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The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. Jan. 31, 2019, 12:29 AM GMT By Ben Collins. Russians embrace Soviet ideals – by not paying their gas bills. Union SSR, a Russian “trade union” of some 15,000 members, has a somewhat unusual philosophy.
While the Soviet Union is gone, the union insists its legal spirit remains alive. And the union’s members want to assert their economic and social rights as “Soviet citizens” against what they consider a dysfunctional and illegitimate new reality: the modern Russian government structure. As a practical matter, that means not paying their electricity, gas, and housing bills.
“Officials of the Russian Federation substitute themselves for Soviet ones,” says Union SSR founder Sergei Dyomkin. Trump and His Associates Had More Than 100 Contacts With Russians Before the Inauguration. Huge Trove of Leaked Russian Documents Is Published by Transparency Advocates. Ms.
Best, 32, who has published at the investigative site MuckRock and elsewhere, noted that the Distributed Denial of Secrets site already hosts thousands of leaked documents from dozens of countries, the largest number from the United States. The new site operates roughly on the model pioneered by WikiLeaks — inviting hackers and whistle-blowers to send confidential documents for posting. But Ms. Best has been quite critical of that site and its founder, Julian Assange, who played a central role in distributing the Democrats’ emails that Russians hacked in 2016. FBI investigating whether Russia funneled cash to NRA to aid Trump's campaign. The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency, two sources familiar with the matter have told McClatchy.
FBI counterintelligence investigators have focused on the activities of Alexander Torshin, the deputy governor of Russia’s central bank who is known for his close relationships with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and the NRA, the sources said. It is illegal to use foreign money to influence federal elections. It’s unclear how long the Torshin inquiry has been ongoing, but the news comes as Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s sweeping investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, including whether the Kremlin colluded with Trump’s campaign, has been heating up.
All of the sources spoke on condition of anonymity because Mueller’s investigation is confidential and mostly involves classified information. California Sen. Russian 2016 Influence Operation Targeted African-Americans on Social Media. 'Wake-up call': Lawmakers react to reports detailing Russia's influence campaign. Maria Butina, Russian Accused of Trying to Influence Conservatives, Poised to Plead Guilty. Russian and American Christian fundamentalists vow to fight ‘totalitarianism’ of modern society.
CHISINAU, MOLDOVA — A few days after barely escaping serious injury in a car crash, Moldovan President Igor Dodon wore a back brace to speak before a gathering of American and Russian Christian fundamentalists in Chisinau.
While Dodon enthusiastically pledged fealty to the crowd of far-right religious activists, he wasn’t able to generate as much excitement as the dancing baby that followed him onstage. The World Congress of Families (WCF) conference represents the most prominent collaboration between sanctioned Russian officials and the U.S. Senators, Trump officials clash over Russia sanctions. Documents Reveal How Russian Official Courted Conservatives In U.S. Since 2009. Russian official Alexander Torshin, appearing in Moscow in 2016, was sanctioned by the U.S. government in April, suspending years of travel back to 2009 during which he cultivated ties with American conservatives.
Alexander Shalgin/Tass hide caption toggle caption. Mueller has evidence that Trump confidant went to Prague, despite denials. The Justice Department special counsel has evidence that Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and confidant, Michael Cohen, secretly made a late-summer trip to Prague during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Confirmation of the trip would lend credence to a retired British spy’s report that Cohen strategized there with a powerful Kremlin figure about Russian meddling in the U.S. election. It would also be one of the most significant developments thus far in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of whether the Trump campaign and the Kremlin worked together to help Trump win the White House. Undercutting Trump’s repeated pronouncements that “there is no evidence of collusion,” it also could ratchet up the stakes if the president tries, as he has intimated he might for months, to order Mueller’s firing. Cohen has vehemently denied for months that he ever has been in Prague or colluded with Russia during the campaign.
The NRA May Have More Russian Contributors Than It First Said. Signage for the 144th National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meetings and Exhibits.
The group may have more Russian or foreign members than first it acknowledged. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg hide caption. Explaining The New Russia Sanctions. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Matthew Rojansky of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute about the Trump administration's new round of economic sanctions against Russian oligarchs and officials.
The U.S. announced a new round of economic sanctions against Russia yesterday. The sanctions target 17 Russian government officials, as well as seven Russian oligarchs. For more, we're joined by Matthew Rojansky. He's the director of the Kennan Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.
He's in studio with us. The 3 biggest names on the latest Russia sanctions list have all popped up in the investigation surrounding Trump. Stark Partisan Divisions Over Russia Probe, Including Its Importance to the Nation. Trump's style, Twitter use top 'disappointments' among supporters Survey Report A majority of Americans say they think senior members of Donald Trump’s administration definitely or probably had improper contacts with Russia during last year’s presidential campaign.
Why Did Trump Fire Tillerson Now? The White House’s account of the Tillerson firing collapsed within minutes. Senior administration officials told outlets including The Washington Post and CNN that Tillerson had been told he would be dismissed on Friday, March 9. Within the hour, the State Department issued a statement insisting that Tillerson “had every intention of remaining” and “did not speak to the President this morning and is unaware of the reason.”
NSA Chief: U.S. Response 'Hasn't Changed The Calculus' Of Russian Interference. Adm. Michael Rogers, chief of the U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption. What Mueller's Indictment Reveals. A 37-page indictment filed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday lays out the most detailed picture of how the Russian government sought to interfere in the 2016 election, meddling with voters to sow division in American society, and encouraging the election of Donald Trump in what the defendants referred to as “information warfare against the United States of America.” “The conspiracy had as its object impairing, obstructing, and defeating the lawful governmental functions of the United States by dishonest means in order to enable the Defendants to interfere with U.S. political and electoral processes, including the 2016 U.S. presidential election,” the indictment states.
There are 16 defendants, including three organizations and 13 individuals, who are charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States by impairing enforcement of election law as well as wire fraud and bank fraud. Here’s what the indictment lays out. The work soon started to bear fruit. Mueller probing Republican non-Trump work with Russian hacking. What Michael Flynn's Plea Deal Reveals.
Whatever is on President Trump’s Christmas list, it didn’t include Friday’s news: Special Counsel Robert Mueller has charged former National-Security Adviser Michael Flynn with making false statements to the FBI about his conversations with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Worse, Flynn will reportedly appear and plead guilty Friday morning at federal court in Washington. It’s an ironic turn for a man who first reached widespread national attention leading chants of “Lock her up!”
About Hillary Clinton at the 2016 Republican National Convention. And it is monumental news in the special counsel’s investigation, dwarfing even the indictment of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. First, and most bluntly, it’s notable because the former national-security adviser, the closest adviser to the president on the most sensitive issues of defense and national safety, is apparently preparing to plead guilty to a felony committed while he served as national-security adviser.
Senate Judiciary panel: Kushner had contacts about WikiLeaks, Russian overtures he did not disclose. Jared Kushner, senior adviser and son-in-law to President Trump, attends a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Nov. 1. (Reynold/Epa-Efe/Rex/Shutterstock) President Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner received and forwarded emails about WikiLeaks and a “Russian backdoor overture and dinner invite” that he kept from Senate Judiciary Committee investigators, according to panel leaders demanding that he produce the missing records.
Obama Administration Rushed to Preserve Intelligence of Russian Election Hacking - NYTimes.com. Newrepublic. Businessman Paints A Terrifying And Complex Picture Of Vladimir Putin's Russia. Businessman Paints A Terrifying And Complex Picture Of Vladimir Putin's Russia. The new figure in the Trump-Russia controversy: Rinat Akhmetshin. Top-Secret NSA Report Details Russian Hacking Effort Days Before 2016 Election. How the Republican right found allies in Russia. Report: Boris Epshteyn was running Russian counterintelligence op within Trump White House - Palmer Report. Alexander Dugin and Steve Bannon’s ideological ties to Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Trump campaign advisor investigated as possible Russian agent. U.S. Has ID'd Russians Who Gave Hacked Emails to WikiLeaks. U.S. Has ID'd Russians Who Gave Hacked Emails to WikiLeaks.
U.S. Unveils Plan to Punish Russians for Election Hack. Russian Hacker Busted in Spain Latest in Global U.S. Roundup. Russian held over ‘plot’ to hack US vote. Ezra Cohen-Watnick, who leaked intel to Devin Nunes for Donald Trump, has ties to Vladimir Putin - Palmer Report. Mike Flynn Offers to Testify in Exchange for Immunity - WSJ. Sen. Mark Warner: Russia Used Internet Trolls To "Push Out Disinformation And Fake News" Which Was "Then Hyped By The American Media Echo Chamber" Russian police detain opposition leader, hundreds of protesters.
Former Russian Lawmaker Is Shot To Death Outside Hotel In Kiev. Anti-Putin Exile Gunned Down in the Streets of Ukraine. FBI-led investigative team examines role of conservative news sites in Russia campaign. News from The Associated Press. News from The Associated Press. Former Trump Campaign Head Manafort Was Paid Millions By A Putin Ally, AP Says. Key witness in Preet Bharara's Russian crime probe was just thrown from fourth floor of building - Palmer Report.
Trump Russia timeline of events: Trump Russia scandal guide. Attorney demands probe of claims Paul Manafort had people killed. Ukraine lawyer wants probe of Manafort daughter's texts. Ukraine lawyer wants probe of Manafort daughter's texts. Manafort faced blackmail attempt, hacks suggest. Ukraine lawyer wants probe of Manafort daughter's texts. Authorities looked into Manafort protégé. FBI investigation continues into 'odd' computer link between Russian bank and Trump Organization. FBI investigation continues into 'odd' computer link between Russian bank and Trump Organization. Russian intel officer flew in for Republican Convention to oversee Donald Trump's platform change - Palmer Report. FBI still investigating Russian email server inside Trump Tower; Betsy DeVos connection confirmed - Palmer Report. If this site is correct, we're just scratching the surface of the Trump/Russia connection web.
Jeff Sessions Likely Met Russian Ambassador A Third Time. Why the White House defense of Trump wiretap accusation is misleading. Russian pal Dmitry Rybolovlev may have flown in yet again for Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago weekend - Palmer Report. Russian pal Dmitry Rybolovlev may have flown in yet again for Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago weekend - Palmer Report. Russia-gate Began Like Watergate. CNN Just Confirmed A MAJOR Part of Trump's Russian Blackmail Dossier. Schumer: 'The president is in trouble' Issa: Trump-Russia probe requires a special prosecutor. Top Democrat has 'grave concerns' about Trump-Russia investigation.
GOP Intel chair Burr under fire over ties to Trump. What Putin Is Up To - The Atlantic. Trump Tower shut down its Russia email server just before FISA warrant was allegedly granted - Palmer Report. Another Cabinet Pick with Secret Ties to Putin and Oligarchs – DCReport. Jared Kushner has been concealing the Flynn-Kislyak meeting for months.
Jared Kushner has been concealing the Flynn-Kislyak meeting for months. Meet the seven Russian operatives who have dropped dead during Donald Trump-Russia scandal - Palmer Report. Learning Eye-Popping Details About Mr Sater. Alex Oronov, organizer of Russia-Ukraine blackmail plan sent to Donald Trump, dies suspiciously - Palmer Report. New Development on the Michael Cohen 'Peace Plan' Meeting. Donald Trump's White House counsel caught improperly meddling in Trump-Russia investigation - Palmer Report. New Development on the Michael Cohen 'Peace Plan' Meeting. Alex Oronov, organizer of Russia-Ukraine blackmail plan sent to Donald Trump, dies suspiciously - Palmer Report.
Trump’s Wiretap Rant Betrays Ignorance of the Law. EXCLUSIVE: FBI 'Granted FISA Warrant' Covering Trump Camp's Ties To Russia. EXCLUSIVE: FBI 'Granted FISA Warrant' Covering Trump Camp's Ties To Russia. Campaign adviser changes story and now contradicts Trump, says Donald ordered Ukraine change at RNC. The ultimate case for a special prosecutor and the eventual resignation of Donald Trump. US Senate calls on British spy Christopher Steele to give evidence on explosive Trump-Russia dossier. Trump-Russia conspirator J.D. Gordon begins ratting out Donald Trump - Palmer Report. M.facebook. Proving Trump colluded in Russian hacking is the Democrats' Holy Grail. Will the Sessions revelations help them?
White House throws Jeff Sessions under Russia bus, as Donald Trump skips town again - Palmer Report. Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak is Washington's most dangerous diplomat. Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions met Russian Ambassador in Washington DC in April 2016 - Palmer Report. WATCH: Montco Congressman Boyle Interviewed On CNN About Russia, Attorney General - Norristown, PA Patch.
Sessions Revelations Leave Donald Trump in Another Fine Russian Mess. The White House Now Has Three Options on Russia. Jeff Sessions faces resignation calls following Russia revelations. Trump, Putin, and the New Cold War - The New Yorker. Russian confirmations complicate dubious White House denials.