Section: The Mercury News (USA)
Trump vs. Jeff Sessions: New round of Twitter attacks
By Jenna Johnson and William Branigin, (c) 2017, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump launched another public assault Tuesday morning on his own attorney general, Jeff Sessions, questioning why the Justice Department chief has not done more to investigate alleged “crimes” by Hillary Clinton and those who have leaked information...
Ex-Obama spy chiefs upbraid Trump over remarks about intelligence community
Ellen Nakashima | Washington Post ASPEN, Colo. – Two former senior Obama administration intelligence officials on Friday expressed anger at President Donald Trump’s statements disparaging the intelligence community and disbelief at his embrace of Russia. File photo: Former CIA director John Brennan said he was dismayed by the “photo op” of...
Officials: Sessions, Kislyak spoke about Trump campaign
By Adam Entous, Ellen Nakashima and Greg Miler | Washington Post WASHINGTON — Russia’s ambassador to Washington told his superiors in Moscow that he discussed campaign-related matters, including policy issues important to Moscow, with Jeff Sessions during the 2016 presidential race, contrary to public assertions by the embattled attorney...
U.S. says ExxonMobil violated Russia sanctions while Tillerson was CEO
By Damian Paletta and Carol Morello | Washington Post The Treasury Department on Thursday said it was fining ExxonMobil $2 million for violating sanctions against Russia by entering into banned business agreements while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson led the company. Related Articles U.S. revises Russia sanctions for electronics exports Trump...
Russians are said to be suspects in U.S. nuclear site hackings
By Michael Riley, Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Brian Gruley Hackers working for a foreign government recently breached at least a dozen U.S. power plants, including the Wolf Creek nuclear facility in Kansas, according to current and former U.S. officials, sparking concerns the attackers were searching for vulnerabilities in the electrical grid. The...
Trump meets Putin ahead of historic sit-down
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and KEN THOMAS, Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — With broad grins and a warm handshake, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin warmed up for their historic encounter on Friday under the shadow of U.S. outrage about Russian election-meddling and nagging questions about potential Trump campaign...
Donald Trump’s latest handshake fail: Poland’s First Lady snubs him to shake hands first with Melania
Many might do the same thing if they were in the position of Poland’s first lady Agata Kornauser-Duda — given Donald Trump’s record of awkward handshakes with other world leaders or the challenges he’s faced in even getting his wife Melania Trump to touch his hand on the tarmac in Israel. Related Articles Maybe Melania Trump...
As cyberattack hit, Ukrainians turned to Facebook, Google
BORYSPIL, Ukraine — When departure information disappeared from Kiev airport’s website after last week’s cyberattack, employees trained a camera on the departure board and broadcast it to YouTube. When government servers were switched off, officials posted updates to Facebook. And with the disruption continuing, office workers have...
No ‘specific agenda,’ but Trump, Putin have lots to discuss
By JOSH LEDERMAN and MATTHEW LEE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday will be brimming with global intrigue, but the White House says there’s “no specific agenda.” So in the absence of a set list of topics, what are two of the world’s most famously...
Ukrainian firm at center of cyberattack will face charges, official says
KIEV, Ukraine — The small Ukrainian tax software company that is accused of being the patient zero of a damaging global cyberepidemic is under investigation and will face charges, the head of Ukraine’s CyberPolice suggested Monday. Col. Serhiy Demydiuk, the head of Ukraine’s national Cyberpolice unit, said in an interview with The...
