Tag: Russia

Eric Holder to Rod Rosenstein: ‘Don’t give them the satisfaction of a resignation’

Kelly Cohen · September 24, 2018 8:37 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, walk during their meeting marking 75th anniversary of the 75th anniversary of the Sobibor uprising, the only successful uprising that took place in a death camp during World War II at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018.

Benjamin Netanyahu warns Vladimir Putin against upgrading Syria’s anti-aircraft defenses

Joel Gehrke · September 24, 2018 7:23 pm

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain's Labour Party, listens to speakers during the Party of European Socialists Council in Lisbon, Dec. 2 2017.

Beltway Confidential

The radioactive stupidity of Jeremy Corbyn’s nuclear deterrence doctrine

Tom Rogan · September 24, 2018 7:04 pm

National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks at a Federalist Society luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel, Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Washington.

John Bolton: US will stay in Syria until Iran leaves

Joel Gehrke · September 24, 2018 5:22 pm

Adam Schiff and Rod Rosenstein.

Adam Schiff on Rosenstein: ‘This looks to me like a slow-moving Saturday night massacre’

Caitlin Yilek · September 24, 2018 4:34 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013 file photo, Russian air defense system missile system Antey 2500, or S-300 VM, is on display at the opening of the MAKS Air Show in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia.

Beltway Confidential

Why Russia’s S-300 delivery to Syria won’t change much for Israel

Tom Rogan · September 24, 2018 4:31 pm

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, left, speaks as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington Annette L. Hayes looks on at a news conference giving an update on the unsolved 2001 slaying of a federal prosecutor, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in Seattle. Rosenstein joined other federal officials to discuss the killing of Assistant United States Attorney Thomas Wales. Federal authorities are offering up to $1.5 million for information about the unsolved 2001 slaying of Wales, an 18-year veteran of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle, who was shot as he worked in the basement of his home on Oct. 11, 2001.

Beltway Confidential

Rosenstein fired or resigned? Here's why the distinction matters.

Erin Dunne · September 24, 2018 3:38 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump, right, stands with British Prime Minister Theresa May, left, at Chequers, in Buckinghamshire, England, Friday, July 13, 2018.

Theresa May says she trusts Trump

Anna Giaritelli · September 24, 2018 2:25 pm

Beltway Confidential

What Trump should tell the UN on Tuesday

Tom Rogan · September 24, 2018 12:09 pm

China said Tuesday it would take unspecified countermeasures after the US imposed tariffs on $200 billion worth of its exports, raising the prospect of a full-blown trade war.

National Security

US planning ‘administration-wide’ measures against China

Naomi Lim · September 23, 2018 11:57 pm

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., 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.

Date for Nellie Ohr testimony set

Daniel Chaitin · September 23, 2018 4:54 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a media availability with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha at the State Department, Friday, May 11, 2018 in Washington.

Mike Pompeo: If chemical weapons used in Syria, US will ‘go to the source of the bad behavior’

Caitlin Yilek · September 23, 2018 2:58 pm