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." -- Two former top staffers to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell lobbied for an aluminum mill project in Kentucky backed by a close ally of Vladimir Putin. From Politico: "The disclosure comes as Democrats are pushing the Trump administration to review Rusal's $200 million investment in the Kentucky

firm where Bates and Dunn work, and McConnell's office declined to comment on whether they had done so. -- The Kremlin announced that Trump called Putin to offer U.S. help with fighting Siberian wildfires. From Reuters: "The Kremlin said the two leaders had spoken by phone at Washington's initiativ

ral regions to declare states of emergency. ... 'President Putin expressed his sincere gratitude for such an atte

ll project in Kentucky backed by a close ally of Vladimir Putin. From Politico: "The disclosure comes as D

gh. Biden struck back. Harris got put in the hot seat," writes E.J. Dionne Jr. • "Biden performed better in the second debate. CNN didn't," writes Jennifer Rubin. "Unfortunately, CNN seemed to learn nothing from its horrendous reviews for Tuesday night. The same time-wasting, overproduced 25 minutes of blat

ral regions to declare states of emergency. ... 'President Putin expressed his sincere gratitude for such an atte

." -- Two former top staffers to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell lobbied for an aluminum mill project in Kentucky backed by a close ally of Vladimir Putin. From Politico: "The disclosure comes as Democrats are pushing the Trump administration to review Rusal's $200 million investment in the Kentucky p

firm where Bates and Dunn work, and McConnell's office declined to comment on whether they had done so. -- The Kremlin announced that Trump called Putin to offer U.S. help with fighting Siberian wildfires. From Reuters: "The Kremlin said the two leaders had spoken by phone at Washington's initiative

ll project in Kentucky backed by a close ally of Vladimir Putin. From Politico: "The disclosure comes as D

gh. Biden struck back. Harris got put in the hot seat," writes E.J. Dionne Jr. • "Biden performed better in the second debate. CNN didn't," writes Jennifer Rubin. "Unfortunately, CNN seemed to learn nothing from its horrendous reviews for Tuesday night. The same time-wasting, overproduced 25 minutes of blath

Siebold) reports that on Monday, European Union foreign ministers "agreed...to impose sanctions on four senior Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin in a mainly symbolic response to the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny." The agreement, which "came after France, Germany, Poland and the Ba

ritic Alexei Navalny." The agreement, which "came after France, Germany, Poland and the Baltic states urged the 27-member bloc to send a message to Putin that debate and protest must be allowed in Russia." Reuters reports that an unnamed EU diplomat "said the proposed new travel bans and asset freezes

four senior Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin in a mainly symbolic response to the jaili

man Richard Durbin "told reporters he expected his panel would vote on the nomination early next week, with a floor vote coming a few days later." Jennifer Rubin writes in the Washington Post (2/22, 10.52M) that Garland "was the model of judicial deportment, precision and character." Garland, she adds, "reite

t think the President is close to tough enough on Vladimir Putin." ABC World News TonightVi (7/2, story 4,

ti-Trump Flash Mob Infiltrated By Russian Election Meddling. • Tennessee Professor Charged With Hiding Ties To China Wants Case Dismissed. • Op-Ed: Putin Still Plays By The Ruthless Rules Of The Cold War. • Russians Arrested In Austria Over Killing Of Chechen Dissident. • Southern Command Rebuilds In

ment on the briefing, Senate Minority Leader Schumer said that "independent of the briefing, I don't think the President is close to tough enough on Vladimir Putin." ABC World News TonightVi (7/2, story 4, 0:30, Llamas, 7.26M) reported that Pelosi "is calling for tougher sanctions on Russia." While the White H

for trying to end the Afghan War." Rubin: Pelosi Exposes Trump's "Con" On Russian Bounty Intelligence. In her Washington Post (7/3, 14.2M) column, Jennifer Rubin writes that Pelosi, who was briefed on the intelligence regarding the Russian bounties and has a great deal of past experience with intelligence br

sident Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin "put aside their raw-worded disputes" with Biden

inese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin "put aside their raw-worded disputes" with

creation through climate action is the way forward." The AP (4/22, Knickmeyer, Madhani) reports Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin "put aside their raw-worded disputes" with Biden on Thursday "long enough to pledge international cooperation on cutting climate-wrecking coal and p

st recent low point of 53,600 per day in late March, but has been trending downward over the past few days." In the Washington Post (4/22, 10.52M), Jennifer Rubin cites "a new survey conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute in concert with Interfaith Youth Core," which found that "among those who a

as what it called "unfriendly" states, and "that US diplomatic missions could no longer employ local staff while Czech missions." Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law "last month to limit the number of local staff working at foreign diplomatic missions and other agencies, and ordered the government" t

hile Czech missions." Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law "last month to limit the number of l

al staff while Czech missions." Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law "last month to limit the numb

mp expects of them." Rubin Urges Voters Not To Elect "Unredeemed And Emboldened" Republicans In 2022. In her Washington Post (5/14, 10.52M) column, Jennifer Rubin argues that if Republicans win control of the House in 2022, House Minority Leader McCarthy "would almost certainly be elected speaker, and if not,

ation hoped that Russia would encourage the Syrian government to move toward a political settlement without Mr. Assad. After meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin, Mr. Kerry announced that the United States and Russia would co- sponsor renewed peace talks in Geneva. Those talks have now stalled. In August and

Assad. After meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin, Mr. Kerry announced that the United States and R

t without Mr. Assad. After meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin, Mr. Kerry announced that the United St

asco that it still hadn't established its legislative agenda just three weeks before its big annual conference in Washington. The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin, a fervent neocon commentator, wrote that AIPAC "is going through its rockiest period in decades," although characteristically she blamed Obama mor

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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

: "Partisan impeachment will only add fire to our ideological warfare." • E.J. Dionne Jr.: "Impeaching Trump is just the end of the beginning." • Jennifer Rubin: "Trump is impeached and joins the `Incore' of nrociriontial hietnni " Page 18006 EFTA00047517 IVVVI V VI VI VVIVVI ItIVI I IIVt JI 1 . • Fo

joins the 'losers' of presidential history." • 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 Putin

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

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

: "Partisan impeachment will only add fire to our ideological warfare." • E.J. Dionne Jr.: "Impeaching Trump is just the end of the beginning." • Jennifer Rubin: "Trump is impeached and joins the 'losers' of presidential history." • Former senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.): "Senators have a duty to keep an op