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What Will Mueller’s Russia Report Mean For Election Security In 2020?
By: Miles Parks | NPR
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Election officials have been planning and preparing for 2020 based on what they know happened leading up to 2016. The question now is what more they may learn from the special counsel.
Russia Says It Will Build New Missile Systems Within 2 Years
By: Matthew S. Schwartz I NPR
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The U.S. said last week it would stop abiding by the Cold War treaty banning intermediate-range nuclear missiles. “Our response will be symmetrical,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
U.S. Announces It Will Withdraw From Nuclear Arms Control Treaty With Russia
By: Sasha Ingber | NPR
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“When an agreement is so brazenly disregarded and our security is so openly threatened, we must respond,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
Russian Lawyer At Trump Tower Meeting Charged In Connection To Unrelated Money Laundering Case
By: Ryan Lucas | NPR
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Federal prosecutors in New York have charged Natalia Veselnitskaya with obstruction of justice. The indictment suggests she has close ties to the Russian government.
Filing: Manafort Accused Of Lying About Sharing Poll Data
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) – A new court filing says former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort lied about sharing polling data on the 2016 presidential race with Konstantin Kilimnik, an associate accused… Read More
U.S. Ambassador Visits American Who Was Arrested In Russia On Suspicion Of Spying
By: Bill Chappell | Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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Russia’s Federal Security Service says it arrested Paul Whelan last week. Family members say he was visiting Moscow to attend a wedding, not to steal secrets.
Special Counsel Reportedly Agrees To Accept Written Answers From Trump
By: Scott Neuman | NPR
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After months of trying to get the president to be questioned about Russia in person, Robert Mueller’s office has agreed to accept at least some written answers, according to The New York Times.
Manafort Trial Begins, Ushering In New Phase In Mueller Probe
By: Carrie Johnson | Ryan Lucas | Miles Parks | NPR
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The bank and tax fraud case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is the first prosecution by special counsel Robert Mueller’s office to go to trial.
What You Need To Know About The Much-Discussed Carter Page FISA Document
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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The FBI has declassified a seldom-seen application for surveillance on someone it suspected of being a Russian agent working for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Trump Again Contradicts Intelligence Officials, Says Russia Not Targeting U.S.
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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Less than 24 hours after stating his “full faith and support for America’s great intelligence agencies,” President Trump disagreed with them again, saying that Russia is not aiming at U.S. elections.
Maria Butina Was In Contact With Russian Intelligence, Feds Say In New Documents
By: Carrie Johnson | NPR
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A Russian woman charged this week with serving as an unregistered agent also “offered sex” in exchange for a job in an organizations she targeted, prosecutors allege.