Tag: Vladimir Putin

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said on Tuesday: "Treason is not a laughing matter. It is a serious crime embedded in the Constitution, punishable by death. But since your commander in chief chose to raise it at a political rally, let's have a discussion about treason." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hakeem Jeffries to Trump: ‘How dare you lecture us about treason’

Melissa Quinn · February 6, 2018 6:11 pm

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, left, meets with Offutt Air Force Base with Gen. John E. Hyten, the head of Strategic Command, in Bellevue, Neb., on Sept. 14. Mattis will be receiving classified briefings at Strategic Command, which will help him in his "nuclear posture review," a top-to-bottom reassessment of U.S. nuclear weapons policy. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Understanding Trump’s plan to avoid nuclear war and outfox the Russians

Jamie McIntyre · February 6, 2018 5:01 am

In this file photo provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on March 16, 2016, a Russian Su-25 ground attack jet takes off at Hemeimeem Air Base in Syria. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that an Su-25 jet was shot down in Syria by Jabhat al-Nusra, an affiliate of al Qaeda operating in the area. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russian fighter jet shot down in Syria

Joel Gehrke · February 3, 2018 8:01 pm

After President Trump called former third-party presidential candidate Evan McMullin a "clown," McMullin fired back saying, "I'd rather be a clown than a puppet." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Evan McMullin fires back at Trump: ‘I’d rather be a clown than a puppet’

Caitlin Yilek · February 2, 2018 2:15 pm

Treasury Releases Blockbuster Report on Putin-Allied Oligarchs; Cribs List from Forbes

Jenna Lifhits · January 31, 2018 4:45 pm

President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

Making America strong again

Washington Examiner · January 31, 2018 5:49 am

President Trump in recent weeks have inspired media figures to draw comparisons between the commander in chief and a slew of unpopular historical figures from Nazi leader Adolf Hitler to communist China leader Mao Zedong. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

What if President Trump is normal and the media commentators are the crazy ones?

Becket Adams · January 31, 2018 1:35 am

President Trump himself should be leading the charge to block further Russian electoral shenanigans in the U.S. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Trump should see Vladimir Putin, not Robert Mueller, as his adversary

Quin Hillyer · January 30, 2018 8:19 pm

Russia and Iran have cooperated to keep Bashar Assad in power in the face of a civil war, and Iran is hoping to expand its military capabilities across Syria to its terrorist proxies in Lebanon. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

National Security

Iran rejects Benjamin Netanyahu’s warning to leave Syria

Joel Gehrke · January 30, 2018 7:24 pm

President Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s State of the Union: Three foreign policy lines to watch for

Tom Rogan · January 30, 2018 2:58 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his government was not planning retaliation against the U.S. despite being unhappy with the list.
(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Putin says Russia wants to boost US relations after Treasury targets oligarchs

Anna Giaritelli · January 30, 2018 1:10 pm

Although the Trump administration has missed deadlines to enforce sanctions on the Russian state, the State Department says sanctions currently in place are hurting Russia's defense industry. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

National Security

State Department: New sanctions are deterring Russian defense sales

Joel Gehrke · January 30, 2018 1:28 am