by Jim Heath | Jul 29, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines, Putin, Trump
In a new interview, President Trump said he did not raise the issue of Russia paying bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week because the intelligence behind the claim is suspect and he doesn’t believe...
by Jim Heath | Jul 28, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Putin
Russian intelligence services have been spreading disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, according to newly declassified intelligence, material that demonstrates how Moscow is continuing to try to influence Americans as the election draws closer. Russian...
by Jim Heath | Jul 2, 2020 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Oiled by the Kremlin’s election machine, the result of Vladimir Putin’s vote on constitutional reform – one that would allow him to rule until 2036 – was never in doubt. But the decision by Russia’s election commission to publish “preliminary” live results five hours...
by Jim Heath | Jun 30, 2020 | 2020, Ads, Headlines, Trump
Former U.S Navy Seal Dan Barkhuff asks whether President Trump is ‘a coward or complicit’ in a brutal new ad by the Republican anti-Trump group Lincoln Project. The spot “Betrayed,” released today, lays bare the thoughts of Barkhuff and his feelings...
by Jim Heath | Jun 28, 2020 | 2020, Ads, Headlines, Putin, Trump
Republican super-PAC The Lincoln Project blasted President Trump in a new ad over a report that Russian military operatives offered bounties to Afghan militants to kill coalition forces, including U.S. troops. “This heinous failure by the commander-in-chief to protect...