Congress struggles with countering Putin after Trump summit

In this July 28, 2018, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the State Prize awards ceremony in Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Congress is producing an unusual outpouring of bills, resolutions and new sanctions proposals to push back at President Donald Trump's approach to Putin.

This is not your grandfather’s KGB

Looking at Russia's competing spy services, their overlapping operations against the US and their sometimes careless tradecraft, some CIA veterans are wondering if the Russian spooks actually want to get caught. The truth is, President Vladimir Putin probably doesn't mind that his intelligence activities are so blatant that they're a subject of daily public debate.

Protesters Chant Anti-Putin Slogans at Moscow Rally Against Pension Raise Plan

Thousands protested in central Moscow on Sunday against a proposed increase to the retirement age and the crowd chanted slogans critical of President Vladimir Putin whose approval ratings have been dented by the bill. The rally organized by the opposition Libertarian Party chanted "Putin is a thief" and "away with the tsar," slogans common at anti-Putin and anti-government protests.

How The Russian Government Used Disinformation And Cyber Warfare In…

The Soviet Union and now Russia under Vladimir Putin have waged a political power struggle against the West for nearly a century. Spreading false and distorted information - called " dezinformatsiya " after the Russian word for "disinformation" - is an age-old strategy for coordinated and sustained influence campaigns that have interrupted the possibility of level-headed political discourse.

How Exactly the Russian GRU and Troll Disinformation Campaign Worked: By an Ethical Hacker

The Soviet Union and now Russia under Vladimir Putin have waged a political power struggle against the West for nearly a century. Spreading false and distorted information - called " dezinformatsiya " after the Russian word for "disinformation" - is an age-old strategy for coordinated and sustained influence campaigns that have interrupted the possibility of level-headed political discourse.

The Latest: Envoy says ‘an awful long way to go’ in NK talks

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is dodging questions from lawmakers asking for specifics on how North Korea defines "complete denuclearization" but acknowledges a great deal of work lies ahead. Pompeo told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday that he "will concede there is an awful long way to go" following President Donald Trump's historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.

Dilan seeking to toss Salazar off Democratic primary ballot over…

Les Moonves and CBS Face Allegations of Sexual Misconduct - Six women accuse the C.E.O. of harassment and intimidation, and dozens more describe abuse at his company. - For more than twenty years, Leslie Moonves has been one of the most powerful media executives in America.

Not a hacker on a bed someplace

Registration will allow you to post comments on GreenwichTime.com and create a GreenwichTime.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. Clear away the hot air and deception, and recent disclosures about Russian interference with the 2016 U.S. presidential election offer a sobering glimpse of cyberconflict today.

Trump and Putin raise possibilities of another meeting Source: AP

President Donald Trump is open to visiting Moscow - if he gets a formal invitation from Vladimir Putin, the White House said. Russian President Putin said he's game for a trip to Washington - but his answer came only after Trump retracted his invitation for a fall sit-down.

Trump and Putin raise possibilities of another meeting

President Donald Trump is open to visiting Moscow - if he gets a formal invitation from Vladimir Putin, the White House said. Russian President Putin said he's game for a trip to Washington - but his answer came only after Trump retracted his invitation for a fall sit-down.

Trump and Putin’s RSVP’s: Yes, for sure, if, if if. …

President Donald Trump is open to visiting Moscow - if he gets a formal invitation from Vladimir Putin, the White House said Friday. Russian President Putin said he's game for a trip to Washington - but his answer came only after Trump retracted his invitation for a fall sit-down.

Vladimir Putin says he’s ‘ready to go to Washington’ to meet Donald Trump and invites him to Moscow

WASHINGTON After President Donald Trump pushed their next meeting into next year, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said Friday he is "ready to go to Washington," but conditions have to be right for another summit and, for good measure, the two presidents also talked about yet another meeting later in Moscow. "We are ready for such meetings, we are ready to invite President Trump to Moscow," Putin said during a visit to Johannesburg.

Emails: Lawyer who met Trump Jr. tied to Russian officials Source: AP

The Moscow lawyer said to have promised Donald Trump's presidential campaign dirt on his Democratic opponent worked more closely with senior Russian government officials than she previously let on, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press. Scores of emails, transcripts and legal documents paint a portrait of Natalia Veselnitskaya as a well-connected attorney who served as a ghostwriter for top Russian government lawyers and received assistance from senior Interior Ministry personnel in a case involving a key client.

Emails: Lawyer who met Trump Jr. tied to Russian officials

The Moscow lawyer said to have promised Donald Trump's presidential campaign dirt on his Democratic opponent worked more closely with senior Russian government officials than she previously let on, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press. Scores of emails, transcripts and legal documents paint a portrait of Natalia Veselnitskaya as a well-connected attorney who served as a ghostwriter for top Russian government lawyers and received assistance from senior Interior Ministry personnel in a case involving a key client.

House passes annual defense bill, avoiding big policy clashes…

The House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed the final version of the annual defense authorization bill, giving its approval to a record-setting military budget and changes to policies on Russia and China that nonetheless avoids direct clashes with the Trump administration. The 359 to 54 vote on the $716 billion measure, which the Senate is expected to take up in coming weeks, comes after one of the shortest negotiation processes for the behemoth defense bill in recent history - an indicator of how few politically controversial issues arose during the debate.