Russia
News and analysis about all things Russia, including special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, the war in Ukraine, and more.
Trump’s former campaign manager and the closest adviser to his presidency were — at best — catastrophically negligent.
Were they helped by an American?
Only Congress can end this.
Trump Jr. himself posted the damning emails on Twitter.
Putin will bring a specific list of demands. Trump, not so much.
“There will be rot rather than dramatic change.” —Elizabeth Saunders
Trump hasn’t shown interest in punishing Russia over election interference. Congress is.
Sessions and Donald Trump don’t have to have stolen their power to have abused it.
Nine law experts weigh in on Sessions’s claim that he can’t discuss his conversations with the president.
How the Russia scandal ensnared one of Trump’s savviest allies.
Sessions will appear in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday.
Sessions met with a bunch of ambassadors after joining the Trump campaign — and they weren’t seeking him out as a senator.
Comey says Russia has “tried to shape the way we think, we vote, we act.”
Comey worried that Trump didn’t know, or care, that the FBI is supposed to be independent.
“People who go along a treasonous path do not know they are on a treasonous path until it is too late.”
Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell hold Trump’s fate in their hands.
Trump’s most credible messengers are being accurate. But they’re not being honest.
The right-wing media teaches us how to downplay a scandal.
“Not one agency in the United States government would grant Trump a security clearance — ever. He’s too much of a risk.”
Sharing top-secret intelligence with Russia puts American lives at risk and harms the ISIS fight.
The administration denied something the article didn’t report.
Trump appears to be putting vital sources of intelligence in jeopardy.
Putin wanted to make Americans doubt their government. He’s succeeded.
They’re breaking out the subpoenas — and starting with Mike Flynn
The FBI chief’s firing wasn’t the only major development in the Trump-Russia scandal.
It’s usually dangerous to compare things to Watergate. The Comey firing is an exception.
Marine Le Pen of the National Front loses historic vote for the French presidency.
Russia’s new plan for “deescalation” zones in Syria, explained.
Why Trump’s attack may have been justified but could still backfire.
Trump talks about lifting Russia sanctions. His secretary of state says they’re staying in place.
Trump’s changing tune on Russia casts old talks in a new light.
The web of connections in Trump’s Russia controversies.
The attorney general’s evolution from Russia hawk to Russia fan has him in hot water.
“The first thing he wants and needs is the symbolic legitimization of himself and Russia.”
President Trump isn’t allowing Tillerson to shape policy, choose staff, or speak to the press.
This is how Vladimir Putin has made Russians feel great again.