By Marcy Kreiter @marcykreiter On 02/02/17 AT 8:58 PM CLICK IMAGE for link to story U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Thursday called on the FBI to step up an investigation into whether Russia is blackmailing President Donald Trump, accusing the administration of giving “Vladimir Putin’s thugs … a thank you present” for meddling in […]
Joel Schectman and Dustin Volz / Reuters Feb.2nd, 2017 10:54 AM PST (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday adjusted sanctions on Russia n intelligence agency FSB, making limited exceptions to the measures put in place by former President Barack Obama over accusations Moscow tried to influence the U.S. presidential election with cyber attacks […]
By Katherine Gregg Journal Political Writer Updated Feb 2, 2017 at 12:37 PM CLICK IMAGE for direct link to story: PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina announced Thursday morning on CNN that he and Rhode Island’s U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat, will lead hearings into Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election. Graham and Whitehouse are […]
CBS/AP February 2, 2017, 6:04 AM MOSCOW — A private foundation says one of its employees, a prominent Russian opposition activist, has been hospitalized after a sudden illness reminiscent of a poisoning he suffered two years earlier. CLICK IMAGE FOR LINK TO STORY Open Russia, run by exiled Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, said in a statement on […]
By Sewell Chan Feb. 1, 2017 Concerned about the role hackers and false news might have played in the United States election, the Dutch government announced on Wednesday that all ballots in next month’s elections would be counted by hand. The decision to forgo electronic counting is a stark response to warnings that outside actors, […]
Howard Amos / AP Jan 31, 2017 CLICK IMAGE for link to story. (MOSCOW) — In the days since it emerged that four men had been arrested on treason charges linked to cyber intelligence and Russia’s domestic security agency, conspiracy theories and speculation about the case have swept through Moscow. Was it some fallout from the […]
By Meg Wagner Saturday, January 28, 2017, 1:21 PM President Trump chatted with Vladimir Putin Saturday, his first known conversation since taking office with the Russian leader he frequently complimented on the campaign trail. White House press secretary Sean Spicer tweeted a photo of Trump on the phone in the Oval Office just after noon Saturday. “@POTUS is […]
By SCOTT SHANE, DAVID E. SANGER and ANDREW E. KRAMER JAN. 27, 2017 WASHINGTON — Ever since American intelligence agencies accused Russia of trying to influence the American election, there have been questions about the proof they had to support the accusation. But the news from Moscow may explain how the agencies could be so certain that it was the Russians who […]
January 27th, 2017 President Trump is going to face resistance from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) if he repeals sanctions on Russia, as is reportedly “under consideration” by his administration. In a statement released the day before Trump’s phone call Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, McCain urged Trump to “put an end to this speculation and reject such a reckless course.” […]
Natasha Bertrand Jan. 27, 2017, 7:06 AM CLICK IMAGE for link to full story A dossier with unverified claims about President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia contained allegations that Igor Sechin, the CEO of Russia’s state oil company, offered former Trump ally Carter Page and his associates the brokerage of a 19% stake in the company […]
