Russia

President Donald Trump stands during a Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony for auto racing great Roger Penske in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Washington.

Washington Secrets

Trump accuses Obama of treason for ‘spying’ on his 2016 campaign

Paul Bedard · October 25, 2019 4:06 pm

In this courtroom sketch, Maria Butina, left, is shown next to her attorney Robert Driscoll, before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, during a court hearing at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.

Maria Butina released from prison

Caitlin Yilek · October 25, 2019 3:43 pm

James Clapper, former director of National Intelligence, listens to testimony during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.

James Clapper struck by ‘interesting’ timing of DOJ criminal inquiry into Russia investigation

Daniel Chaitin · October 25, 2019 3:10 pm

Common thread in Trump’s unconventional foreign policy moves: ‘Wishful thinking’

Jamie McIntyre · October 25, 2019 3:00 am

Special counsel John Durham.

John Durham opens criminal inquiry in DOJ’s investigation of the investigators

Jerry Dunleavy · October 25, 2019 1:31 am

In this photo taken on Sunday, April 21, 2013, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia.

National Security

Five-mile runs, washing dishes, and Amazon: Russian spy Maria Butina’s life in Florida prison

Susan Katz Keating · October 24, 2019 6:46 pm

In this photo taken on April 21, 2013, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia. Butina, a 29-year-old gun-rights activist, served as a covert Russian agent while living in Washington, gathering intelligence on American officials and political organizations and working to establish back-channel lines of communications for the Kremlin, federal prosecutors charged Monday, July 16, 2018.

National Security

‘Moving a nuclear bomb’: Two ICE agents to escort released Russian spy Maria Butina to Moscow

Caitlin Yilek · October 24, 2019 4:16 pm

Senior Cybersecurity Advisor at the Department of Homeland Security Matthew Masterson, left, Deputy Assistant Director for Counterterrorism at the FBI Nikki Flores, second from left, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Security Adam Hickey, second from right, and Vice Chair at the U.S. Election Assistance Commission Ben Hoveland, right, are sworn in to testify before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, on election security.

National Security

DOJ defends assessment by CrowdStrike and FBI that Russia interfered in 2016 election

Jerry Dunleavy · October 23, 2019 10:56 pm

Amb. James Jeffrey, the State Department special representative for Syria engagement and special envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, testifies as the House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing titled, "The Betrayal of our Syrian Kurdish Partners," an examination of President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw from Syria and its impact on the Kurds and stability in the region, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Also testifying, at right, is Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood.

‘Pretty cynical’: US diplomat contradicts Trump’s praise for Turkey-Russia deal

Joel Gehrke · October 23, 2019 5:56 pm

No, Hillary Clinton did not say Russia is ‘grooming’ Tulsi Gabbard for a third-party run

Becket Adams · October 23, 2019 5:36 pm

The View from 10/4/2019

‘Hillary has been dead-on about so many things’: The View hosts clash over Clinton attacks against Gabbard

Mike Brest · October 23, 2019 2:15 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a photo during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019.

Beltway Confidential

Turkey and Russia put shiv in ribs of Trump and US

Quin Hillyer · October 22, 2019 9:53 pm