Tag: Russia

The nuclear powered aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman arrives at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., Wednesday, July 13, 2016, after supporting missions over Iraq and Syria.

Beltway Confidential

NATO’s massive Trident Juncture exercise is all about the SLOCs

Tom Rogan · October 25, 2018 8:55 pm

Michael Cohen leaves Federal court, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in New York.

Feds: Michael Cohen, others under scrutiny by grand jury

Kelly Cohen · October 25, 2018 8:38 pm

The US Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II performs a demonstration flight.

Belgium agrees to buy 34 US F-35 fighter jets

Joel Gehrke · October 25, 2018 7:48 pm

President Trump prepares to make a speech at the White House in D.C.

After the INF: Keeping arms control intact is tough, dangerous work

Eric Gomez · October 25, 2018 7:32 pm

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally at Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee, Wis., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018.

New York Times publishes fictional story on Trump assassination

Caitlin Yilek · October 25, 2018 3:49 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump, who blasted Hillary Clinton for using a personal email server, might be a walking magnet for eavesdropping and malware if he is using an unsecured cellphone to chat with foreign leaders. Trump has been handing out his cellphone number to counterparts around the world, urging them to call him directly to avoid the red tape of diplomatic communications. The practice has raised concern about the security and secrecy of the U.S. commander-in-chief's communications.

Trump: New York Times is ‘sooo wrong’ about my cellphone

Katelyn Caralle · October 25, 2018 11:25 am

Donald Trump listens to his cellphone at a restaurant.

Trump won’t hang up his iPhone despite warnings China, Russia listening in

Diana Stancy Correll · October 24, 2018 11:02 pm

President Trump speaks during an event at the U.S. Steel Corp. Granite City Works facility in Granite City, Ill., on Thursday, July 26, 2018.

Trump’s tariffs flood Europe with cheap steel

Sean Higgins · October 24, 2018 9:25 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2104 file photo, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Republicans urging a steep increase in the Pentagonâs budget have received $10 million in campaign contributions over the course of their congressional careers from defense contractors that would benefit from higher levels of military spending.

Dems demand briefing on Trump’s plan to abandon Russia nuclear treaty

Kelly Cohen · October 24, 2018 7:16 pm

National security adviser John Bolton attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday.

Beltway Confidential

In Moscow, John Bolton shows how to deal with Russian aggression

Tom Rogan · October 24, 2018 5:16 pm

This video grab provided by RU-RTR Russian television via AP television on Thursday, March 1, 2018, shows the launch of what President Vladimir Putin said is Russia's new nuclear-powered intercontinental cruise missile. President Vladimir Putin declared Thursday that Russia has developed a range of new nuclear weapons, claiming they can't be intercepted by enemy.

Beltway Confidential

One-way treaty: US should have ditched failed nuke pact years ago

Nikita Vladimirov · October 24, 2018 4:36 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media after his annual televised call-in show as his press secretary Dmitry Peskov, right, smiles in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 15, 2017. The 64-year old Russian leader mixed the tough talk with benevolent promises to disgruntled callers complaining about decrepit housing and low salaries during the four-hour marathon intended to burnish his father-of-the nation image.

Russia: Trump is starting ‘an arms race’

Joel Gehrke · October 24, 2018 3:50 pm