Section: The Washington Free Beacon (USA)
Coons Praises Tillerson’s ‘Very Strong’ Answers on NATO and Russia
Sen. Chris Coons (D., Del.) praised President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, on Wednesday for his “very strong” answers on NATO and holding Russia accountable for massacres in the Syrian city of Aleppo. MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski asked Coons what he expected to hear from...
Schiff ‘Frustrated’ With Obama Admin’s Lack of Assertive Response to Russian Hacks
Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.) told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Monday that he is “frustrated” with the Obama administration’s lack of assertive action in response to Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. Blitzer asked Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, if he is unhappy that the...
Obama Admin Sanctions Five Russians Over Human Rights Abuses
The Obama administration unveiled sanctions on five Russian individuals on Monday in connection with human rights abuses. The State and Treasury Departments announced the updates to the list of individuals subject to sanctions related to the Magnitsky Act on Monday afternoon. Five Russian individuals, among them Aleksandr Bastrykin, a close aide...
U.S. Intel Report Says Putin Led ‘Cyber-Enabled Disclosure Operation’ to Help Elect Trump, Discredit Clinton
The CIA, FBI, and National Security Agency concluded in a report made public Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin directed a covert intelligence campaign to boost the election of Donald Trump while seeking to discredit Hillary Clinton. The 23-page unclassified report is part of a longer secret study into a wide-ranging cyber and...
Report: Kremlin Propaganda Network Attacks Fracking to Boost Russian Energy Interests
The Russian government’s state-funded propaganda apparatus runs stories critical of U.S. oil and gas production in an effort to handicap competitors to Russia’s state-run energy companies, according to the U.S. intelligence community. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence alleged that RT America, an arm of the...
Intelligence Leaders Confirm Russian Influence Op to Undermine Election
Russian intelligence agencies sought to influence the 2016 presidential election through coordinated cyber and propaganda activities, three U.S. intelligence leaders told a Senate hearing Thursday. Additionally, Senate testimony revealed that the National Security Agency, the government’s key cyber intelligence and technical spying service,...
Kredo Discusses Efforts by Congress to Halt Funding to U.N.
Washington Free Beacon senior writer Adam Kredo appeared Wednesday night on the One America News Network program “Tipping Point” to discuss efforts by Congress to cut funding to the United Nations after the international body passed an anti-Israel resolution last month. The Obama administration abstained from voting on a U.N. resolution that...
Former CIA Director: Multiple Countries May Be Behind Political Hacks
Former CIA Director James Woolsey said on Tuesday that multiple countries may be behind the hackings into American political computer systems during the 2016 election. Woolsey said on CNN that it is difficult to determine who was behind the cyber attacks but Russia was probably involved–and likely not alone. “It’s not like taking a number...
Obama Sanctions Russian Spy Agencies, Expels 35 Officers for Election Hacking
President Barack Obama hit back against Russia on Thursday for intelligence operations targeting the 2016 presidential election by imposing sanctions on two Russian intelligence services and expelling 35 officers from the country. Additionally, the president and senior aides suggested covert counter-cyber attacks against Russia could be conducted...
White House On Defense After Being Exposed as Architect of Anti-Israel U.N. Action
Senior Obama administration officials are scrambling to provide explanations after multiple reports, including in the Washington Free Beacon, identified the White House as being a chief architect of a recent United Nations resolution condemning the state of Israel, according to conversations with multiple former and current U.S. officials. On the...
