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U.S. senators want stiff sanctions to deter Russia election meddling
U.S. Republican and Democratic senators introduced legislation on Wednesday seeking to deter Russia from meddling in U.S. elections by threatening stiff sanctions on its banking, energy and defense industries and sovereign debt. The Deter Act is the latest effort by U.S. lawmakers to increase pressure ...
Mueller scores win in prosecution of firm run by 'Putin's chef'
A U.S. judge denied a request from a Russian company controlled by an associate of Vladimir Putin to dismiss charges that it conspired to interfere with the 2016 election. It's a win for special counsel Robert Mueller, who charged the firm, Concord Management and Consulting ...
Trump to target foreign meddling in U.S. elections with sanctions order: sources
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order as soon as Wednesday that will slap sanctions on any foreign companies or people who interfere in U.S. elections, based on intelligence agency findings, two sources said. Trump's decision coincides with intelligence agencies, military and law ...
Trump will press Putin on election meddling denials: John Bolton
U.S. President Donald Trump will press Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Moscow's denial of meddling in the 2016 presidential election when the two leaders meet next month, national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday. Bolton said he discussed concerns about Russian meddling in the ...
President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said special counsel Robert Mueller should complete his investigation by September to avoid influencing midterm congressional elections, a mistake Giuliani says former FBI director James Comey made in handling the Hillary Clinton probe. "If he doesn't file his report ...
Latvia, acting on U.S. warning, probes if Russian money flows used to meddle in Europe politics
Latvia is investigating whether its banks acted as conduits for Russian funds used to interfere in elections and politics elsewhere, after it received a warning from the United States, officials have told Reuters. The allegations, which highlight the country's role as a stepping stone for ...
The head of Trump-affiliated data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica has been suspended by the company, as government authorities bear down on both Cambridge and Facebook over allegations the analytics firm stole data from 50 million Facebook users to manipulate elections. Cambridge Analytica's board of directors suspended ...
No 'specific agenda' but Trump, Putin have lots to discuss if they opt to wade in
President Donald Trump's first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday will be brimming with global intrigue, but the White House says there's "no specific agenda." So in the absence of a set list of topics, what are two of the world's ...
The Republican-led Senate voted decisively to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 election by approving a wide-ranging sanctions package that targets key sectors of Russia's economy and individuals who carried out cyberattacks. Senators on Wednesday passed the bipartisan sanctions legislation 97-2, underscoring broad support ...
