Russia probe
Putin critic who survived nerve agent dead in Russian jail at 47
Navalny dedicated his final post on social media to his wife on Valentine’s Day.
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US Senate approves more military aid for Ukraine after Zelensky’s historic visit
The money is part of a $2.5 trillion spending bill that passed the US Senate which also includes a ban on Chinese-owned TikTok being used on government devices.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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US politics
Social media giants subpoenaed over role in January 6 attack on US Capitol
The subpoenas to the tech companies are the latest development in the House Select Committee’s investigation into the causes of the attack on the US Capitol by former President Donald Trump’s supporters.
- by Jan Wolfe and Sarah N. Lynch
FBI raids New York, Washington homes of Russian linked to 2016 US interference
Oleg Deripaska once employed Paul Manafort who the Kremlin used, along with Wikileaks, to help Donald Trump win that election.
- by Sarah N. Lynch and Mark Hosenball
Russians sent packing from Prague embassy stronghold at centre of spy dispute
The Russian embassy did not respond to emails and phone calls seeking an explanation for why its mission in a country of 10.7 million people had been so big.
- by Robert Muller
‘Second Steele dossier’ on Donald Trump’s sexual exploits produced for FBI
The dossier is believed to be raw intelligence that makes claims of Russian meddling and sex tapes.
- by Robert Mendick
Russia was given Trump campaign polling data in 2016, US reveals
The statement was perhaps the most direct link the US government has ever drawn between the Trump campaign’s inner workings and the Kremlin’s intelligence services.
- by Eric Tucker
In one of his final acts, Trump declassifies documents on FBI's Russia probe
Trump has long wanted to prove Democrats sought to use the probe to oust him.
- by Steve Holland
Trump pardons former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Roger Stone
A judge concluded Manafort lied to investigators about his dealings with Konstantin Kilimnik, an aide believed by the FBI to have ties to Russian intelligence.
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Trump's White House
First Trump pardons the turkey, then Flynn, next himself?
Unrestrained by the desire to win re-election, it’s common for presidents to issue a high number of pardons and commutations on their way out.
- by Matthew Knott
Trump pardons former national security adviser Flynn
President Donald Trump pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday, the second pardon connected to the Russia probe.
- by Eric Tucker
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