Superpower Competition: The Missing Chapter in Trump’s Security Strategy

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Mueller’s Digging Exposes Culture of Foreign Lobbying and Its Big Paydays

Robert S. Mueller III’s investigations of foreign money flowing into Washington could be as much a part of his legacy as anything he unearths about Russian election interference.

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From the Start, Trump Has Muddied a Clear Message: Putin Interfered

Weeks before taking office, Donald J. Trump learned of highly sensitive intelligence about Russian election interference, but he has done all he can to suggest other explanations for the hacks.

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Trump, at Putin’s Side, Questions U.S. Intelligence on 2016 Election

At the conclusion of what he called a “deeply productive” summit meeting, the American president offered his Russian counterpoint an extraordinary show of support.

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Republican Leaders Will Be Allowed to See Some Information on Russia Investigation

Intelligence and law enforcement officials had said the information was highly delicate and that it was not appropriate to turn over unredacted material to Congress.

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U.S. and U.K. Warn of Cybersecurity Threat From Russia

The urgency of the alerts called to mind a computer-age version of a Cold War drill, only now it’s upgrading passwords rather than “duck and cover.”

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