Tag: Russia

Beltway Confidential

Biden should be paying attention to Russia’s new hypersonic missile test

Tom Rogan · October 7, 2020 7:47 pm

Russia's Supreme Court judge Yuri Ivanenko reads the decision in a court room in Moscow, Russia. Russia's Supreme Court has banned the Jehovah's Witnesses from operating in the country. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Russian court acquits first Jehovah’s Witness of ‘religious extremism’ since faith made illegal

Nicholas Rowan · October 7, 2020 4:02 pm

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-North Carolina, appears at a hearing.

‘The president wants transparency’: Mark Meadows says more Russia investigation documents will be released soon

Anthony Leonardi · October 7, 2020 11:49 am

Putin: Biden attacks on Trump ‘playing into our hands’

Joel Gehrke · October 7, 2020 11:13 am

Stefan Halper appears on "The Bill Walton Show."

Ron Johnson issues subpoenas for testimony and documents from ‘Spygate’ figure Stefan Halper

Jerry Dunleavy · October 6, 2020 6:22 pm

In this Jan. 28, 2018, file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, centre, attends a rally in Moscow, Russia. Navalny is an anti-corruption campaigner and the Kremlinâs fiercest critic. He has outlasted many opposition figures and is undeterred by incessant attempts to stop his work.

Chemical weapons watchdog: Samples from Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny confirm presence of Novichok-like nerve agent

Tyler Van Dyke · October 6, 2020 6:13 pm

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 11, 2021 - Men in camouflage uniforms line up during the drills of the Territorial Defence units in Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

Beltway Confidential

Why latest findings on Putin’s use of nerve agent against Alexei Navalny are so crucial

Tom Rogan · October 6, 2020 5:49 pm

From left to right: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran, President Xi Jinping of China, and President Vladimir Putin of Russia.

DHS threat assessment warns of foreign meddling in 2020 election and census

Jerry Dunleavy · October 6, 2020 4:43 pm

National Security

Violent white supremacists ‘most persistent and lethal threat’ in US: DHS

Anna Giaritelli · October 6, 2020 4:13 pm

CNN analyst floats theory that Walter Reed was infiltrated by Russian spies

Michael Lee · October 6, 2020 3:28 pm

US attorney investigating ‘unmasking’ requests by Obama officials announces resignation

Jerry Dunleavy · October 6, 2020 12:26 am

An American soldier observes the closing ceremony of the Tobruq Legacy multinational NATO aerial defense exercise at Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania September 25, 2020, where Amerian rotational troops help defend the NATO ally against Russian aggression.

National Security

US troop withdrawal from Germany still worries Congress and Baltic allies

Abraham Mahshie · October 5, 2020 9:09 pm