federal government investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Supreme Court wrestles with double-jeopardy case that could affect Mueller investigation

Melissa Quinn · December 6, 2018 7:09 pm

FILE - This Aug. 29, 2017 file photo distributed on Aug. 30, 2017 by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the test launch of a Hwasong-12 intermediate range missile in Pyongyang, North Korea. An unknown number of nuclear warheads. Stockpiles of plutonium and uranium. ICBMs. Weapons factories - and the scientists who work at them. The list of what it would take for the âcomplete denuclearizationâ of North Korea is long. North Korea has said itâs willing to deal away its entire nuclear arsenal if the United States provides it with a reliable security assurance and other benefits.

Beltway Confidential

North Korea is still developing nuclear warheads, but that doesn’t mean Trump is failing

Tom Rogan · December 6, 2018 5:11 pm

Former FBI Director James Comey pauses during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Byron York: Ten questions for James Comey

Byron York · December 6, 2018 5:08 pm

President Donald Trump smiles while speaking during a rally for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., at Tupelo Regional Airport, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, in Tupelo, Miss.

Beltway Confidential

Are liberals prepared for no collusion?

Eddie Scarry · December 6, 2018 4:29 pm

President Trump answers questions about the summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un during a press conference.

Trump claims his approval would skyrocket to 75 percent absent Russia probe

Katelyn Caralle · December 6, 2018 4:12 pm

A Royal Air Force F-35 Lightning II, left, U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle, center, and French air force Dassault Rafale fly behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing during Exercise Point Blank over the English Channel, Nov. 27, 2018. Training with NATO allies like the U.K. and France improves interoperability and demonstrates the United Statesâ commitment to regional security. Exercise Point Blank also represents an opportunity to enhance interoperability and integration between allied fourth and fifth-generation fighter aircraft.

National Security

US conducts 'Open Skies' overflight of Ukraine, in message to Moscow

Jamie McIntyre · December 6, 2018 3:43 pm

President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington's Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, watches.

Some experts believe Trump can be impeached for conduct performed before becoming president

Melissa Quinn · December 6, 2018 12:00 pm