Cyberattacks Put Russian Fingers on the Switch at Power Plants, U.S. Says

United States officials and private security firms saw the Russian attacks as a signal by Moscow that it could sabotage the West’s critical facilities in the event of a conflict. CreditSpencer Platt/Getty Images The Trump administration accused Russia on Thursday of … Read More

Russian military threatens action against the US in Syria

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The threat, by Chief of Russia’s General Staff Valery Gerasimov, was widely reported by Russia media sites such as state news agency RIA and Tass. It said Gerasimov said Russia had “reliable information” about militants preparing to falsify a government … Read More

Rex Tillerson Out as Trump’s Secretary of State, Replaced by Mike Pompeo

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday ousted his secretary of state, Rex W. Tillerson, extending a shake-up of his administration, 14 months into his tumultuous presidency, and potentially transforming the nation’s economic and foreign policy. Mr. Trump announced he would … Read More

Trump touts House Intel findings of ‘no evidence of collusion’ between campaign, Russia

President Donald Trump trumpeted the House Intelligence Committee’s report that it found “no evidence of collusion, coordination or conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Russians” in an all-caps Twitter post Monday night. “THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE HAS, AFTER A … Read More

Republicans Investigating Russian Meddling Say They Found No Collusion – Even as Mueller Probe Continues

‘We found none,’ GOP Intelligence Committee member says, announcing their probe into Trump and Russians over; Mueller investigation continues. President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony honoring the World Series Champion Houston Astros, in the East Room of the White … Read More

Florida adopts wide package of gun laws, while Washington stalls

Washington (CNN) Less than a month after a gunman stormed a Florida high school and killed 17 people, the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed sweeping legislation this week to combat gun violence, acting at a rapid pace as students demanded that lawmakers … Read More

Bob Woodward: Many reporters have ‘become emotionally unhinged’ covering Trump

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© Getty I Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward says some journalists have “become emotionally unhinged” while covering President Trump, urging them to keep their personal politics out of their work. “A number of reporters have at times become emotionally unhinged … Read More

How Trump caught his White House and the world by surprise

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(CNN)When White House aides arrived at work Thursday, they were prepared for a market-shaking event that would prompt jitters among US allies and cause heartburn among establishment thinkers, even Republicans. They weren’t prepared for two such events. President Donald Trump … Read More

President Trump To Meet With Kim Jong Un, White House Says

President Trump has agreed to a face-to-face meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “at a place and time to be determined,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Thursday. The announcement came in response … Read More

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