Tag: Russia

George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, arrives for his first appearance before congressional investigators, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018.

George Papadopoulos released from prison

Caitlin Yilek · December 7, 2018 9:52 pm

In this Aug. 9, 2017, file photo, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Why Heather Nauert is ready to be US ambassador to the UN

Tom Rogan · December 7, 2018 6:00 pm

Ministers from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and non-OPEC nations led by Russia meet in Vienna on Friday.

Energy and Environment

OPEC reaches deal to cut oil production, defying Trump’s requests

Josh Siegel · December 7, 2018 3:36 pm

President Trump said Tuesday that he's "not at all" worried about what Attorney General Jeff Sessions may have told Robert Mueller, the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump has 87 pages and counting in report to counter Mueller’s conclusions

Katelyn Caralle · December 7, 2018 2:00 pm

FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee during the annual open hearing on worldwide threats on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 12, 2013.

Mueller filings a sign he has ‘valuable information’ from witnesses

Kelly Cohen · December 7, 2018 1:19 pm

McCabe, Rosenstein opened secret obstruction probe into Trump after he told Comey to drop Flynn investigation: Report

Anna Giaritelli · December 7, 2018 4:22 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., confer as they call for action from President Donald Trump to lower the prices of prescription drugs, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 10, 2018. Trump is poised to give his first speech on lowering drug prices Friday.

Pelosi, Schumer slam ‘unacceptable’ nonreply to questions on Whitaker

Kelly Cohen · December 7, 2018 1:15 am

Wess Mitchell, assistant secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, arrives for the 25th Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, ministerial council meeting, in Milan, Italy.

US: Russia blocks transparency deal over major military exercises

Joel Gehrke · December 6, 2018 11:26 pm

Three different sources have told Politico that staffers from the National Republican Senate Committee reportedly hacked into the National Republican Congressional Committee's database where fundraising data is stored. Information from over 200,000 donors was taken, sources said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Republicans hired the same cybersecurity firm as the hacked DNC, but it’s not clear that was a bad idea

Steven Nelson · December 6, 2018 8:42 pm

Alex Younger, Britainâs Secret Intelligence Service director, talks during a question and answer session after a speech at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, Monday Dec. 3, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Taking on ISIS and Russia: Decoding new comments from Britain’s MI6 spy chief

Tom Rogan · December 6, 2018 8:37 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, April 27, 2018.

National Security

State Department: Russia’s illegal missiles are for ‘offensive purposes’

Joel Gehrke · December 6, 2018 7:56 pm

Robert Mueller is leading the federal government investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Supreme Court wrestles with double-jeopardy case that could affect Mueller investigation

Melissa Quinn · December 6, 2018 7:09 pm