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Administration Reportedly Mulling Travel Ban On Chinese Communist Party Members. • US Sanctions Companies Linked To Russian Businessman With Ties To Putin. • Poland's Duda Falls Victim To Russian Pranksters Posing As UN Chief. • New Research Suggests Global Methane Emissions Will Keep Rising. THE BIG

. The AP (7/15) reports the Administration has imposed sanctions on "companies connected to a Russian businessman who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and suspected of helping finance the covert social media campaign aimed at American voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election." The actions ta

ian businessman who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and suspected of helping finance the cover

To Sharing Cyber Threat Information With Industry Partners. ExecutiveGov (7/15, Rivers) reports, "The FBI has sent a letter to Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., stating that the intelligence community (IC) is committed to sharing cyber threat information to its industry partners." According to ExecutiveGov

y plays to some of Moscow's strengths. President Vladimir Putin's forces have gained territory, and winter

hs ago into an artillery-driven war of attrition, in the eastern part of the country, that generally plays to some of Moscow's strengths. President Vladimir Putin's forces have gained territory, and winter may freeze the ground war in place. WINTER IS COMING Zelensky addressed the G-7 privately by videolink,

talks tend to reflect whether the parties think they can still make gains on the battlefield rather than via diplomacy. U.S. intelligence believes Putin is digging in for a protracted conflict and expects Russia can withstand more economic pain than America and its allies. He may be right. But as o

vily dependent," Jeff Stein reports. Democrats to Biden: Do more on abortion EFTA00162760 "Progressive lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), have outlined several actions they want to see Democrats embrace: Building abortion clinics on federal

than France,' Trump said." -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pair of bills. One requires all c

depicted France as the beneficiary of American largesse. 'I would say that nobody needs NATO more than France,' Trump said." -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pair of bills. One requires all consumer electronic devices sold in the country to be pre-installed with Russian software. Another will re

law will help Russian IT firms compete with foreign companies, which dominate Russia's mobile phone market, Reuters reported. Another law signed by Putin Monday is a bill that gives the government the right to register bloggers, journalists and social media users as foreign agents. The bill is an ex

cades while she was a law professor. "I want to say this, like anyone who's been honest with themselves, I know that I have made mistakes," Warren (D-Mass.) said. "I am sorry for harm that I have caused. I have listened, and I have learned a lot, and I am grateful for the many conversations that we've

depicted France as the beneficiary of American largesse. 'I would say that nobody needs NATO more than France,' Trump said." -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pair of bills. One requires all consumer electronic devices sold in the country to be pre-installed with Russian software. Another will re

law will help Russian IT firms compete with foreign companies, which dominate Russia's mobile phone market, Reuters reported. Another law signed by Putin Monday is a bill that gives the government the right to register bloggers, journalists and social media users as foreign agents. The bill is EFTA00

than France,' Trump said." -- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pair of bills. One requires all c

nd truth is that, even on the left, there's less intensity around impeachment than there was a few months ago. For example, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was the first major Democratic presidential candidate to endorse impeachment when the Mueller report came out in April, and she saw a spike in sm

eived a coveted invitation to the inaugural's most exclusive event — the chairman's dinner, hosted by Mr. Barrack." -- A leading Russian critic of Vladimir Putin was hospitalized with suspected poisoning. From ABC News: Alexei Navalny "was taken by ambulance to the hospital early on Sunday morning from the j

oms were the result of 'an undefined chemical substance.- -- A crackdown on Moscow protesters this weekend suggests a new, more hostile approach by Putin toward the Russian opposition. Matthew Bodner reports: "Analysts said the scale of the roundup — nearly 1,400 demonstrators were swept off the stre

by Mr. Barrack." -- A leading Russian critic of Vladimir Putin was hospitalized with suspected poisoning.

und truth is that, even on the left, there's less intensity around impeachment than there was a few months ago. For example, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was the first major Democratic presidential candidate to endorse impeachment when the Mueller report came out in April, and she saw a spike in sma

IVVVI V VI VI VVIVVI ItIVI I IIVt JI 1 . • Former senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.): "Senators have a duty to keep an open mind on impeachment." Vladimir Putin attends his annual news conference in Moscow on Thursday. (Pavel Golovkin/AP) THE LATEST ON THE UKRAINE AFFAIR: -- Russian President Vladimir Puti

o overturn the results of the 2016 election. "The party that lost the election, the Democratic Party, is trying to achieve results by other means," Putin told reporters at the Kremlin. He likened Trump's impeachment to the Mueller probe, which Putin downplayed as being meritless. Putin observed that

ave a duty to keep an open mind on impeachment." Vladimir Putin attends his annual news conference in Mosco

lick here. Share: .Listen to The Big Idea Lock them up, Elizabeth Warren says about border agents who mistreat immigrants Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaks at a town hall in Peterborough, last week. (Charles Krupa/AP) BY HOHMANN THE BIG IDEA: PHILADELPHIA - This weekend at Netroots Nation, t

hen Trump decided to withhold military aid to Kyiv, it was the Kremlin that benefited. 'Russia. It's about Russia,' Pelosi said. 'All roads lead to Putin. Understand that.' But Democrats have yet to commit to including articles of impeachment that directly address Trump's alleged ties to Russia that

e House Democratic Caucus who now support opening an impeachment inquiry against the president. The total number is 123 lawmakers. Rep. Katherine (D-Mass.) was the highest ranking member to back an inquiry before Lujan's announcement. > Israel: Days after Reps. lihan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (

hen Trump decided to withhold military aid to Kyiv, it was the Kremlin that benefited. 'Russia. It's about Russia,' Pelosi said. 'All roads lead to Putin. Understand that.' But Democrats have yet to commit to including articles of impeachment that directly address Trump's alleged ties to Russia that

Daily 202 Share: Listen to The Big Idea Lock them up, Elizabeth Warren says about border agents who mistreat immigrants Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaks at a town hall in Peterborough, M., last week. (Charles Krupa/AP) BYE HOHMANN THE BIG IDEA: PHILADELPHIA - This weekend at Netroots Nati