The president of Finland kicked off a five-day visit to the U.S. with a stop in Washington's capital Monday, where he made history as the first foreign head of state to address the State Legislature. Continue Reading Read More
A day after his secret visit to Kyiv, President Biden promised that Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia. Continue Reading Biden says U.S. support for Ukraine ‘will not waver’ in Poland speechRead More
More Murrow News Stories MOSCOW, Idaho. – On the other side of the world, Russia is invading and attacking Ukraine, lives lost each day. Across the globe, protestors are taking… Continue Reading Protestors and Ukrainians Unite Against Putin’s Read More
File picture of a Ukranian tank brigade Listen Read Armed only with Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp, Ukrainians living in the Northwest watch in horror as the Russian invasion of their… Continue Reading Ukranians In PNW React To Russian InvasionRead More
President Joe Biden said he also tried to establish some basic rules of the road, sharing with Vladimir Putin a list of 16 elements of critical infrastructure he suggested be considered off limits for cyber attacks. Continue Read More
President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet face to face in Geneva on June 16, their first summit as Biden looks for what he calls a more "stable, predictable relationship" despite the many points of conflict between the two nations. Read More
The American ambassador to Russia is returning to Washington, D.C., for "consultations" after President Biden imposed a new round of sanctions on Moscow last week, including the expulsion of 10 diplomats — a move quickly followed by reciprocal measures from the Kremlin. Read More
A new report by the U.S. intelligence community on Tuesday says Russia sought to help former President Donald Trump in last year's presidential election. But the document also emphasized there was no indication Russia or any other country attempted to alter actual votes. Read More
In his first phone call with Vladimir Putin since taking office, President Biden pressed his Russian counterpart on the detention of a leading Kremlin-critic, the mass arrest of protesters, and Russia's suspected involvement in a massive cyber breach in the United States. Read More
The group behind the suspected Russian attack into U.S. government agencies and private companies was able to hack into Microsoft's internal systems and access some of the company's source code, the tech giant said in a blog post on Thursday. Read More
The list of affected agencies is growing by the day. The full extent of the damage is still not clear, and U.S. authorities have provided few details. Continue Reading What We Know About Russia’s Latest Alleged Hack Of The U.S. Read More
Hackers invaded computer systems at the departments of Treasury and Commerce starting in the spring, according to reports. Continue Reading Russia Suspected In Major Cyberattack On U.S. Treasury, Commerce DepartmentsRead More
Russia says it "chased off" a U.S. Navy ship in contested territory in the Sea of Japan, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow. Continue Reading U.S., Russian Navies Involved In Brief Confrontation At SeaRead More
Twitter will label or remove posts that spread misinformation. Social media companies are under pressure to curb the spread of false claims and prevent interference from foreign and domestic actors. Continue Reading Twitter’s New Rules Read More
The court has ruled that a judge can hear arguments about the Justice Department's motivations for wanting to end prosecution of President Trump's former national security adviser. Continue Reading Appeals Court Rejects Justice Read More
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared information with Russian intelligence during the last presidential campaign, a bipartisan Senate report on Russian 2016 election interference shows. Continue Reading Senate Read More
A proposed constitutional amendment would reset term limits, giving the Russian president the ability to run again when his current term expires in 2024. Continue Reading Putin Could Stay President Until 2036 Under New ProposalRead More
Oil prices and stock indexes were in freefall Sunday after Saudi Arabia announced a stunning discount in oil prices — of $6 to $8 per barrel — to its customers in Asia, the United States and Europe. Continue Reading Oil Prices, Read More
In the latest salvo against media outlets, the campaign is targeting opinion pieces that invoke concerns that Donald Trump invited aid from Russia to boost his electoral fortunes. Continue Reading President Trump’s Read More
The U.S. government wants the WikiLeaks co-founder to face 18 charges related to illegally obtaining and disclosing classified data. Assange's lawyers argue that the case is politically motivated. Continue Reading Julian Assange Extradition Hearing Begins Read More
Days after the House formalized its impeachment inquiry into President Trump, Russian hackers reportedly started working to gain access to Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holding's email accounts. Continue Reading Russia Hacked Read More
The much-anticipated ruling could have implications for other key witnesses, such as former national security adviser John Bolton, who has refused to testify until a federal court weighs in. Continue Reading Federal Read More
Stone faced charges that he lied to congressional investigators and obstructed an official proceeding. He pleaded not guilty and said he had done nothing wrong. Continue Reading Roger Stone, Political Operative And Read More
Tim Morrison, a White House official asked to testify Thursday in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, is expected to leave the National Security Council imminently, three sources told NPR. Continue Reading Read More
U.S. intelligence agencies reported Russian, Chinese and Iranian influence activities targeting last year’s midterms, and a senior FBI official last week singled out Beijing as a particular source of concern. Continue Reading Experts Warn: Read More
The acting director of national intelligence is meeting the House and Senate intelligence committees on Thursday as Washington roils over Ukraine and an ongoing impeachment inquiry. Continue Reading Top Intelligence Official Read More
"The president must be held accountable," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday. "No one is above the law." Continue Reading Nancy Pelosi Announces Formal U.S. House Impeachment Inquiry Into President TrumpRead More
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was signed in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The U.S. has long accused Russia of refusing to comply with its terms. Continue Reading Historic Arms Read More
The report appeared as the 2020 presidential race gets underway in what promises to be a bitter and divisive battle and after the former special counsel said to expect continued Russian interference. Continue Reading Read More
Former special counsel Robert Mueller is making his much-anticipated appearance on Capitol Hill. Continue Reading Robert Mueller Testifies Before Congress. Read His Opening StatementRead More
Special counsel Robert Mueller stepped down Wednesday after concluding Donald Trump didn't conspire with Russia's interference in the 2016 election — but also detailing what critics called a range of troubling conduct. Read More
The attack had not been publicly known until last month's release of the Mueller report. The governor said no vote tallies were affected and that no data had been manipulated. Continue Reading Florida Governor Says Russian Hackers Breached 2 Read More
The Russian agent gave an interview to NPR from the detention center where she has been in custody since last summer. She denies being a spy or taking part in election interference. Continue Reading Maria Butina Says She Was Read More
Alexander Torshin and Maria Butina met in 2015 with top leaders in the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve, according to materials obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. Continue Reading Exclusive: Documents Detail Read More
Attorney General William Barr has released a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election to Congress and the public. The special counsel spent nearly two years investigating attacks on the 2016 presidential election and whether the Trump campaign coordinated with the Russians behind it. Read More
The questions and answers you need in order to prepare for the arrival of the hottest new 400-page document in Washington. Continue Reading Robert Mueller’s Russia Report Is Coming Thursday. Here’s What You Need To Read More
The former acting director of the bureau also tells NPR that he and Justice Department leaders were so rattled following the dismissal of James Comey they struggled with how to respond. Continue Reading Andrew McCabe, Ex-FBI Read More
The U.S. and Russia seem increasingly interested in battlefield nuclear weapons. Arms control advocates fear a return to the darkest days of the Cold War. Continue Reading The U.S. And Russia Are Stocking Up On Missiles And Read More
"A library can be a loud place," says a city official in charge of Moscow's 400-plus public libraries, which have begun attracting visitors with coffee shops, theater rehearsals and lectures. Continue Reading Once Centers Of Soviet Read More
The taciturn special counsel's office issued a rare statement faulting a news report that said President Trump had told his former attorney to give a false explanation to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Continue Reading Read More
Federal prosecutors in New York have charged Natalia Veselnitskaya with obstruction of justice. The indictment suggests she has close ties to the Russian government. Continue Reading Russian Lawyer At Trump Tower Meeting Read More
David Whelan, who says he is Paul Whelan's brother, tweeted that his brother was in Moscow for a wedding, not a spy mission. Continue Reading Family Of American Arrested In Moscow Refutes Spy ClaimsRead More
Paul Manafort “lied in multiple ways and on multiple occasions” in meetings with special counsel Robert Mueller’s team, according to new documents from the special counsel’s office. Continue Reading How Paul Manafort Violated His Read More
Prosecutors said Flynn's cooperation since his guilty plea has been so valuable that a judge should be lenient at sentencing, but the full details still aren't public in a heavily redacted document. Continue Reading Michael Read More
President Trump's longtime fixer pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to Congress about the real estate negotiations that Trump's business conducted with Russians in 2016. Continue Reading Michael Cohen Admits Trump Tower-Moscow Read More
Russia's information attack against the United States during the 2016 election cycle sought to take advantage of the greater trust that Americans tend to place in local news. The information operatives who worked out of the Internet Research Agency in St. Petersburg did not stop at posing as American social media users or spreading false information from purported news Read More
"I'm still alive," Arkady Babchenko said, apologizing to friends and family who believed he was dead. The Ukrainian Security Service said it faked his death to flush out people trying to kill him. Continue Reading Russian Read More
The FEC has been wrestling with questions about foreign donors and possible election interference since 2011. It's not making any progress. Continue Reading Federal Election Commission Can’t Decide If Russian Interference Read More
House Intelligence Committee Democrats have released a redacted version of their Russia countermemo. Here are 5 takeaways about Congress' saga of the dueling memoranda. Continue Reading What You Need To Know About Russia Memo Mania: Minority Report Read More
The reports follow a fierce counterattack by U.S. B-52 bombers, gunships and fighters in Syria's oil-rich Deir el-Zour province, an ISIS stronghold. Continue Reading ‘Dozens’ Of Russian Mercenaries Reportedly Killed In U.S. Read More
