Russia Archives - Page 2 of 11

Tue, Jul 24th, 2018Tue, Jul 24th, 2018

Trump Just Claimed That Russia Is Going Meddle In The Midterm Election For Democrats

Trump tweeted that he fears that Russia is going to interfere in the election to help Democrats, as he is trying everything to distract from his own betrayal of America.

Jason Easley

Mr. Easley is the founder/managing editor and Senior White House and Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason spent four years as a political columnist and the politics editor at 411mania.com, where he covered such issues as the Iraq War, warrantless wiretapping, and the daily workings of the American legislative process. Jason has also written for the Blogger News Network and saw his 2008 presidential election coverage quoted in over 300 newspapers worldwide. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Tue, Jul 17th, 2018

Russia Co-Conspirator Mitch McConnell Refuses To Criticize Trump After Putin Summit

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) did nothing to dispell the idea that he is a Russia co-conspirator by not even mentioning Trump's name during his first post-summit comments.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Mon, Jul 16th, 2018

Russia Flaunts Their Criminal Conspiracy To Destroy Mueller By Retweeting Trump

Trump tweeted that the Mueller investigation is hurting relations with Russia, which the Russian government retweeted, as proof of their ownership of Trump and conspiracy to destroy Mueller.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Fri, Jul 13th, 2018

Chuck Todd Blasts House Republicans For Not Caring About Russian Election Interference

Chuck Todd said that after today's Mueller indictments, House Republicans look like they don't care about Russian election interference.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Tue, Jul 3rd, 2018Tue, Jul 3rd, 2018

Malcolm Nance Chillingly Warns That Trump’s War On Credibility Is Going To Get Someone Killed

Malcolm Nance told MSNBC that Trump's war on anything credible in America is going to damage national security and get someone killed.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Wed, Jun 13th, 2018

Avenatti Claims the Kremlin Is Trying to Smear Him in the Press

Attorney Michael Avenatti has become a media celebrity over the past few months and now he claims that Russia is planting false media stories about him. In an interview with Betsy Woodruff from the Daily Beast Avenatti says that he believes he has proof that the Russian government is behind the attempts to discredit him and damage his reputation. read more

Leo Vidal

I am a lifelong Democrat with a passion for social justice and progressive issues. I have degrees in writing, economics and law from the University of Iowa.

Tue, Jun 12th, 2018Tue, Jun 12th, 2018

Jaws Drops As Rachel Maddow Shows How Russia Pulled Trump’s Strings In N. Korea Summit

Rachel Maddow asked why Trump gave up the joint military exercises with South Korea and she showed that the answer is Russia.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Mon, Jun 11th, 2018Tue, Jun 19th, 2018

Top Russians Met With NRA Executives During 2016 Campaign

There are new reports that prominent Russians who are friends of Russian President Vladimir Putin had numerous contacts with officials from the National Rifle Association (NRA) during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. read more

Leo Vidal

I am a lifelong Democrat with a passion for social justice and progressive issues. I have degrees in writing, economics and law from the University of Iowa.

Sat, Jun 2nd, 2018

Experts Find New Russian Website Created to Disrupt 2018 Elections

Cybersecurity experts have recently discovered a new website operated from Russia that was created for the express purpose of interfering with and disrupting the 2018 midterm elections in the United States. read more

Leo Vidal

I am a lifelong Democrat with a passion for social justice and progressive issues. I have degrees in writing, economics and law from the University of Iowa.

Sun, Apr 29th, 2018Sun, Apr 29th, 2018

How Russia Used the NRA To Give Big Money To Help Trump Win

The Republicans refused to investigate it, and the House Intelligence Committee Report ignored it.

But one of the biggest stories coming out of Washington this week was confirmation of the role of the National Rifle Association (NRA) in helping Russia funnel massive amounts of money into the Trump campaign in 2016. read more

Leo Vidal

I am a lifelong Democrat with a passion for social justice and progressive issues. I have degrees in writing, economics and law from the University of Iowa.

Mon, Apr 23rd, 2018

Washington Post: America Is Not Prepared For A Russian Attack

On March 22nd the Washington Post published an article about the new spending bill which contained this small item which did not generate a lot of publicity at the time: “The bill provides $380 million to the federal Election Assistance Commission to make payments to states to improve election security and technology, and the FBI is set to receive $300 million in counterintelligence funding to combat Russian hacking.” read more

Leo Vidal

I am a lifelong Democrat with a passion for social justice and progressive issues. I have degrees in writing, economics and law from the University of Iowa.

Tue, Apr 10th, 2018

Second Manafort Employee Now Working With Mueller & the FBI

The bad news just keeps on coming for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort.

Yesterday we reported that a federal judge denied Manafort’s request to loosen his bail conditions, saying he can’t use some of his assets to meet a $10 million bond obligation. read more

Leo Vidal

I am a lifelong Democrat with a passion for social justice and progressive issues. I have degrees in writing, economics and law from the University of Iowa.

Mon, Mar 26th, 2018

Devin Nunes Could Lose His Seat Because Of The Russia Probe

Devin Nunes could be in trouble, and his supposedly safe congressional seat may be at risk due to an issue which has made him famous: the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections. read more

Leo Vidal

I am a lifelong Democrat with a passion for social justice and progressive issues. I have degrees in writing, economics and law from the University of Iowa.

Tue, Mar 13th, 2018

Here Are Theresa May’s Options to Retaliate Against Russia For Poisoning A Former Spy On U.K Soil

Earlier today U.K Prime Minister Theresa May announced that her government had concluded it was “highly likely” that the Russian government was behind the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy who had also spied for the United Kingdom. read more

Leo Vidal

I am a lifelong Democrat with a passion for social justice and progressive issues. I have degrees in writing, economics and law from the University of Iowa.

Fri, Feb 16th, 2018Fri, Feb 16th, 2018

Republican Senator Warns The 13 Russians Indictment Is a Wake-Up Call For The Midterm Election

Senator Ben Stasse (R-NE) thinks the indictment was Mueller putting Moscow on notice and giving Washington a wake-up call that Russia is coming for us in 2018 and 2020 and we have to take the threat seriously.

Sarah Jones

Ms. Jones is the Editor-in-Chief of PoliticusUSA and a Huffington Post contributor. She has covered President Barack Obama, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 2016 Democratic candidate for president Hillary Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren, First Lady Michelle Obama and former President Bill Clinton.

Sarah hosts Politicus News and co-hosts Politicus Radio. Her analysis has been featured on several national radio, television news programs and talk shows, and print outlets including regular appearances on The Ann Walker Show With Scott Nevins for UBN Radio and KPTR 1450’s California Woman 411 as well as The Washington Post, The Atlantic Wire, CNN, MSNBC, The Week, The Hollywood Reporter, The Richard Dawkins Foundation and more.

Sarah has won two Telly Awards and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Latin and Psychology, including studying the psychology of organized crime, with graduate studies in the psychology of linguistics and Latin poetry.

Tue, Feb 13th, 2018Tue, Feb 13th, 2018

More Russian cyber attacks on elections ‘likely’: U.S. intelligence chief

Russia is likely to pursue more cyber attacks on elections in the United States, U.S. intelligence community leaders said on Tuesday, with just months to go before U.S. congressional and local elections in November.

Reuters

Fri, Feb 2nd, 2018

Tillerson warns Mexico to watch Russian election meddling

Tillerson said European counterparts had noticed that Russia had its fingerprints on a number of elections.

Reuters

Thu, Feb 1st, 2018Fri, May 25th, 2018

FBI chief ready to rebut Republican Russia memo if released: CBS News analyst

The head of the FBI is prepared to issue a rebuttal if a Republican-drafted memo alleging FBI bias against President Donald Trump in its Russia probe is released, CBS News analyst Fran Townsend, a former White House homeland security adviser, reported on Thursday.

Reuters

Thu, Jan 25th, 2018

Tech firms let Russia probe software widely used by U.S. government

Major global technology providers have allowed Russian authorities to hunt for vulnerabilities in software deeply embedded across the U.S. government, a Reuters investigation has found.

Reuters

Thu, Jan 25th, 2018

Top lawmaker wants to release Trump-Russia interview transcripts

The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Thursday he wanted to start releasing the transcripts of interviews the committee has done about a meeting at Trump Tower seen as central to investigations of Russia and the 2016 U.S. election.

Reuters