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September 11, 2019

Former CIA station chief Hoffman on disputed CNN story about Russian spy: Leakers committed 'grave transgression'

Daniel Hoffman said Wednesday that government leakers have "committed a grave transgression against our national security" following a disputed CNN story that claimed the CIA had to extract a spy from Russia partly based on fears around President Trump's handling of classified information. 

September 11, 2019

Sean Spicer: CNN anchor Jim Sciutto's reporting put alleged CIA spy's 'life in jeopardy'

Faulty reporting by a former Obama administration staffer turned CNN anchor imperiled the life of an alleged CIA source who was reportedly extracted from Russia just before President Trump took office, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer asserted Tuesday.

September 10, 2019

Watters on CNN spy report: Media, not Trump, is putting national security at risk

CNN attempted to show that President Trump endangered national security but actually showed that the media was doing the same.

September 10, 2019

Former CIA analyst Buck Sexton says CNN spy story was 'meant to be a weapon against Donald Trump'

Former CIA analyst Buck Sexton chastised CNN and other media outlets on Tuesday for their reporting on the exfiltration of a Russian spy and said it was a coordinated effort to attack President Trump and his administration. 

September 10, 2019

House Dem Himes condemns intelligence community leaks in wake of CNN story about spy in Russia

Following the release of a disputed CNN report centered on the exfiltration of a Russian spy by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., condemned officials for leaking to the media and sharing sensitive classified information with the public. 

September 10, 2019

New York college student, 19, arrested in Moscow over medicinal marijuana: reports

A college student from New York was reportedly arrested in Russia for possession of marijuana after authorities say her “patent” for medicinal use of the drug “does not apply” in the eastern European country. 

September 8, 2019

Jim Mattis cites 'contempt' among Americans as top national security concern

Former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said political disagreements and growing "contempt" among Americans is one of the biggest national security threats to the country, during a Sunday interview on "Face the Nation." 

September 7, 2019

Russia, Ukraine release 70 in major prisoner exchange, Trump calls it a 'first giant step to peace'

A trade of some of the highest-profile prisoners caught up in a bitter standoff between Ukraine and Russia were released Saturday during a major prisoner exchange.

September 6, 2019

Putin again threatens to develop previously banned missiles if US does

Vladimir Putin warned the U.S. once again this week that Russia would develop missiles previously banned under a landmark nuclear forces treaty if it learns that the United States has begun building them.

September 5, 2019

Russian, Italian charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets from US aviation company

A Russian national and an Italian national were charged earlier this month with conspiring and attempting to steal trade secrets from American company GE Aviation, the Justice Department announced Thursday.