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Fast Forward Trump Not Doing Enough To Counter Russian Meddling, Sen. Cardin Warns
The Trump administration has refrained from taking significant actions to counter Russia’s involvement in the United States’ political process, a 200-page report by congressional Democrats argued. The report, a first congressional account of Russian attempts to sway elections, was presented by Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee….
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Fast Forward Trump’s Personal Lawyer Sues Fusion GPS And Buzzfeed Over Russia Dossier
President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer filed defamation suits against Buzzfeed and Fusion GPS over the publication of the infamous Steele dossier, the New York Times reported. Michael Cohen filed separate suits against Fusion GPS and Buzzfeed. The dossier, compiled by Christopher Steele, a British spy, for the opposition research firm Fusion GPS, describes Cohen…
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Fast Forward Nadler Pushes For Ouster Of White House Lawyer Over Sessions Pressure
Rep. Jerry Nadler called for the immediate dismissal of White House counsel Don McGahn after a report that the lawyer urged Attorney General Jeff Sessions not to recuse himself from the investigation of Russian election meddling. Nadler (D-Manhattan) said the incident, reported in the New York Times, was a clear effort to obstruct the Russia…
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Fast Forward Putin Awards Lifetime Monthly Pension To Israeli WWII Vets
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree Monday that gives lifetime pensions to Israeli veterans of World War II who served in the Soviet armed forces. Israeli citizens who served in what Russians call the Great Patriotic War will receive 1,000 rubles ($17.30) per month for life, as will underage prisoners of concentration camps, the…
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News Seeking Connection In A Strange Land, Young Russian Immigrants Find Opioids
Elga Khananyeva, 28, stole from her family to buy heroin. Vladimir, 32, started dealing drugs at age 14, two years after he arrived in the United States. Dmitry, 25, shot heroin five times a day before spending three years in rehabilitation. “I can’t get upset every time someone dies anymore,” Dmitry said. The words “opioid…
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Opinion What The Forward’s Receptionist Knows
The Forward’s receptionist, Marina Vinokur, always has a story for me. A 19-year veteran of the Forward, Marina’s stories — which span the Forward’s transition from Yiddish and Russian to English, from print to digital — tend to reveal the underbelly of this hallowed institution. “When we switched from newspaper to magazine, a cranky old…
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Fast Forward Trump Lashes Out At Robert Mueller Over Trove Of ‘Sensitive’ Emails — Including Jared Kushner’s
President Trump lashed out at special counsel Robert Mueller Sunday for obtaining a trove of tens of thousands of “sensitive” emails from the presidential transition team — including from beleaguered son-in-law Jared Kushner. “It’s not looking good. It’s quite sad to see that,” Trump said as he returned from a weekend trip, according to Axios. “My…
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Fast Forward ‘Sensitive’ Jared Kushner Emails Among Trove Obtained By Robert Mueller
Tens of thousands of emails from Jared Kushner and other senior members of the Trump transition team have reportedly been obtained by Russia probe special counsel Robert Mueller. While there is no word on whether the trove includes incriminating evidence against President Trump’s Jewish son-in-law, they reportedly include internal strategy and gossip, which may include…
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