US intelligence community

US exempts aviation, space exports from new Russia sanctions

10:43 pm August 3, 2019

Washington: The Trump administration has decided to exempt aviation safety and space exploration technology from new sanctions it has levied against Russia in connection with the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain. The State Department said late Friday that products related to those sectors will not be automatically subjected to […]

US announces new sanctions against Russia over Skripal affair: State dept

3:10 pm August 3, 2019

Washington: A fresh round of sanctions were imposed on Moscow Saturday by the United States over the 2018 poisoning of former double-agent Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom. Russian agents have been blamed for the poisoning of Skripal and his daughter in the English city of Salisbury in March last year using the Soviet-developed nerve […]

Trump levies more sanctions on Russia in spy poisoning case

10:21 pm August 2, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump has slapped more sanctions on Russia in connection with the 2018 poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter, a move that a Russian lawmaker said Friday will make it less likely for normalized US-Russian relations. Trump issued an executive order late Thursday that imposes another round of sanctions against […]

Trump nominee sparks worries of intelligence politicization

2:11 pm July 30, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump’s choice of a lawmaker with limited experience to oversee the massive US intelligence community has sparked concerns over the possible politicization of crucial national security decisions. Trump announced the nomination Sunday of Republican Representative John Ratcliffe to replace Dan Coats as Director of National Intelligence, the person who coordinates the 17 […]

Trump moves to escalate the investigation of intel agencies

11:00 pm May 24, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump has directed the US intelligence community to “quickly and fully cooperate” with Attorney General William Barr’s investigation of the origins of the multiyear probe of whether his 2016 campaign colluded with Russia. The move Thursday marked an escalation in Trump’s efforts to “investigate the investigators,” as he continues to try to […]