The Trump Administration Said It Would Impose Tough New Sanctions on Russia. It Still Hasn’t.
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In August, when the Trump administration formally declared Russia responsible for the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, it invoked a decades-old law designed to punish countries that use chemical or biological weapons. As required by the…
Facebook and Twitter Remove Thousands of Accounts Spreading Misinformation From Iran and Russia
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto/ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Facebook and Twitter revealed Thursday that they had removed new misinformation campaigns from their platforms tied to Iran. Facebook said it deleted a batch of accounts for engaging in “coordinated inauthentic behavior,” removing 783 pages, groups, and accounts with ties to Iran.…
Inside the Crazy and Vicious Feud Between Roger Stone and Jerome Corsi—and Why It Matters
US conservative political activist Jerome Corsi speaks outside the US Federal District Courthouse in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2019. Paul Handley/AFP/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Roger Stone dedicated his 2017 book about President Donald Trump’s election to three people: Richard Nixon, the late president whose face is…
Democrats to Investigate Treasury’s Decision to Lift Sanctions on Oleg Deripaska’s Companies
Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Congressional Democrats want to know if there’s more to the story on why the Trump administration removed sanctions on three companies owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The energy and aluminum magnate and his companies were sanctioned last April as part of an effort…
Roger Stone Says He Might Cooperate With Mueller
Amy Beth Bennett/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone indicated on Sunday that he might be willing to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller after being charged Friday with obstruction, witness tampering, and lying to Congress amid Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.…
Are Trump’s Attacks on Mueller Working?
Mueller testifying on Capitol Hill in 2010.Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As House Democrats ramp up their investigations into ties between President Donald Trump and Russia, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll has found that a clear majority of Americans supports their efforts. About six in ten adults want Democrats…