The refusal of President Donald Trump to implement sanctions on Russia for meddling in last year’s presidential election “is perplexing to me,” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, said Tuesday. Collins told CNN’s “New Day” that the Russian sanction measure “was not partisan in the least” and secured the Senate’s backing with only two […]
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Republicans vote to release classified memo on Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brushing aside opposition from the Justice Department, Republicans on the House intelligence committee voted to release a classified memo that purports to show improper use of surveillance by the FBI and the Justice Department in the Russia investigation. The four-page memo has become a political flashpoint, with President Donald Trump and many […]
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Maine’s congressional delegation responds to report Trump sought to fire Mueller
One of Maine’s members of Congress on Friday called President Donald Trump’s unsuccessful effort to fire special prosecutor Robert Mueller “Nixonian.” In the wake of a New York Times story Friday that reported Trump sought to fire Mueller, who is investigating alleged ties between Russia and Trump’s presidential campaign, both of Maine’s members of Congress […]
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Jeff Sessions interviewed by Robert Mueller's team in Russia investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions was interviewed for hours last week in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, the Justice Department confirmed Tuesday. He’s the highest-ranking Trump administration official and first Cabinet member known to have submitted to questioning. The interview came as Mueller investigates whether President Donald Trump’s actions in office, including […]
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Olympics to allow Russian athletes to compete but without a country
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russians will be allowed to compete at the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympics as neutral athletes despite orchestrated doping at the 2014 Sochi Games, the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday. The IOC ruled that some Russians will be invited to compete as an “Olympic Athlete from Russia (OAR)” without their national flag or […]
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Ovechkin and Putin: Why?
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) WASHINGTON — For more than a dozen years, Alex Ovechkin has skated between two worlds: his country of birth and his professional […]
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U.S., Russia nearing agreement on resolving Syrian civil war
This frame grab from video provided Wednesday, Nov 8, 2017, by the government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media, shows a tank firing on militants’ positions on the Iraq-Syria border. The United States and Russia are nearing an agreement on Syria for how they hope to resolve the Arab country’s civil war once the Islamic State group […]
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Russia looks to gain back land, power
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s personally expressed dismay at the collapse of the Soviet Union connects directly to two current events: Russia’s war of conquest in Ukraine and the Russian Army’s large-scale war games in western Russia and Belarus. By the way, the Russian military calls its war game enemy “The Western Coalition.” The name deliberately […]
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Russia pushes for increased role in North Korea
By Josh Rogin The Washington Post Both publicly and behind the scenes, Russia has been seeking a greater role for itself in the North Korean nuclear crisis. U.S. officials and experts worry Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unhelpful efforts are driven not by the perceived threat of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but by a […]
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Trump-Russia collusion stories lack any evidence
By Ed Rogers The Washington Post In case you haven’t noticed, there has been no shortage of stories concerning President Donald Trump’s Russia connections. They are still on the front page, and they have the air of some urgency. But they seem to contain nothing about the Trump campaign colluding with Russia. Ever. The fact […]