Tag: Russia

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

Beltway Confidential

Noticing the elephant in the special counsel’s office

Hugo Gurdon · May 31, 2019 4:00 am

This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Civil Defense workers searching for victims under the rubble of a destroyed building after an airstrike by Syrian government forces, Maaret al-Numan, a town in south Idlib, Syria, Thursday, May 30, 2019. Rescue workers and activists say at least five, including three from the same family, have been killed in Syria's last rebel stronghold when warplanes targeted the building they live in, leveling it. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

National Security

‘Pragmatically ruthless’: Russia’s improbable claim it has killed no civilians in Syria

Russ Read · May 31, 2019 2:38 am

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani talks with reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017.

Rudy Giuliani: ‘I blasted’ Mueller in ‘crisis’ DOJ meeting he did not attend

Daniel Chaitin · May 31, 2019 2:15 am

Stephen King fans are hoping they can get the author to consider running for political office. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Stephen King: ‘It’s impossible to watch HBO’s CHERNOBYL without thinking’ of Trump

Julio Rosas · May 30, 2019 11:53 pm

Andrew McCabe.

Andrew McCabe backs away from claim that Trump might be a Russian asset

Jerry Dunleavy · May 30, 2019 11:14 pm

Special counsel Robert Mueller walks from the podium after speaking at the Department of Justice Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Washington, about the Russia investigation.

Beltway Confidential

Democrats cling to faith in Robert Mueller by insisting they know what’s in his heart rather than his report

Eddie Scarry · May 30, 2019 6:57 pm

Robert Mueller and William Barr.

William Barr: Robert Mueller ‘could’ve reached a decision’ on obstruction

Jerry Dunleavy, Daniel Chaitin · May 30, 2019 6:48 pm

Clinton has the support of 41 percent of likely voters. Trump is backed by 40 percent. (AP Photos)

Hillary Clinton: Trump ‘betrays his oath every day’ by making US elections vulnerable

Daniel Chaitin · May 30, 2019 5:33 pm

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before departing on Marine One for the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony, Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Washington.

Trump: Mueller is a ‘true Never Trumper’

John Gage · May 30, 2019 1:16 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin appears at a meeting.

How to stop Russian meddling

Washington Examiner · May 30, 2019 4:00 am

A display from The Satanic Temple-Chicago has been placed in the Statehouse rotunda at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. It joins the Nativity scene to mark the Christmas season and the Menorah to mark Hanukkah.

Mueller and Barr team up to blast misinterpretations: ‘No conflict’ on obstruction

Jerry Dunleavy, Daniel Chaitin · May 29, 2019 11:50 pm

Robert Mueller is pictured.

Retrospective: Mueller and the fatal flaw of the Trump-Russia affair

Byron York · May 29, 2019 10:55 pm