Section: Salon (USA)
Russia today: What new information did we learn about the Trump-Russia connection?
Vladimir Putin; Donald Trump (Credit: AP/Alexei Nikolsky/Evan Vucci/Photo montage by Salon) The last 48 hours have seen such a massive unraveling of major news about President Donald Trump’s connections to Russia that we, quite frankly, didn’t know where to start. You may not either. So here’s roundup of major things that broke....
Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak is the man in the middle of the Trump administration firestorm
(Credit: AP/Misha Japaridze) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s back-to-back controversies over its Russian ties now have at least one thing in common: Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Moscow’s top diplomat is a Washington fixture with a sprawling network, and he has emerged as the central figure in the investigations into Trump...
GOP intelligence chairman David Nunes: “There’s no evidence of anything” regarding Russia-Trump campaign contacts
(Credit: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) President Donald Trump’s connections to Russia have been well documented, but it doesn’t sound like Rep. David Nunes — the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and a Republican — is that eager to investigate them. During a press conference with reporters on Monday, Rep. Nunes...
Sean Spicer wanted CIA director to discredit reports of Trump campaign contacts with Russia
(Credit: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) New reports suggest that President Donald Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer personally tried to discredit a story about the Trump campaign’s alleged contacts with Russian intelligence officials. Spicer asked CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Senate Select Intelligence Committee Chair Richard Burr,...
The best tech employees work an insane number of hours — or do they?
FILE – In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. Facebook is taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news on its huge and influential social network, focusing on the “worst of the worst” offenders and partnering with outside fact-checkers to sort honest news reports from...
At the altar of American greatness: David Brooks, Trump and the Church of America the Redeemer
David Brooks (Credit: PBS) Apart from being a police officer, firefighter or soldier engaged in one of this nation’s endless wars, writing a column for a major American newspaper has got to be one of the toughest and most unforgiving jobs there is. The pay may be decent (at least if your gig is with one of the major papers in New York or...
This week in Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest: Putts, Putin and politics
(Credit: Reuters/Lucas Jackson/Shutterstock/Salon) President Donald Trump and his family have not skimped this week when it comes to massive conflicts of interest. As the president continues to shape American foreign policy, it is particularly instructive to evaluate just what these conflicts are. Trump’s business associates were reportedly...
Angst in the Church of America the Redeemer
(Credit: ideabug via iStock) Apart from being a police officer, firefighter, or soldier engaged in one of this nation’s endless wars, writing a column for a major American newspaper has got to be one of the toughest and most unforgiving jobs there is. The pay may be decent (at least if your gig is with one of the major papers in New York or...
Someone at CPAC handed out Russian flags with “Trump” written in bold
President Donald Trump’s extensive connections to Russian political and business interests became noticable Friday at CPAC, right as the president was speaking to the crowd. During his speech in front of the Conservative Political Conference on Friday, members of the crowd could be seen waiving Russian flags with Trump’s name on them....
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was blackmailed over Russia ties after being hacked: report
(Credit: AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) A new report suggests that Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, was the victim of a blackmail attempt by a Ukrainian parliament member who was aware of both Trump’s and Manafort’s connections to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Manafort has ties to Russia including...
