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State Dept. Was Granted $120 Million to Fight Russian Meddling. It Has Spent $0.
WASHINGTON — As Russia’s virtual war against the United States continues unabated with the midterm elections approaching, the State Department has yet to spend any of the $120 million it has been allocated since late 2016 to counter foreign efforts to meddle in elections or sow distrust in democ
Russian Trolls Are Flooding Social Media With Messages Meant To Increase Tensions In U.S.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., about how Russian bots are still flooding social media, including fomenting American tension over the Florida school shootings, and what he thinks should be done about it.
Odds Are, Russia Owns Trump
Three months ago, The Washington Post reported that even as Donald Trump ran for president, he pursued plans to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.
Russia hackers pursued Putin foes, not just US Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — It wasn’t just Hillary Clinton’s emails they went after. The hackers who disrupted the U.S. presidential election last year had ambitions that stretched across the globe, targeting the emails of Ukrainian officers, Russian opposition figures, U.S.
While eyes are on Russia, Sessions dramatically reshapes the Justice Department
For more than five hours, Attorney General Jeff Sessions sat in a hearing room on Capitol Hill this month, fending off inquiries on Washington’s two favorite topics: President Trump and Russia.
The Definitive Timeline of the Trump-Russia Connections
Morning Joe takes a deep dive into the Trump-Russia timeline, starting in September 2015, with discussions about a Trump tower project in Moscow. ... more Duration: {{video.duration.
GOP campaigns took $7.35 million from oligarch linked to Russia
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Two popular conservative Twitter personalities were just outed as Russian trolls
Jenna Abrams and Pamela Moore wrote tweets that were widely shared by mainstream media outlets during the 2016 election. Turns out they were really Russian trolls.
Jenna Abrams, Russia’s Clown Troll Princess, Duped the Mainstream Media and the World
Jenna Abrams had a lot of enemies on Twitter, but she was a very good friend to viral content writers across the world. Her opinions about everything from manspreading on the subway to Rachel Dolezal to ballistic missiles still linger on news sites all over the web.
Here Are Some Of The Ads Russia Paid To Promote On Facebook
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Social-media images shown as evidence of 'Russian trolls'
US senators have put on show several examples of what they believe to be Russia's attempt to influence US citizens via social media.
'I want to quit': Fox News employees say their network's Russia coverage was 'an embarrassment'
Some employees at Fox News were left embarrassed and humiliated by their network's coverage of the latest revelations in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling, according to conversations CNN had with several individuals placed throughout the network.
Trump Is Already Guilty of Aiding Putin’s Attack on America
The Trump-Russia scandal is the subject of multiple investigations that may or may not unearth new revelations, but this much is already certain: Donald Trump is guilty.
Russian spies targeted Hillary Clinton’s State Department, FBI files show
Even as federal investigators continue to look into alleged collusion between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, recently released FBI documents detail how Russian spies worked to get close to Hillary Clinton.
23 tweets from @TEN_GOP, one Russian-run Twitter account mentioned in Mueller’s new indictment
“Tennessee GOP,” or @TEN_GOP, was a popular Twitter account claiming to be run by, well, Republicans in Tennessee. Tweeting out a mix of pro-Trump cheerleading, ordinary partisan content, Islamophobia, racism, and conspiracy theories, the account amassed at least 136,000 followers.
Russian troll factory paid US activists to help fund protests during election
Russian trolls posing as Americans made payments to genuine activists in the US to help fund protest movements on socially divisive issues, according to a new investigation by a respected Russian media outlet.
How the Russians pretended to be Texans — and Texans believed them
Casey Michel is a journalist based in New York. In early 2016, while researching some of the most popular U.S. secession groups online, I stumbled across one of the Russian-controlled Facebook accounts that were then pulling in Americans by the thousands.
Trump’s Campaign Paid His Son’s Russia-Probe Law Firm $238,000
President Donald Trump’s re-election committee paid almost $238,000 in the third quarter to the law firm representing Donald Trump Jr. in connection with ongoing investigations of Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to campaign finance disclosures.
Trump Just Blew Off a Deadline for Implementing Russian Sanctions He Approved
The White House has blown by an October 1 deadline for beginning to implement new sanctions targeting Russia, drawing concern in Congress that President Donald Trump is planning to ignore parts of a bill he grudgingly signed in August.
Russian propaganda engaged U.S. vets, troops on Twitter and Facebook, study finds
Russia has exploited social media networks to target current and former U.S. military personnel with propaganda, conspiracy theories and other misinformation, achieving “significant and persistent interactions” over Twitter during a one-month period last spring, a British research team found.
Drudge Report Linked to Russian Propaganda Sites Nearly 400 Times Since 2012
The Drudge Report, the right-wing news-aggregator, has linked to Russian propaganda websites nearly 400 times since 2012, according to a new study by progressive watchdog group Media Matters.
Surveillance of Paul Manafort occurred during 2016 campaign
Long before the special counsel began investigating Russian meddling in the U.S. election -- and whether anyone in the Trump campaign was involved -- Paul Manafort was the target of an FBI investigation. It included electronic surveillance of the one-time Trump campaign chairman.
Shuttered Facebook group that organized anti-Clinton, anti-immigrant rallies across Texas was linked to Russia
The group, called Heart of Texas, had over 225,000 followers as of last summer. It was shut down last week as part of Facebook's takedown of accounts and pages "affiliated with one another and likely operated out of Russia," a Facebook spokesman told Business Insider on Wednesday.
Report: Putin proposed reset of US-Russia ties under Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a reset of relations with the U.S. in April that would have restored relations to the status quo before Moscow’s military interventions in Ukraine and Syria, BuzzFeed News reported Tuesday
The case for Trump-Russia collusion: We're getting very, very close
We now know the motives. In backing Donald Trump, Russia’s oligarchical class sought not only to disrupt U.S.
Trump Jr. Says He Wanted Russian Dirt to Determine Clinton’s ‘Fitness’ for Office
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump Jr. told Senate investigators on Thursday that he set up a June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer because he was intrigued that she might have damaging information about Hillary Clinton, saying it was important to learn about Mrs.
Russian firm tied to pro-Kremlin propaganda advertised on Facebook during election
Representatives of Facebook told congressional investigators Wednesday that the social network has discovered that it sold ads during the U.S. presidential campaign to a shadowy Russian company seeking to target voters, according to several people familiar with the company's findings.
Russian Election Hacking Efforts, Wider Than Previously Known, Draw Little Scrutiny
The calls started flooding in from hundreds of irate North Carolina voters just after 7 a.m. on Election Day last November. Dozens were told they were ineligible to vote and were turned away at the polls, even when they displayed current registration cards.
Top Trump Organization executive asked Putin aide for help on business deal
A top executive from Donald Trump’s real estate company emailed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s personal spokesman during the U.S.
10 legal experts on why Trump can’t pardon his way out of the Russia investigation
Last Friday, President Trump pardoned former Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Arpaio was convicted in July of criminal contempt after ignoring a court order to cease his signature immigration roundups but hadn’t yet been sentenced.
REPORT: Mueller Zeroes In On Trump’s “Knowingly False Statement” About Junior’s Meeting With Russian Agents
Federal investigators working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller are keenly focused on President Donald Trump’s role in crafting a response to a published article about a meeting between Russians and his son Donald Jr., three sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.
Pro-Russian Bots Take Up the Right-Wing Cause After Charlottesville — ProPublica
Update, Aug. 23, 2017: This article has been updated to include a comment provided by Sputnik after this story was published. Sputnik’s full comment can be found here. Angee Dixson joined Twitter on Aug. 8 and immediately began posting furiously — about 90 times a day.
New Report Reveals McConnell And Ryan Took Millions From Russian Oligarch Tied To Putin
A series of top Republican elected officials have just been exposed for accepting outsized donations from one of the world’s richest men, Leonid “Len” Blavatnik.
Businessman Paints Terrifying And Complex Picture Of Putin's Russia
William Browder knows Vladimir Putin's Russia all too well. Browder made a fortune in Russia, in the process uncovering, he says, incredible amounts of fraud and corruption.
AG Sessions, the Russian lawyer, and the money laundering case that went away
Remember last week when I noted here that “follow the data” is the modern version of the Watergate mantra “follow the money” — meaning that the key to collusion between President Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia may be learning how “fake news creators halfway around the globe figured o
Trump’s Russian Laundromat
In 1984, a Russian émigré named David Bogatin went shopping for apartments in New York City. The 38-year-old had arrived in America seven years before, with just $3 in his pocket.
Exclusive: Video shows Trump with associates tied to email controversy
Washington (CNN)Video obtained exclusively by CNN offers a new look inside the web of relationships now at the center of allegations of collusion between Trump campaign associates and Russia.
The Trump administration isn’t a farce. It’s a tragedy.
This must be what it was like to live through Watergate. The disorientation, the confusion, the half-truth, the shock, the dark humor. I think of something Elizabeth Drew, the author of one of my favorite books on the era, wrote — “Watergate was a time of low comedy and high fear.
The other shoe has fallen, and the Trump presidency may fall with it
The other shoe has finally fallen, and the Trump presidency may fall with it. For months, as evidence has piled up of undisclosed and unexplained meetings between senior Trump campaign aides and Russians, the embattled Trump administration has relied on a simple, if implausible, defense.
Donald Trump Jr. is just staggeringly incompetent
There is much to be shocked by in the revelation that Donald Trump Jr. was offered incriminating information about Hillary Clinton as “part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump.” There’s the fact that the president’s son accepted the offer.
Russian Cyber Hacks on U.S. Electoral System Far Wider Than Previously Known
Russia’s cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump’s election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases and software systems in almost twice as many states as previously reported.
There are reams of evidence pointing to Trump's collusion with Russia
What total and complete chutzpah. Not only is Comey’s testimony damning on its own, but the situation is far worse for the president than the testimony, taken in isolation, would suggest.
Massive Craters From Methane Explosions Discovered in Arctic Ocean Where Ice Melted
Scientists have discovered hundreds of huge craters—some over 3,000 feet wide—on the seafloor of the Arctic Ocean. The craters in the Barents Sea, north of Norway and Russia, formed through huge mounds full of methane exploding suddenly and catastrophically, thousands of years ago.
A Russian newspaper editor explains how Putin made Trump his puppet
Mikhail Fishman is the editor-in-chief of the Moscow Times, an English-language weekly newspaper published in Moscow. The paper is critical of Vladimir Putin; indeed, it was targeted twice in 2015 by Russian hackers and has been attacked repeatedly by pro-Kremlin pundits.
James Clapper: 'Watergate Pales' In Comparison To Russia Scandal
As the public learns more about the investigation into President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia, politicians and media figures have begun to liken the scandal to Watergate. But former National Intelligence Director James Clapper took the comparison a step further.
Top intelligence official told associates Trump asked him if he could intervene with Comey on FBI Russia probe
The nation’s top intelligence official told associates in March that President Trump asked him if he could intervene with then-FBI Director James B. Comey to get the bureau to back off its focus on former national security adviser Michael Flynn in its Russia probe, according to officials.
Top-Secret NSA Report Details Russian Hacking Effort Days Before 2016 Election
Russian military intelligence executed a cyberattack on at least one U.S.
Sean Spicer: White House is no longer taking questions on Trump and Russia
Press secretary says all questions about investigation will be referred to Trump’s lawyer, as fired FBI director James Comey reported to testify soon Press secretary says all questions about investigation will be referred to Trump’s lawyer, as fired FBI director James Comey re
Exclusive: NSA Chief Admits Donald Trump Colluded With Russia
President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey continues to reverberate in the KremlinGate scandal, which threatens to consume the Trump administration.
Russian Hackers Are Using 'Tainted' Leaks to Sow Disinformation
Over the past year, the Kremlin's strategy of weaponizing leaks to meddle with democracies around the world has become increasingly clear, first in the US and more recently in France.
First on CNN: AG Sessions did not disclose Russia meetings in security clearance form, DOJ says
Washington (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not disclose meetings he had last year with Russian officials when he applied for his security clearance, the Justice Department told CNN Wednesday. CNN's Brian Rokus and Marshall Cohen contributed to this report.
Republicans Focus on Protecting Trump at Russia Hearing
The Republicans still are not serious about investigating the Trump-Russia scandal. That message came through resoundingly when the House Intelligence Committee held a public hearing on Tuesday morning with former CIA chief John Brennan. (Actually, this was not officially a committee hearing.
The White House Is Weighing A Plan To Weaken The Special Prosecutor’s Investigation Into Trump’s Russia Scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is exploring whether it can use an obscure ethics rule to undermine the special counsel investigation into ties between President Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russia, two people familiar with White House thinking said on Friday.
It’s becoming increasingly clear that Jared Kushner is part of Trump’s Russia problem
Jared Kushner: the young, pragmatic, hardheaded businessman out to modernize the US government and moderate the worst tendencies of his father-in-law, Donald Trump. But what if, instead, Jared is not a panacea for the chaotic White House, but one of its biggest problems?
Trump Told Russians That Firing ‘Nut Job’ Comey Eased Pressure From Investigation
WASHINGTON — President Trump told Russian officials in the Oval Office this month that firing the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, had relieved “great pressure” on him, according to a document summarizing the meeting. “I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job,” Mr.
There's No Way Republicans Will Truly Confront Trump on His Scandals. It Would Destroy Their Party.
Following the explosive report that President Donald Trump leaned on then-FBI director James Comey to go easy on former national security adviser Michael Flynn—and the explosive report that Trump's transition team knew Flynn was under FBI investigation when Trump tapped him to be his top national
Inside Russia’s Social Media War on America
On March 2, a disturbing report hit the desks of U.S. counterintelligence officials in Washington. For months, American spy hunters had scrambled to uncover details of Russia’s influence operation against the 2016 presidential election. In offices in both D.C.
Trump claims to be victim of ‘witch hunt’ following appointment of special counsel in Russia case
President Trump described himself as the victim of a “witch hunt” Thursday morning, a day after the Justice Department appointed a special counsel to investigate possible collusion between Trump associates and the Russian government to meddle in the 2016 presidential election.
Donald Trump is in a 'downward spiral' following Russia leak report, says Republican senator
Donald Trump's administration is in "a downward spiral" after allegedly leaking classified information to Russian officials, a Republican senator has claimed, joining a chorus of condemnation in Washington.
The Terrible Cost of Trump's Disclosures
The consequences of the president’s reported divulgence of top-secret codeword information to the Russians are only beginning.
Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador
President Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting last week, according to current and former U.S. officials, who said Trump’s disclosures jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on the Islamic State.
Russian elite invested nearly $100 million in Trump buildings
MIAMI/MOSCOW – During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump downplayed his business ties with Russia. And since taking office as president, he has been even more emphatic. But in the United States, members of the Russian elite have invested in Trump buildings.
State AGs representing nearly 150 million Americans demand independent Russia probe
After Donald Trump followed through on his previous threats and fired FBI Director James Comey, in the midst of that agency’s investigation into Russia’s interference in our presidential election — and possible collusion with Russia on the part of Team Trump — the calls for a special prose
Now It’s About Much More Than Trump and Russia
For a while there, it almost seemed as if President Donald Trump’s determined efforts to redirect attention from the Russia scandal were starting to work.
Experts on authoritarianism are absolutely terrified by the Comey firing
“Trump has talked like a would-be authoritarian since day one. … This is the first clear warning sign that he’s attempting to [act like one].
Comey’s Firing Came as Investigators Stepped Up Russia Probe
In the weeks before President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, a federal investigation into potential collusion between Trump associates and the Russian government was heating up, as Mr. Comey became increasingly occupied with the probe.
White House furious after being trolled with Russia Oval Office photos
Washington (CNN)The White House did not anticipate that the Russian government would allow its state news agency to post photographs of an Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russia's ambassador to the US, a White House official said.
The firing of FBI director James Comey poses a question: Will the law answer to the president, or the president to the law?
Who can sincerely believe that President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey for any reason other than to thwart an investigation of serious crimes? Which crimes—and how serious—we can only guess.
Al Franken Brilliantly Outlines Case Against Trump During Russia Hearing
Al Franken doesn’t mince words. The outspoken senator has become one of the most reliable voices in the young Trump Administration but he took it to another level during the testimony of former Justice Department official Sally Yates.
The many paths from Trump to Russia
This interactive has been updated to more accurately reflect computer activity relating to Spectrum Health, the Trump Organization, and Alfa Bank. Published May 8, 2017; Additional work by Ivory Sherman and John Coughlin; Photos: Getty Images.
Congress, law enforcement officials concerned Russia is trying to discredit FBI probe
CBS News has learned that members of Congress and U.S. law enforcement officials are increasingly concerned that Russia is already trying or will try to discredit the FBI counterintelligence investigation.
Is Senate’s Trump-Russia probe going anywhere? This panel member is doubtful
A prominent member of the Senate panel that’s investigating Russia’s meddling in the U.S. election and possible links to the campaign of President Donald Trump is expressing “serious concerns” about the probe’s speed, transparency and direction.
Putin-linked think tank drew up plan to sway 2016 US election - documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Russian government think tank controlled by Vladimir Putin developed a plan to swing the 2016 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump and undermine voters’ faith in the American electoral system, three current and four former U.S. officials told Reuters.
Exxon Seeks U.S. Waiver to Resume Russia Oil Venture
Exxon Mobil has applied to the Treasury Department for a waiver from U.S. sanctions on Russia in a bid to resume its venture with state oil giant PAO Rosneft in the Black Sea forged in 2012 by then-CEO Rex Tillerson, according to people familiar with the matter.
Trump’s CIA Director Just Called WikiLeaks a “Hostile Intelligence Service”
Central Intelligence Agency chief Mike Pompeo on Thursday denounced WikiLeaks as a “non-state hostile intelligence service,” and he singled out Russia as one of the anti-secrecy organization’s top collaborators.
Int'l Spy Agencies First to Spot 'Suspicious Interactions' Between Russia, Trump Team
The ongoing probe into ties between Russia and affiliates of President Donald Trump was reportedly first spurred by international spy agencies that picked up "suspicious interactions," which they began sharing with the FBI, the Guardian reported on Thursday.
British spies were first to spot Trump team's links with Russia
Britain’s spy agencies played a crucial role in alerting their counterparts in Washington to contacts between members of Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russian intelligence operatives, the Guardian has been told.
Ex-MI6 chief accuses Donald Trump of secretly borrowing from Russia to keep his property empire afloat during the financial crisis
A FORMER MI6 chief has accused Donald Trump of secretly borrowing from Russia to keep his property empire afloat during the financial crisis. The bombshell accusation from ex-spymaster Sir Richard Dearlove comes as rumours continue to swirl about the president’s past business dealings with Moscow.
Russian arrested in Spain 'over mass hacking'
Spanish police have arrested a Russian programmer following US allegations of large-scale hacking. Pyotr Levashov was held in Barcelona on Friday and is remanded in custody.
Russia responsible for Syria chemical attack, UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon says
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has demanded Russia rein in Syrian dictator Bashar Assad claiming that Moscow is “responsible for every civilian death” that followed a chemical weapons attack in the country’s civil war.
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Russia is furious over Trump’s airstrikes against Assad in Syria
MOSCOW — Russian officials reacted with fury on Friday to the Trump administration’s decision to launch an overnight missile strike on a Syrian airbase.
US air strikes in Syria: Russia suspends agreement that prevents direct conflict with American forces
Russia has said it is suspending a deal with the US to prevent mid-air collisions over Syria in response to US air strikes on a Syrian air base.
Kushner didn't disclose meetings with Russians on security clearance paperwork: report
President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner failed to disclose dozens of meetings and contacts with foreign officials in the months before his father-in-law took office, as he was seeking a top-secret security clearance, The New York Times reported Thursday.
BREAKING NEWS: Russian Warship Heading For U.S. Navy Destroyers That Launched Syrian Attack
On Friday, Fox Business reported that a Russian warship has entered the eastern Mediterranean, heading towards the direction of the two U.S. Navy destroyers that were used for launching the missiles on Syria Thursday night.
C.I.A. Had Evidence of Russian Effort to Help Trump Earlier Than Believed
WASHINGTON — The C.I.A. told senior lawmakers in classified briefings last summer that it had information indicating that Russia was working to help elect Donald J. Trump president, a finding that did not emerge publicly until after Mr.
House Intelligence Republicans Boycott Briefing From FBI’s Russian Double Agent
A House Intelligence Committee Democrat tried to reach across the aisle to reboot the committee’s stalled Russia investigation. Republicans met his gesture with total silence. Republicans boycotted a Wednesday briefing on Russian intelligence methods organized by Democratic Rep.
Trump Tower’s “Stealth Russian Data Machine”
Jared Kushner is currently taking a victory lap, crowin’ about his “Stealth Data Machine” that put Donald Trump over the top in the 2016 race. Let’s pry off the lid and peer into the inner-workings of this “Data Machine.”
A birthday video call captures a telling moment in Trump’s Russia connections
Several businessmen and celebrities from the former Soviet Union gathered on the Turkish Riviera in June 2005 to celebrate the grand opening of what was billed then as the country’s most luxurious hotel.
A Former Trump Adviser Met With A Russian Spy
NEW YORK — A former campaign adviser for Donald Trump met with and passed documents to a Russian intelligence operative in New York City in 2013.
Russian nationalists want Alaska back - 150 years after it was sold to the US
Hard-right Russian nationalists are mourning the 150th anniversary of the sale of Alaska to the US, with some calling for the territory to be returned.
Trump tells NBC to stop covering Russia story
President Trump on Saturday called for NBC News to devote more attention to his unproven claims that President Obama spied on him and stop covering the investigations into Russia’s interference in the election.
Former FBI agent details how Trump and Russia team up to weaponize fake news
During the first public Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about Russia’s meddling in the presidential election on Thursday, former FBI special agent Clint Watts explained how Russia and the Trump campaign team up to weaponize fake news. Asked by Sen.
Army of Russian trolls reportedly targeted swing states with anti-Clinton fake news
If it seems like your family members living in key swing states were more swept up in anti-Hillary Clinton fake news than others during the 2016 election, Russian trolls may have been involved. According to two members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen.
Russians took Trump’s side in GOP primary, too, Senate testimony claims
Before Russian propaganda and fake news targeted Hillary Clinton, it went after Republican opponents of Donald Trump, including Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Lindsey Graham, as well as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, according to a cyber security expert who testified before the Senate Thursday.
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Why Trump Can’t Come Clean on Russia
There is an old chestnut that gets tossed out whenever a scandal hits: It’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up. The saying traces back to Watergate. Sen.
Russia Investigation Heading Toward a Train Wreck Because Republicans Don’t Care What Happened
In a better, imaginary world, there would be no need for Thursday’s Senate hearings into whether and how the Russian government meddled in the 2016 presidential election.
Devin Nunes's botched effort to scuttle the Trump/Russia investigation, explained
If you’re the Republican chair of the House panel charged with leading the growing investigation into President Trump’s wiretapping allegations, it isn’t a good sign when a leading senator from your own party says you’ve lost all credibility and mockingly compares you to Inspector Clouseau.
Trump's business network reached alleged Russian mobsters
To expand his real estate developments over the years, Donald Trump, his company and partners repeatedly turned to wealthy Russians and oligarchs from former Soviet republics — several allegedly connected to organized crime, according to a USA TODAY review of court cases, government an
Russia in biggest Arctic military push since fall of the Soviet Union
The nuclear icebreaker Lenin, the pride and joy of the Soviet Union's Arctic great game, lies at perpetual anchor in the frigid water here. A relic of the Cold War, it is now a museum.
Now we know why Trump panicked about Russia probe
You know things are looking grim for President Trump when he starts tweeting about Hillary Clinton again. Monday evening he sounded trapped and wounded: “Why isn’t the House Intelligence Committee looking into the Bill & Hillary deal that allowed big Uranium to go to Russia, Russian speech.
Trump administration sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia
The Trump administration sought to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying in the House investigation of possible links between Russian officials and Donald Trump’s campaign, according to letters provided to The Washington Post.
Devin Nunes is making it very hard for Republicans to claim they can run an impartial investigation on Russia
From the perspective of impartiality, one of the problems with Congress investigating Russia’s meddling in the U.S. election and whether President Trump’s circle had anything to do with it is Congress itself. It’s a political body made up of — well, politicians.
It looks like Russia hired internet trolls to pose as pro-Trump Americans
Russia's troll factories were, at one point, likely being paid by the Kremlin to spread pro-Trump propaganda on social media.
A timeline of events that unfolded during the election appears to support the FBI's investigation into Trump and Russia
The FBI is now examining whether members of President Donald Trump's campaign team colluded with Russian officials to undermine Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election.
Trump’s Lawyer Found to Have Deep Ties to Russia, Awarded “Russia Law Firm of The Year”
If you will recall, Trump held a Press Conference where he vowed to divest his business dealings. Trump had legal representation present to explain his decisions on what to do about his business interests while he is President. Lawyer Sheri Dillion took the podium at one point and announced:
Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Is Defending Russia’s Biggest Bank
One of President Donald Trump’s personal attorneys was just named a lead attorney to defend Russia’s largest state-run bank against claims that it helped a granite-mining company raid and kill off its main competitor in the Russian market. Marc E.
Putin’s desire for a new Russian empire won’t stop with Ukraine
Over the past decade Europe has sleepwalked into an increasingly precarious and less safe place. The postwar order that provided so much peace and stability across the continent appears to be breaking up.
The Long, Twisted, and Bizarre History of the Trump-Russia Scandal
Carlo Allegri; Klimentyev Mikhail; Carlos Barria; Kevin Lamarque; Monterey Herald; Sergei Karpukhin; Jim Loscalzo (via ZUMA) The Trump-Russia scandal—with all its bizarre and troubling twists and turns—has become a controversy that is defining the Trump presidency.
Rep. Devin Nunes's latest stunt could make Trump's Russia problem worse
The chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, has spent the week trying to help President Trump deal with the aftermath of the collapse of Trump’s wiretapping allegations and the FBI’s formal confirmation that it’s probing the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.
Nunes’s grandstanding proves he can’t lead the Russia investigation
REP. DEVIN NUNES (R-Calif.) on Monday denounced what he described as the illegal leak of classified information concerning conversations between associates of Donald Trump and Russian officials. He insisted that those who described those contacts to the press be tracked down and prosecuted.
If CNN's New Russia Report Is True, We May Be Seeing the Beginning of the End of Donald Trump's Presidency
The reports won't stop coming. Donald Trump is in the middle of a non-stop waking nightmare. Every single day finds the nation's most powerful conspiracy theorist at the center of what might be the biggest conspiracy in our nation's history.
The Republican in Charge of the Trump-Russia Probe Just Pulled a Crazy Political Stunt
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.
Report: FBI evidence suggests Trump associates and Russians may have coordinated to sink Clinton
The FBI has information that indicates associates of President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary Clinton's campaign, US officials told CNN. There are a lot of unanswered questions in this.
Bank that lent $300m to Trump linked to Russian money laundering scam
The German bank that loaned $300m (£260m) to Donald Trump played a prominent role in a money laundering scandal run by Russian criminals with ties to the Kremlin, the Guardian can reveal.
FBI wiretapped Russian gambling ring headquarted at Trump Tower
Turns out there was a wiretap at Trump Tower after all — just not the way President Trump has said. The FBI had a court-sanctioned warrant for two years to monitor a Russian crime organization working out of a unit three floors below President Trump’s penthouse, according to an ABC News report.
Report: Ex-Trump campaign head laundered money from Russia-linked Ukraine pol
President Trump’s former campaign leader Paul Manafort is being accused of laundering money from the party of Ukraine’s Kremlin-backed former president, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing documents from a Ukraine lawmaker.
FBI’s Russian-influence probe includes a look at Breitbart, InfoWars news sites
Federal investigators are examining whether far-right news sites played any role last year in a Russian cyber operation that dramatically widened the reach of news stories — some fictional — that favored Donald Trump’s presidential bid, two people familiar with the inquiry say.
Rex Tillerson to Skip Key NATO Summit, Plans to Travel to Russia
America's smaller European allies have expressed concern about President Donald Trump's mixed signals on whether he would protect them against Russia. The uncertainty threatened to deepen late Monday when U.S.
Report: FBI Investigating Russian Operatives Using Bots To Spread Stories From Breitbart, RT, Infowars
According to a report from McClatchy, the FBI is investigating Russia’s use of “bots” to push pro-Trump news stories on Facebook and Twitter from conservative websites and “Kremlin-backed RT News and Sputnik News.
Jake Tapper: When I Looked Up, Fox Wasn't Covering The Russia Hearing, Just Like Russian State Media
JAKE TAPPER (HOST): Clarissa, let me ask you, as someone who has spent months and months in Russia.
Republican Congressman Leading Russia Probe Says He’s Never Heard of Key Figures in the Scandal
There were many intriguing and surprising moments at the House intelligence committee’s hearing on Monday on Russia’s election season hacks.
James Comey Fact Checks POTUS Tweet in Real Time
On Monday, FBI director James Comey confirmed the existence of ongoing investigations into possible ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and the Russian government, as well as Russian efforts to meddle with the 2016 election process.
FBI Director Comey (Kind of) Calls Trump a Liar and Says Trump-Russia Links Still Being Probed
On Monday morning, hours before the House intelligence committee convened a hearing on Russian hacking during the 2016 campaign with star witness FBI chief James Comey, the president of the United States was tweeting furiously in an effort to preempt headlines that might emerge from the event.
Russia ‘trying to oust Angela Merkel by inciting unrest against refugees in Germany’
Russia is trying to oust German chancellor Angela Merkel through a propaganda network aimed at provoking anger over the refugee crisis, according to Nato’s most senior expert on strategic communications.
Report Confirms Fox News’ Napolitano Repeated Russian Media For His British Intelligence Conspiracy Theory
Mr. [Andrew] Napolitano’s unlikely leap into global politics can be explained by his friendship with Mr. Trump, whom he met with this year to discuss potential Supreme Court nominees. Mr. Napolitano also has a taste for conspiracy theories, which led him to Larry C.
CBS Evening News: Trump Ally Roger Stone Contacted Russian Hacker "At Least 16 Times During The 2016 Campaign"
ANTHONY MASON (GUEST HOST): The F.B.I. Is investigating whether the Trump campaign had improper contacts with Russians who wanted to meddle in the presidential election. Earlier this month, Roger Stone, a friend and former adviser to Mr.
‘Don’t Be So Desperate to Rub up Against Russia’
America’s most senior diplomat just hit the exits from President Trump’s melting-down State Department after 40 years of being the man in the room when Russia was involved.
Jeff Sessions is Concocting The Mother of All Smoke Screens to Distract Us From Russia Scandal
Lost in the daily deluge of scandal and incompetence from the Trump administration was this little nugget from embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions: While talking to AM Hate Radio host Hugh Hewitt, Sessions said he might just be considering having an "outside counsel" investigating Obama's two
State Dept. seeks to keep Russian diplomat's cause of death private
The State Department asked the New York Medical Examiner not to publicly release information about the cause of death of Russia's ambassador to the United Nations. Vitaly Churkin died unexpectedly in New York last month, one day before his 65th birthday.
Why the Russia Story Is a Minefield for Democrats and the Media
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper appeared on Meet the Press this past weekend to discuss the Trump-Russia scandal. Chuck Todd asked: Were there improper contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian officials?
Donald Trump White House 'targeting US journalists with help from Russian intelligence', former NSA analyst says
US President Donald Trump is allegedly targeting US journalists with help from Russian intelligence, a former National Security Agency (NSA) analyst has claimed.
Trump campaign approved adviser's trip to Moscow
Campaign leaders knew in advance of Carter Page's Russia visit in July 2016, former aide says.
Trump, Russian billionaire say they’ve never met, but their jets did — in Charlotte
Five days before the November election, a Russian billionaire’s jet wheeled to a stop at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Less than 90 minutes later, Donald Trump’s campaign jet arrived on the same tarmac for an afternoon campaign rally in nearby Concord.
How much longer can Republicans defend Trump over Russia?
There's an explanation out there somewhere for why so many people around Donald Trump have had contact with shadowy Russians. Up until now, the attitude of most Republicans on Capitol Hill has been: What's the problem? Russia, shmussia — we've got more important things to worry about.
WATCH: Clapper denies Trump’s wiretap allegations; Sunday pundits say tweet-storm meant to sidetrack Russia probe
On Sunday morning, the news shows were completely focused on the Russia scandal and purported surveillance, after President Donald Trump spent his Saturday sunrise tweeting about alleged wiretaps he claims former President Obama ordered on his Trump Tower campaign lines last year.
Real Questions Include FBI Inaction and Action on Russia: Only Independent Investigations Can Resolve
On Sunday, in a follow-up to President Trump’s controversial tweets, the White House called for Congress to look into how the FBI investigated Russian connections to the Trump campaign before the election. We find ourselves in the position of welcoming this call.
Out of control? Or is Trump's tweeting designed to distract?
Finding a rational explanation in Donald Trump’s politics is much like seeing a pattern in a Rorschach splodge of ink. Most people stare into the random eruptions and see whatever they want to project on to the 45th president of the United States.
Intriguing overlap in paths of Russian oligarch, Trump campaign
Rachel Maddow looks at a line of investigation into the intersections of the travel of a prominent Russian oligarch's plane and the Donald Trump campaign. ... more Duration: {{video.duration.
Russian Whistleblowers Are Dropping Dead And Why You Should Care (Video)
There is still far too much information not known to the American people, not yet made public or simply highly classified, to know this for a fact, but the evidence seems overwhelming.
Former NSA Analyst Pulls No Punches About Trump Criminal Collusion With Russia
Former NSA analyst John Schindler isn’t pulling any punches. It just wasn't all that smart to attack spies & press — who dig up stuff for a living — when you colluded with the Kremlin to get elected.
Jeff Sessions Privately Paid for RNC Trip Where He Met the Russian Ambassador Like It Was a Campaign Trip
While still in the Senate, Jeff Sessions met with the Russian Ambassador at least twice—once at his Senate office in September and once at an event at the Republican National Convention in July.
The biggest oil deal: a driving force behind the Trump election
There are several major deposits of fossil fuels connected, in some way, to the Trump campaign and administration. There is one in particular that weaves together climate impacts, #ExxonKnew, oil oligarchs, and the presidential election.
Trump Team’s Links to Russia Crisscross in Washington
WASHINGTON — During the 2016 campaign, Donald J. Trump’s second campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, had regular communications with his longtime associate — a former Russian military translator in Kiev who has been investigated in Ukraine on suspicion of being a Russian intelligence agent.
Everything you need to know about Trump and Russia
Having trouble following the fast-moving developments about the Trump team’s ties to Russia? Here’s a primer to get you up to speed: Russia definitely hacked the Democratic National Committee, unless it was a 400-pound man in his bedroom or a guy in a van down by the river.
Trump desperately tries to move the Russia scandal’s goalposts
Trump apparently saw the picture on a weird right-wing blog that routinely publishes ridiculous content. On the surface, the overly defensive tweet is evidence that the short-lived “pivot” is over: Presidential Trump has devolved back into Petulant Trump.
Memos: CEO of Russia's state oil company offered Trump adviser, allies a cut of huge deal if sanctions were lifted
The dossier says the offer was made in July, when Page was in Moscow giving a speech at the Higher Economic School. The claim was sourced to "a trusted compatriot and close associate" of Sechin, according to the dossier's author, former British spy Christopher Steele.
The web of relationships between Team Trump and Russia
In the most abstract sense, there is nothing noteworthy about a government official meeting with an ambassador from a foreign country.
In a reversal, former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page now says he did have contact with Russia
The Trump campaign has repeatedly denied communication with Russian officials during the 2016 elections and its transition to the White House. In fact, USA Today has counted at least 20 denials since last summer. READ MORE: What we know about U.S.
The Trump-Russia scandals: a quick visual guide
President Donald Trump’s Russia scandals are deeply intertwined.
Bush ethics lawyer: Trump's Russia scandal so far is "much worse" than the early stages of Watergate
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday announced that he would recuse himself “from any existing or future investigations of any matters related in any way to the campaigns” for president in 2016.
Sessions’s Recusal Gives Senators Powerful Leverage to Demand Russia Special Prosecutor
Now that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recused himself from any involvement in investigations by the Justice Department involving potential Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, the authority to make decisions on the issue — including whether the appointment of a special
A Who's Who of the Trump Campaign's Russia Connections
On October 7th, 2016, the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Homeland Security released a statement on behalf of the nation's 17 intelligence agencies, declaring their confidence that the Russian government directed the hacking of emails at the Democratic National Committee and
Kushner and Flynn Met With Russian Envoy in December, White House Says
WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn, then Donald J.
Fox News Caught Lying: Sweden Reinstated Draft Because Of Russia, Not Refugees
Fox News’ Fox & Friends falsely claimed that Sweden’s reintroduction of the draft was due to violence in the country precipitated by refugees, when in fact the draft is being reintroduced to counter Russian aggression in the region.
Exclusive: Two other Trump advisers also spoke with Russian envoy during GOP convention
One man, Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, has been a constant in the controversy between the Trump administration and Russia. USA TODAY NETWORK
Growing Chorus of Republicans Calls for Sessions to Recuse Himself From Russia Probe
Congressional Republicans are coming around to the idea that the Trump administration’s ties to Russia need to be investigated by someone other than Attorney General Jeff Sessions, following a Washington Post report that Sessions lied during his confirmation hearing about interactions w
Armed Services Committee Dem pokes at Sessions: We don't meet with ambassadors
Sen. Claire McCaskillClaire McCaskillDem senator: Sessions should resign Armed Services Committee Dem pokes at Sessions: We don't meet with ambassadors The Hill's 12:30 Report MORE (D-Mo.
It’s now political suicide for Republicans if they don’t call for deeper investigations on Russia
President Trump's Russia problems just got a whole lot worse.
Sessions twice met with Russian ambassador in 2016 despite denial
Attorney General Jeff Sessions twice met with Russia's ambassador to the United States during the 2016 presidential election season, the Department of Justice confirmed, at a time when he was a close adviser to then-candidate Donald Trump, and then did not disclose those discussions when questioned
Obama Administration Rushed to Preserve Intelligence of Russian Election Hacking
WASHINGTON — In the Obama administration’s last days, some White House officials scrambled to spread information about Russian efforts to undermine the presidential election — and about possible contacts between associates of President-elect Donald J.
Sessions met with Russian envoy twice last year, encounters he later did not disclose
Then-Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.
Jeff Sessions Met Twice With Russian Ambassador During Trump Campaign
Then-Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.
Sessions lied to Congress about his contacts with Russia during the Trump campaign. Here’s the tape.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke twice with the Russian ambassador while he was serving as a top adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, the Washington Post reports.
Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king
Since the allegations about Donald Trump’s business connections to Russia started to fly last year in the middle of his presidential campaign, the fog of political war has made it difficult to tell the real from the shadow.
Democratic senator accuses FBI Director Comey of withholding information on Russia for political reasons
The Democratic senator from Oregon told the magazine that he's concerned intelligence is becoming politicized. "My increasing concern is that classification now is being used much more for political security than for national security," Wyden said.
How Democrats Are Trying to Corner GOPers on the Trump-Russia Scandal
When it comes to the Trump-Russia scandal, most congressional Republicans would rather run away from reporters than talk about this controversy, let alone take any action. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan routinely duck questions about the matter.
Trump’s Russia Ties Conspicuously Absent From Fox News Sunday
The ongoing saga surrounding reported entanglements between President Donald Trump, his current and former aides, and the Russian government was a leading topic of discussion for hosts and guests during the February 26 editions of the Sunday morning news shows -- except for Fox News Sunday, where t
White House adviser asked FBI to dispute Russia reports
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Reince Priebus asked a top FBI official to dispute media reports that President Donald Trump's campaign advisers were frequently in touch with Russian intelligence agents during the election, a White House official said late Thursday.
The story of the week is Trump, Russia and the FBI. The rest is a distraction
Narrative switching. That is what the Trump administration is desperately trying to do around Russia right now. The White House reportedly interfered with the FBI in the middle of an active investigation involving counter-intelligence.
Every outlet WH banned from press briefing is chasing stories on Trump’s Russia ties
News outlets banned from the White House press gaggle all have one thing in common: They have all broken or urged the pursuit of major stories about the Trump team’s illicit relationship with Russian intelligence.
White House Asked FBI To Publicly Refute Reports Trump Associates Had Russia Contacts
The White House is admitting that it discussed with the FBI media reports that Trump campaign officials were in contact with Russian intelligence agents and that Chief of Staff Reince Priebus asked the FBI to publicly knock down the story. FBI Director James Comey refused.
Reince Priebus Asked the FBI to Assure Reporters There Was Nothing to the Russia Story. They Refused.
Last week the New York Times reported that members of Donald Trump’s campaign staff “had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election. The White House vigorously denies this, and Chief of Staff Reince Priebus went on TV to knock down the story.
FBI refused White House request to knock down recent Trump-Russia stories
The FBI rejected a recent White House request to publicly knock down media reports about communications between Donald Trump's associates and Russians known to US intelligence during the 2016 presidential campaign, multiple US officials briefed on the matter tell CNN.
Russian consul Andrey Malanin found dead in Athens
The head of the consular department at Russia's embassy in Greece has been found dead in his flat in Athens, police say. Initial signs suggested Andrey Malanin, 55, died of natural causes, but police said they were investigating the death.
Manafort faced blackmail attempt, hacks suggest
Stolen texts appear to show threats to expose relations among Russia-friendly forces, Trump and his former campaign chairman.
5 Essential Twitter Feeds for Keeping Up with Trump and Russia
The Watergate scandal blew up real good, as they used to say on SCTV’s Farm Film Report, shortly after I arrived in New York with a suitcase full of dreams and a handful of candy bars.
Rep. Maxine Waters: People in Trump’s Orbit With Russian Ties Are ‘A Bunch of Scumbags’
She spoke with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes about what she has deemed Trump’s “Kremlin clan,” including Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Carter Page, and Rex Tillerson.
Trump Can't Seem to Shake Those Russia Problems
The New York Times reported Sunday that one of Donald Trump’s lawyers, Michael Cohen, attempted to deliver a sealed proposal for crafting a Ukraine peace accord -- and lifting Russian sanctions -- to then National Security Adviser Michael Flynn shortly before Flynn resigned.
Only 1 out of 238 in House GOP brave enough to support independent Russian hacking commission
In a courageous move, North Carolina Republican Representative Walter Jones has joined Democrats in co-sponsoring legislation to require an independent bipartisan commission to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 elections.
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Report: Trump's lawyer hand-delivered Michael Flynn a secret plan to lift sanctions on Russia
The plan involved lifting sanctions on Russia in return for Moscow withdrawing its support for pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine. It would also allow Russia to maintain control over Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.
A Big Shoe Just Dropped
I don't know how much attention it's received. But the appearance of the name of Felix Sater in this new article in the Times is one of the biggest shoes I've seen drop on the Trump story in some time.
A Back-Channel Plan for Ukraine and Russia, Courtesy of Trump Associates
A week before Michael T. Flynn resigned as national security adviser, a sealed proposal was hand-delivered to his office, outlining a way for President Trump to lift sanctions against Russia. Mr.
Trump’s Timeline with Russia: Stranger Than Fiction
Dan Rather recently remarked about the current Russia scandal rocking Washington, “If a scriptwriter had approached Hollywood with what we are witnessing, he or she would probably have been told it was way too far-fetched for even a summer blockbuster.
FBI uncovers front companies and middlemen linking Donald Trump financially to Russia
Yesterday, the Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Intelligence Committee held an urgent and secret meeting with FBI Director James Comey in the Senate basement which only became knowledge because someone spotted Comey entering the building.
Donald Trump claims — falsely — that Hillary Clinton gave Russia 20% of US uranium
President Donald Trump repeated an incorrect claim on Thursday that Hillary Clinton gave Russia 20 percent of the United States' uranium while serving as secretary of State.
Fact-checking Trump's claim that he has no business ties to Russia
At a raucous press conference on Thursday, President Trump faced a volley of questions about his and his inner circle’s ties to Russia. At one point, he declared: “I can tell you, speaking for myself, I own nothing in Russia. I have no loans in Russia. I don't have any deals in Russia.”
No, Hillary Clinton did not "give Russia 20 percent of the uranium” in the US
During his chaotic 77-minute press conference on Thursday, President Donald Trump was on the defensive about his relationship with Russia.
KremlinGate Enters Uncharted Waters as Russian Links Overwhelm DC
Just a few days ago, I broke the story that the National Security Agency, the country’s most prolific and secretive spy service, was withholding highly sensitive intelligence from the White House, fearing that it might be compromised by members of Team Trump who possess unsettling links to Moscow.
Trump aides were in constant touch with senior Russian officials during campaign
CNN's Jeremy Diamond contributed to this report.
Trump Launches Tirade Against Media, Claiming White House Is "Running Like a Fine-Tuned Machine"
President Donald Trump intensified his attack on the media in a wild press conference Thursday, once again characterizing the press as "dishonest" in response to recent reports that have depicted an administration increasingly in turmoil.
Two explosive reports on Trump and Russia. Zero on-the-record sources.
There's very little good news for President Trump these days. His White House is dealing with not one but two (!) explosive reports that his aides and associates were in contact with Russian intelligence officials during the campaign.
Paul Ryan Now Linked To Russian Election Hacking, It Wasn’t Just The Presidency
The presidential election victory of Donald Trump may not be the only thing made illegitimate by Russian tampering. It seems that the GOP congressional majority may also be called into question thanks to our Russian friends (?).
Impeach Trump: Ohio Republican judge
As Charles P. Pierce said in Esquire last week, “I swear, it's like we elected the Clampetts, if the Clampetts were grifters.” A president of the United States, on the official @POTUS Twitter feed, assails a department store for dropping his daughter’s merchandise.
U.S. Allies Conduct Intelligence Operation Against Trump Staff and Associates, Intercepted Communications
As part of intelligence operations being conducted against the United States for the last seven months, at least one Western European ally intercepted a series of communications before the inauguration between advisers associated with President Donald Trump and Russian government officials, accordin
Donald Trump’s Russian Watergate: Michael Flynn resigns, and Sally Yates took him down
National Security Advisor Michael Flynn has resigned late tonight, a full four days after Donald Trump’s White House and the American public were made aware that Flynn had colluded with the Russian ambassador before and after election day.
Trump's White House is falling apart
Losing a national security adviser to scandal within the first month of a new presidency, with Michael Flynn resigning late Monday, isn't just unprecedented; it's one of those events that would have Spock telling Kirk that the readings are off the charts and make no sense.
“We should not — and cannot — trust this man." A CIA vet on Trump's feud with US spies.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was asked during his afternoon press briefing yesterday if he could still confirm that “nobody on the Trump campaign, not even Gen. Flynn, had any contact with the Russians before the election.
China First, Russia Second, America Third: Trump’s Real Foreign Policy
If there’s a single consistent aspect to Donald Trump’s strategic vision, it’s this: US foreign policy should always be governed by the simple principle of “America First,” with this country’s vital interests placed above those of all others.
House GOP Won’t Investigate Russia’s Own Michael Flynn, It’s Not Like He’s Hillary Clinton!
So, Mike Flynn resigned as Donald Trump’s national security adviser because he lied about lying about having improper contacts with Russia, and oopsie, the media found out, so under the bus he goes! Of course, the story is NOT OVER, because it’s obvious that there is much more we need to know a
Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence
WASHINGTON — Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election, according to four current and former American officials.
NYT: Trump Team Had "Repeated Contacts" With Russian Intelligence During the Presidential Campaign
Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election, according to four current and former American officials.
Russia deploys cruise missile in violation of arms treaty: report
Russia has deployed a cruise missile in violation of a landmark arms treaty with the United States, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The deployment of the missile would violate the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
What Did @realDonaldTrump Know About Russia and When Did Donald Trump Know It?
Two important questions remain unanswered following the late-night resignation of Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn: What did the president know and when did he know it? Flynn stepped down on Monday night, days after nine current and former U.S.
Is the FBI taking the Russian dossier about Trump more seriously?
—A 35-page dossier about President Trump that the White House dismisses as fiction may be gaining credibility with US investigators, according to sources close to the matter. The dossier, compiled by former British spy Christopher Steele, contains allegations of serious misconduct by Mr.
For America’s Sake, We Need Answers about Russia. Now.
Donald Trump's embrace of Russia and Vladimir Putin and that country's interference with our election could drag democracy to an early grave. (Note: I hardly had finished writing the following piece when Michael Flynn resigned, requiring a small revision.
The timeline of Trump's ties with Russia lines up with allegations of conspiracy and misconduct
President Donald Trump and several associates continue to draw intense scrutiny for their ties to the Russian government. A dossier of unverified claims alleges serious conspiracy and misconduct in the final months of the 2016 presidential campaign.
The scandal over Mike Flynn's secret talks with the Russians, explained
Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn, may be in a lot of trouble.
The Spy Revolt Against Trump Begins
In a recent column, I explained how the still-forming Trump administration is already doing serious harm to America’s longstanding global intelligence partnerships.
Backing Into World War III
Think of two significant trend lines in the world today. One is the increasing ambition and activism of the two great revisionist powers, Russia and China.
Want to understand what Trump and Bannon are up to? Look to the Russian Revolution of 1917
The key to a successful insurrection, Vladimir Lenin wrote three days before the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, was the seizure of the telephone and telegraph. Every Soviet child, including myself, learned this dictum in the fourth grade.
CIA Concludes Russian Interference Aimed To Elect Trump
Updated at 1:49 p.m. ET Saturday with confirmation from the U.S. official and comments from Sen. Ron Wyden Updated at 3:20 p.m. ET Saturday with comments from Sen. Angus King
Russian operation hacked a Vermont utility, showing risk to U.S. electrical grid security, officials say
A code associated with the Russian hacking operation dubbed Grizzly Steppe by the Obama administration has been detected within the system of a Vermont utility, according to U.S. officials.
Former Russia Today Anchor: "There Really Isn't A Better Mouthpiece For The Kremlin" Than Trump
CHRIS JANSING: I want to bring in Liz Wahl, former anchor for state owned TV network Russia Today, who famously quit on air because she said she didn't want to be "part of the Russian propaganda machine." Thanks so much for joining us, and you know the way that they operate there in Russia.
Is There a Russian Coup Underway in America? | The Resistance with Keith Olbermann | GQ
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Donald Trump Is Puzzled About All This Russia Hacking Stuff
Unless you catch "hackers" in the act, it is very hard to determine who was doing the hacking. Why wasn't this brought up before election? Hmmm. That's a chin scratcher for sure. Why didn't anyone bring this up before the election? Like, say, in the first debate:
How Did Trump Win? The FBI and the Russians.
From opinion data alone, it is possible to estimate when a change occurred. This can test between alternative explanations, which include not only the Comey letter (October 28th) but preceding events such as the announcement of a hike in Affordable Care Act premiums (October 24th).
Trump, Mocking Claim That Russia Hacked Election, at Odds with G.O.P.
WASHINGTON — An extraordinary breach has emerged between President-elect Donald J. Trump and the national security establishment, with Mr.
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MSNBC Terrorism Analyst Details The “Deliberate” And “Massive” Russian Propaganda Effort To Elect Donald Trump
CHRIS MATTHEWS (HOST): During the campaign, American security agencies suspected Russia and Vladimir Putin himself of orchestrating a breathtaking cyberattack into undermining U.S. democracy. In October, the U.S.
How Russia Pulled Off the Biggest Election Hack in U.S. History
On an April afternoon earlier this year, Russian president Vladimir Putin headlined a gathering of some four hundred journalists, bloggers, and media executives in St. Petersburg. Dressed in a sleek navy suit, Putin looked relaxed, even comfortable, as he took questions.
U.S. government officially accuses Russia of hacking campaign to interfere with elections
The Obama administration on Friday officially accused Russia of attempting to interfere in the 2016 elections, including by hacking the computers of the Democratic National Committee and other political organizations.
Russia's Involvement in the 2016 Election Is Growing by the Day
It's shoveling sand against the tide to ask this question again, but why isn't the fact that Russia played monkey-mischief with the recent presidential election—and the fact that we have no freaking idea how much the president-elect may owe to various financial institutions with connection to that
Michael Flynn, Trump’s new national security adviser, loves Russia as much as his boss does
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn was fired from his last job in the military, sat next to Russian President Vladimir Putin after giving a paid speech in Moscow, called for Hillary Clinton to be imprisoned, and said President Obama was a “liar” with no plan for defeating ISIS.
That secret Trump-Russia email server link is likely neither secret nor a Trump-Russia link
Of all the things that were going to get Donald Trump into trouble over the course of this election, I would have put "automated computer server activity" pretty low on the list. But here we are.
Why Vladimir Putin's Russia Is Backing Donald Trump
In phone calls, meetings and cables, America's European allies have expressed alarm to one another about Donald Trump's public statements denying Moscow's role in cyberattacks designed to interfere with the U.S. election.
Who benefits from doubt? Online manipulation and the Russian – and US – internet
I was asked by an editor at RBC, one of Russia’s best respected independent news organizations, to offer my thoughts on the Russian/US infowar.
News From Elsewhere
There's a reason why so many local newspapers focus on crime and accidents - and a website in southern Russia has found out the hard way. The City Reporter, based in Rostov-on-Don, says it lost two-thirds of its readers after deciding to publish only good news for just one day.