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AP President Donald Trump’s national-security advisers reportedly gave him two sets of instructions on Tuesday: “DO NOT CONGRATULATE” Russian President Vladimir Putin on his election victory, and condemn Russia for the nerve-agent attack on a former Russian spy in the UK. Trump reportedly did not follow either suggestion. The revelation adds another layer to an […]
REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein White House officials are reportedly split over how to address North Korea’s provocations. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reportedly expressed concern that proposed US military options were too aggressive, according to sources cited by The New York Times. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster has favored a diplomatic approach, the Times said. The […]
Mario Tama/Getty Images At least six White House advisers made use of private email accounts for government business, according to a New York Times report on Monday. The Times said that former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, former chief strategist Steve Bannon, and current advisers Gary Cohn and Stephen Miller all sent or received work-related emails […]
Thomson Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Michael Cohen, one of President Donald Trump’s closest business advisers, said on Sunday he would testify on Tuesday to the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, as the panel investigates alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. The timing of Cohen’s testimony was first reported by NBC. Cohen confirmed that he […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images According to several current and former American intelligence officials, US spies were able to capture discussions that revealed senior Russian intelligence and government officials sought to sway Donald Trump’s opinion of Russia by way of his advisers, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. The intelligence collected last summer was considered by the authorities […]
Facebook / Sebastian Gorka Sebastian Gorka, a controversial White House adviser who works on national security issues, is reportedly leaving his role in the White House, according to multiple reports. Citing an unnamed senior administration official, the Washington Examiner reported Sunday that Gorka would leave soon for a new role dealing “with the ‘war of ideas’ involved in countering […]
REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin Russia sought to gain influence with the Trump campaign during last year’s presidential election, in part by cozying up with campaign officials, according to a new report from CNN. As part of Russia’s attempts to influence the US election, Kremlin operatives singled out specific Trump advisers — such as Carter Page, a one-time […]
US Marine Corps/Sgt. Andrew D. Pendracki An Iraqi outpost with US and Australian military advisers in western Mosul was hit with an ineffective “low grade” mustard agent by Islamic State forces on Sunday, according to CBS News. At least six Iraqis were treated for breathing issues at a field clinic, while none of the advisers were […]
Reuters/Czar Dancel MANILA (Reuters) – A nephew of one of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte’s inner circle was caught selling drugs in a sting operation in the president’s home city, the anti-narcotics agency said on Friday. John Paul Dureza, the nephew of Duterte’s political adviser and peace negotiator Jesus Dureza, was caught selling 15 grams of […]
Screenshot via CNN CNN anchor Jake Tapper had a terse response to President Donald Trump’s adviser Steve Bannon, who insisted that the news media should “keep its mouth shut” about the new president. “No,” Tapper said in the opening of his show, “The Lead” on Thursday. Bannon, who ran the far-right website, Breitbart, before joining […]
