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July 2, 2020

Gang of Eight briefed by intelligence chiefs on Russia bounty allegations

The country's top intelligence officials on Thursday held a classified briefing with congressional leaders amid demands for more information on the reports that Russian agents offered Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan thousands of dollars in bounties for killing American troops.

July 2, 2020

UN Ambassador Craft warns of 'mass graves' if Russia won't back down in Syrian aid impasse

U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft is warning of “mass graves” if the United Nations Security Council fails to extend a vital Syrian cross-border aid program, as she races against the clock to overcome Russian opposition.

July 2, 2020

Sen. Tom Cotton: When Trump gets hawkish on Russia, Dems 'curl up in the fetal position'

Although Democrats claim to be outraged over explosive reports alleging that President Trump had been aware of classified intelligence indicating that Russia offered bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of American soldiers, when the administration gets "hawkish" on Russia they "curl up in the fetal position," Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said.

July 2, 2020

Gang of Eight gets Russia bounty briefing amid confusion over Trump's role

Intelligence community heads are set to brief top congressional leaders on Thursday about the reports that Russia has offered militants in Afghanistan bounties for killing American soldiers, the highest-level briefing for members of Congress on the matter so far. 

July 2, 2020

Rebecca Grant: Russia bounties reports – 5 critical factors to keep in mind as story unfolds

Unfortunately, the Russia-Taliban rumors have swirled for years without materializing into actionable intelligence.

July 1, 2020

Baier presses Pompeo on bounty report: 'Does the Russian government have American blood on its hands'?

"Special Report" host and Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier flatly asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Wednesday if Russia had "American blood on its hands in Afghanistan" following a New York Times report last week that U.S. intelligence had received information that Moscow had offered Taliban-linked militants bounties for killing American soldiers.

July 1, 2020

Gowdy insists Pompeo, Ratcliffe and O'Brien 'would never allow bounties to be set on our soldiers, ever'

Fox News contributor and former House Intelligence Committee member Trey Gowdy told "Your World" Wednesday that if intelligence officials had deemed information that Russia offered Taliban-linked militants bounties for the deaths of American soldiers to be credible, President Trump would have been briefed on it immediately. 

July 1, 2020

Pompeo warns Iran will become arms dealer 'to the Maduros and the Assads' if arms embargo expires

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned that the Iranian regime will become an arms dealer to despots in places such as Syria and Venezuela if a 13-year-old arms embargo is allowed to expire -- and that more people will die in the Middle East as Tehran gets its hands on weapons.

July 1, 2020

MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace refers to Kayleigh McEnany as Trump's 'righthand spokesgal'

MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace referred to White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany as President Trump's "righthand spokesgal."

July 1, 2020

Rep. Kinzinger: 'deep concern' about alleged Russian bounties, but NYT doesn't 'paint the whole picture'

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., told “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday that his takeway from on the alleged bounties Russia put on American soldiers in Afghanistan is that “it’s a really serious issue.”