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Russia’s Sputnik seeks White House press credentials: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 24, 2017. Le Pen has made multiple visits to Russia, as have her father, niece and other members of the National Front, often meeting with Russian legislators. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin meets Marine Le Pen, denies French election interference

By Jim Heintz - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, Denis Voronenkov visits a movie theater in Kiev, Ukraine. Ukrainian police said Voronenkov was shot dead Thursday by an unidentified gunman at the entrance of an upscale hotel in the Ukrainian capital. Voronenkov, 45, a former member of the communist faction in the lower house of Russian parliament, had moved to Ukraine last fall and had been granted Ukrainian citizenship. (AP Photo/Oleksandr Synytsia)

Denis Voronenkov, Kremlin critic, killed by Russian agent, Ukraine says

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Forensic experts and police officers examine the scene following the killing of Denis Voronenkov in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, March 23, 2017. Ukrainian police said Voronenkov was shot dead Thursday by an unidentified gunman at the entrance of an upscale hotel in the Ukrainian capital. Voronenkov, 45, a former member of the communist faction in the lower house of Russian parliament, had moved to Ukraine last fall and had been granted Ukrainian citizenship. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Ex-Russian lawmaker shot dead in Kiev; Ukraine blames Russia

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA - Associated Press

In this photo taken July 21, 2016, then-Trump Campaign manager Paul Manafort stands between the then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump during a walk through at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Manafort, secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin a decade ago and proposed an ambitious political strategy to undermine anti-Russian opposition across former Soviet republics, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Kremlin says new report linking Trump team to Moscow ‘defies reason’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, center, flanked by Rep. Denny Heck, D-Wash., left, and Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., questions FBI Director James Comey on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017, during the committee's hearing on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Discredited dossier detailing Trump, Russian collusion embraced by Democrats

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Correction: Idaho College of Law story

By SHANON QUINN - Associated Press

In this Feb. 10, 2017, file photo, then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn sits in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Documents released in a congressional inquiry show Flynn was paid more than $33,750 by RT, Russia’s government-run television system, for appearing at a Moscow event in December 2015. Flynn had retired months earlier as head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Documents detail Flynn payments from Russian interests

By STEPHEN BRAUN and CHAD DAY - Associated Press

In this Feb. 10, 2017, file photo, then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn sits in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Documents released in a congressional inquiry show Flynn was paid more than $33,750 by RT, Russia’s government-run television system, for appearing at a Moscow event in December 2015. Flynn had retired months earlier as head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Documents detail Michael Flynn’s payments from Russian interests

By Stephen Braun and Chad Day - Associated Press

Carter Page, then adviser to U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaks at the graduation ceremony for the New Economic School in Moscow, Russia, in this Friday, July 8, 2016, file photo. Page, once a little-known investment banker-turned-adviser in the outer circle of the improbable Trump campaign, is emerging as a central figure in the controversy surrounding campaign connections to Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Carter Page: Ex-adviser’s tenuous ties to Donald Trump campaign draw scrutiny

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a news conference after his meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) ** FILE **

Kremlin denies violating nuclear arms pact with U.S.

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Moscow, Russia on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Israel's prime minister is set to visit Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about security issues stemming from Iran's presence in neighbouring Syria. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, pool)

Vladimir Putin hosts Benjamin Netanyahu for talks set to focus on Syria

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US general says Russia has deployed banned missile

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

President Trump has railed against a series of leaks but has failed to root out the faction within the intelligence apparatus that is undermining his presidency. (Associated Press)

Until Donald Trump plugs intel leaks, Russia conspiracy allegations to continue

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 6, 2013, file photo, Russia's ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, speaks with reporters in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Sergey Kislyak, Russian ambassador, in eye of storm over Donald Trump campaign ties

By Vivian Salama and Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, March 2, 2017. Sessions said he will recuse himself from a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 White House election. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: Kushner met with Russian before inauguration

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Idaho city sees conservation success in toilet rebates

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shougu speaks during a meeting with senior military officials in Moscow, Russia, in this Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, file photo. Shoigu told lawmakers on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, that the sweeping military modernization program will continue at a high pace this year. Amid tensions with the West, the Kremlin has continued to spend big on new weapons despite Russia's economic downturn. (Balashova Olga/Defence Ministry Pool Photo via AP, file)

Russian military gets massive upgrade, including new weapons

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 file photo, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the talks in Minsk, Belarus. In more than two decades in power, the autocratic leader of Belarus has cast his nation as Moscow's closest ally, securing tens of billions of dollars in Russian subsidies. Now, the Kremlin finally seems to have lost patience with its unruly ally. (Yekaterina Shtukina/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Russia-Belarus rift grows as Putin loses patience

By YURAS KARMANAU and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jeff Sessions’ recusal demanded by Dems as lawmakers look for links between Moscow and Washington

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times