In one of the final moves before President Trump departed office, he declassified the documents related to Crossfire Hurricane. According to Town Hall: Just hours before leaving the White House, President Donald Trump declassified documents related to Operation Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI’s investigation into Trump campaign officials during the 2016 election and well after the
President Trump has pulled the United States out of a military transparency treaty with both Russia and Europe. According to The Daily Caller: The Department of State said Sunday that the U.S. had officially withdrawn from the Open Skies Treaty, which went into effect nearly two decades ago. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
The U.S. State Department is launching an effort to crack down on the foreign influence exerted over United States think tanks. According to The Washington Free Beacon: Though disclosure is not a legal requirement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is requesting that think tanks reveal their foreign donors, according to prepared remarks obtained by the Washington
The Treasury Department has sanctions individuals from Russia and Ukraine for election interference. According to The Hill: One of the individuals added to the list was Andrii Derkach, a Ukrainian member of parliament, who was cited by William Evanina, the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, last month for spreading disinformation to “undermine”
Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf responded harshly to an “inaccurate” ABC report. According to The Daily Wire: Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf responded Wednesday to an ABC News report that claimed that the department withheld information that Russia was seeking to damage Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden by
The White House has responded to the poisoning of Putin critic Alexei Navalny. According to The Hill: The White House on Wednesday condemned the poisoning of a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin with the use of a chemical agent. A spokesman for the National Security Council called the findings that nerve agent Novichok was used against
Senate Republicans are defending President Trump’s response to Russian bounties as Democrat’s work to churn up another scandal. According to The Hill: Senate Republicans are defending President Trump’s handling of intelligence claiming that Russia’s military intelligence units offered bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. troops, arguing the evidence of bounties has not received sufficient verification.
President Trump plans to invite Russia to the G-7 for the first time since they were kicked out in 2014. The G-7 will be held in the United States this year. According to The Hill: President Trump on Wednesday defended his plans to invite Russia to the Group of Seven (G-7) summit this year despite its
Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has declassified files related to the Russia probe as he prepares to exit. It will be up to incoming DNI John Ratcliffe on whether or not to release them. According to Fox News: Richard Grenell has declassified a new batch of Russia probe documents on his way out as acting
The United States, led by the Trump administration will withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty. The treaty includes Russia and 34 other countries. The US cited multiple violations as Russia for the reason but there are rumblings this was done to clear the way as the US ramps up its defenses against China. According to
