Tag: Vladimir Putin

Russian Vladimir Putin gestures during a meeting with Russian ambassadors to foreign countries in Moscow, Russia.

Beltway Confidential

How Vladimir Putin works, and how to stop him

Tom Rogan · July 23, 2018 6:55 pm

Former CIA Director John Brennan at a hearing on Capitol Hill.

National Security

Rand Paul will press Trump to revoke John Brennan’s security clearance

Caitlin Yilek · July 23, 2018 1:38 pm

President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shake hand at the beginning of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018.

Trump: ‘I gave up nothing’ to Russia in summit with Vladimir Putin

Katelyn Caralle · July 23, 2018 1:16 pm

Dan Hannan: The Russians probably don’t have anything on Trump, and that’s the worst part

Dan Hannan · July 23, 2018 4:00 am

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands after a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018.

National Security

Second GOP lawmaker says Trump was 'manipulated' by Putin

Daniel Chaitin · July 22, 2018 10:39 pm

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., wrote a letter Tuesday, saying he wants to obtain details about EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's air travel over the last year, including how often he has flown first class and whether the EPA granted him a waiver for the flights.

Trey Gowdy: Whoever advised Trump on Russia should consider resigning

Daniel Chaitin · July 22, 2018 8:38 pm

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National Security

CNN’s Brian Stelter: ‘Too many’ journalists ‘fell for Trump’s cleanup act’ after Putin presser

Daniel Chaitin · July 22, 2018 5:57 pm

Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice sent an email to herself the day of President Trump's inauguration about a briefing that took place that month on Russian hacking during the 2016 presidential election. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Susan Rice: Trump-Putin closed-door meeting a ‘historic mistake’

Emma Ayers · July 22, 2018 4:57 pm

National Security

Lindsey Graham: Trump needs to get tougher on Vladimir Putin ‘before it’s too late’

Josh Siegel · July 22, 2018 4:06 pm

"There is mounting concern about the Chinese government's increasingly aggressive attempts to use 'Confucius Institutes' and other means to influence foreign academic institutions and critical analysis of China's past history and present policies," Rubio wrote.

Marco Rubio doesn’t ‘have a problem’ with a Trump-Putin meeting at the White House

Josh Siegel · July 22, 2018 3:23 pm

"While I respect the motive in terms of the Obama administration, they didn't want to be seen as meddling," Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., told NBC News' Andrea Mitchell at an event Saturday.

Adam Schiff: Trump is ‘acting like someone who’s compromised’

Daniel Chaitin · July 22, 2018 2:27 pm

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., leaves a meeting room where the committee is interviewing former FBI lawyer Lisa Page behind closed doors on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 13, 2018.

Trey Gowdy critiques Trump’s invite to Putin for US visit: Those should be reserved for close allies

Daniel Chaitin · July 22, 2018 1:50 pm