Tag: Russia

Twitter caught heat again this week after it temporarily locked the account of actress Rose McGowan. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

National Security

Twitter deletes Guccifer 2.0 account after alleged Russian operators indicted

Steven Nelson · July 15, 2018 4:21 pm

Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., said, "I will not be filing for re-election to Congress nor seeking any other political or elected office." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trey Gowdy breaks with Trump: ‘I don’t think it’s a witch hunt’

Steven Nelson · July 15, 2018 3:43 pm

Jon Huntsman Jr., the new U.S. ambassador to Russia, looks on during a ceremonial swearing-in event with Utah Gov. Gary Herbert Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, in Salt Lake City. The new U.S. ambassador to Russia says restoring Ukrainian sovereignty and dealing with North Korea are key to improving relations between the two countries.

Jon Huntsman: Unclear if Trump will ask Putin to extradite Russians named in Mueller indictment

Naomi Lim · July 15, 2018 3:41 pm

President Donald Trump pauses as he participates in a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday, July 13, 2017.

Trump calls EU ‘a foe’ ahead of Putin meeting

Steven Nelson · July 15, 2018 3:09 pm

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talked about Kushner during a sometimes-contentious interview on MSNBC. "I'm telling you that he deserves the scrutiny, you know why?" Christie said of Kushner. "Because he was involved in the transition and involved in meetings that call into question his role."

National Security

Chris Christie: Media ‘banged’ the Clinton campaign ‘unfairly’ over stolen emails

Naomi Lim · July 15, 2018 2:45 pm

Jon Huntsman, U.S. ambassador to Russia, is seen arriving at the security check point entrance of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

US Ambassador to Russia: ‘Highly unlikely’ Trump recognizes Crimea annexation

Emma Ayers · July 15, 2018 2:39 pm

The former United Nations ambassador said he was supporting Kevin Nicholson for his service as a U.S. Marine and for serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

John Bolton after rebuking ‘silly’ question: ‘Don’t say I’m attacking freedom of the press’

Naomi Lim · July 15, 2018 2:10 pm

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the sole Republican who had earlier opposed President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he is changing his vote to yes, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 23, 2018.

Rand Paul on election meddling: ‘We all do it’

Steven Nelson · July 15, 2018 2:02 pm

John Bolton: Hard to believe Putin didn’t know about any effort to hack Democratic emails, servers

Naomi Lim · July 15, 2018 1:48 pm

Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said the release of the FISA memo "is reckless and demonstrates an astonishing disregard for the truth."

Mark Warner calls for supervision of Trump, says Putin may ‘take advantage’

Steven Nelson · July 15, 2018 1:40 pm

‘Making lager great again’: Finnish brewery creates quirky beers ahead of Trump-Putin summit

Associated Press · July 14, 2018 8:42 pm

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange greets supporters outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

Mueller indictments put Julian Assange back on the hot seat over hacked emails

Associated Press · July 14, 2018 8:40 pm