Tag: Russia

In this May 21, 2014, photo, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, and China's President Xi Jinping, right, smile during signing ceremony in Shanghai, China. China signed a long-awaited, 30-year deal Wednesday to buy Russian natural gas worth some $400 billion in a financial and diplomatic boost to diplomatically isolated President Vladimir Putin. The Obama administration is playing down an increasingly warm relationship between its main global rivals, China and Russia, that it may have inadvertently encouraged.

US sanctions China over arms deals with Russia

Joel Gehrke · September 20, 2018 5:52 pm

How To Protect Our Elections

Ike Brannon, Jared Whitley · September 20, 2018 9:00 am

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn is campaigning for a Republican congressional candidate in California.

Michael Flynn sentencing set for December

Allison Elyse Gualtieri · September 20, 2018 2:55 am

Jay Sekulow: Not fair, constitutional for Mueller to base case on edited Lester Holt-Trump interview

Naomi Lim · September 20, 2018 2:32 am

James Comey: Manafort plea deal may mean Mueller in ‘fourth quarter’ of federal Russia investigation

Naomi Lim · September 20, 2018 1:40 am

Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks during an interview.

Energy and Environment

Rick Perry is on a mission to chart Europe's energy future away from Russia

John Siciliano · September 20, 2018 12:18 am

President Trump speaks during a fundraiser in Sioux Falls, S.D.

The air has seeped out of the Russia/collusion balloon

Michael Barone · September 19, 2018 11:55 pm

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election and data privacy.

Facebook sets up ‘war room’ to combat election manipulation in real time

James Langford · September 19, 2018 6:39 pm

Republican Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah speaks during a town hall meeting, March 31, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

House Intel Republican suspects ‘political’ reason for Trump not ordering broad declassification

Daniel Chaitin · September 19, 2018 6:19 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit, Friday, July 7, 2017, in Hamburg. Trump and Putin met for more than two hours.

National Security

Putin helped fuel Trump belief he is being undermined by ‘deep state’: Book

Caitlin Yilek · September 19, 2018 4:56 pm

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 in Washington.

House Intel Democrat blasts ‘lawless’ Trump for selective declassification, but won’t embrace broader effort

Daniel Chaitin · September 19, 2018 4:03 pm

President Trump sits at his desk.

National Security

FBI, DOJ expected to make redactions despite Trump’s order to declassify Russia documents: Report

Caitlin Yilek · September 19, 2018 1:47 pm