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December 5, 2018 at 11:22 am

Prosecutors ramp up foreign lobbying probe in New York

WASHINGTON (AP) — Spinning off from the special counsel's Russia probe, prosecutors are ramping up their investigation into foreign lobbying by two major Washington firms...

October 28, 2018 at 10:39 pm

Russian held as agent studied US groups’ cyberdefenses

WASHINGTON (AP) — A year before federal prosecutors accused Maria Butina of operating as a secret agent for the Russian government, she was a graduate...

FILE – In this Sunday, April 21, 2013, file photo, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia. A year before federal prosecutors accused Butina of being a secret agent for the Russian government, she was a graduate student at American University working on a sensitive project involving cybersecurity. Her university assignment called for her to gather information on the cyber defenses of U.S. non-profits that champion media freedom, human rights and similar causes. (AP Photo/File) NY801 NY801

October 28, 2018 at 10:32 pm

Russian held as agent studied US groups’ cyberdefenses

WASHINGTON (AP) — A year before federal prosecutors accused Maria Butina of operating as a secret agent for the Russian government, she was a graduate...

July 19, 2018 at 9:26 pm

Rosenstein defends charging Russians as a deterrent

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The top law enforcement official overseeing the probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election is defending the prosecution of foreign...

July 19, 2018 at 3:31 pm

Rosenstein defends charging foreign agents US can’t arrest

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The top law enforcement official overseeing the probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election is defending the prosecution of foreign...

July 18, 2018 at 5:04 pm

FBI Director Wray says Russia continues to sow discord in US

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that Russia continues to use fake news, propaganda and covert operations to "spin up" Americans...

July 14, 2018 at 12:38 pm

Charges undermine Assange denials about hacked email origins

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the beginning of 2017, one of Julian Assange's biggest media boosters traveled to the WikiLeaks founder's refuge inside the Ecuadorean Embassy...

June 28, 2018 at 12:21 pm

Aide to Trump adviser Roger Stone resisting Mueller subpoena

WASHINGTON (AP) — An aide of President Donald Trump's longtime confidant Roger Stone is resisting a subpoena to provide documents and testify before a grand...

May 24, 2018 at 7:05 pm

Trump fundraiser adds cyber security firm to Qatar lawsuit

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fundraiser for President Donald Trump who launched a lawsuit against Qatar accusing the Gulf country of hacking his emails updated the...

May 21, 2018 at 9:06 pm

The princes, the president and the fortune seekers

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a year spent carefully cultivating two princes from the Arabian Peninsula, Elliott Broidy, a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump, thought...