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May 8, 2020

Supreme Court grants DOJ request to temporarily block order on release of Mueller grand jury files

The Supreme Court on Friday granted an emergency request from the Department of Justice to block enforcement of an order to release grand jury materials from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and alleged Trump campaign collusion in those efforts. 

May 8, 2020

Trump says 'more to come' on Russia probe documents, in 'Fox & Friends' interview

President Trump, in a Friday morning interview on "Fox & Friends," said there would be "more to come" after the release of a trove of House Intelligence Committee transcripts -- which showed Obama-era officials saying they had no "empirical evidence" of the Trump campaign conspiring with Russia to gain an edge in the 2016 election. 

May 8, 2020

Trump says Russia probe wouldn't have happened if Barr was AG instead of 'disaster' Sessions

Robert Mueller's Russia probe never would have happened if now-Attorney General William Barr was picked ahead of former AG Jeff Sessions, President Trump said Friday.

May 7, 2020

Putin bans Russian military from carrying phones, other electronic devices, report says

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday prohibiting members of Russia's armed forces from carrying smartphones and other devices in an effort to prevent the exposure of military operations. 

May 5, 2020

Putin sends commemorative World War II medal to North Korea's Kim Jong Un

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a commemorative World War II coin Tuesday for preserving the memory of Soviet soldiers who died on North Korean soil fighting for its liberation.

May 5, 2020

KT McFarland says FBI abuse of power was pattern: 'They targeted me'

The FBI's abuse of power surrounding the case of former Trump national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn denotes a "pattern," according to former Trump administration Deputy National Security Adviser KT McFarland.

May 5, 2020

US Navy enters Barents Sea near Russia for first time since Cold War

The U.S. Navy is back in the Barents Sea for the first time since the Cold War. 

May 5, 2020

Judge Napolitano: Republicans 'absolutely' right to demand investigation into FBI's handling of Flynn case

The Republicans are "absolutely" right in demanding an investigation into FBI agents' conduct following the release of bombshell notes written during the process of interviewing former Trump national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn prior to his guilty plea in 2017, Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano asserted Tuesday. 

May 4, 2020

Third Russian coronavirus doctor plummets from hospital window under hazy circumstances, reports say

Three Russian health care workers have mysteriously plunged from hospital buildings in the past two weeks after criticizing working conditions and hospital administrators amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

May 3, 2020

Russia records biggest daily rise of virus cases, 3000 are in the military

Russia on Sunday reported more than 10,600 new cases of the novel coronavirus, its largest single-day jump since the pandemic began.