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Donald Trump reacts to the crowd at a rally in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, July 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Democrats give Russia dossier on Donald Trump false credit

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, California Democrat, on Wednesday labeled President Trump "the worst president in modern history." He previously said that one of his main objectives for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence investigation is to find which parts of Christopher Steele's dossier are true. (Associated Press/File)

Adam Schiff persists with Russia dossier investigation

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Putin manipulating Trump with flattery, ex-director suggests

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the final day of the APEC CEO Summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Danang, Vietnam, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. (Anthony Wallance/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump calls former Intel chiefs and Comey political hacks; believes Putin

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump talk as they arrive for the family photo session during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Danang, Vietnam, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. President Trump stood before a summit of Asian leaders keen on regional trade pacts and delivered a roaring &quot;America first&quot; message Friday, denouncing China for unfair trade practices just a day after he had heaped praise on President Xi Jinping in Beijing. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Trump: Putin denies, is “insulted” by meddling accusation

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

Ksenia Sobchak, a onetime Playboy pinup and reality TV star turned government critic, is out to shake up Russia's presidential election. (Associated Press/File)

Ksenia Sobchak challenges Vladimir Putin for Russia president

By Marc Bennetts - Special to The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Chelyabinsk's Compressor Plant in Chelyabinsk, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. Putin is suggesting that a recent flurry of Russian sports doping allegations could be an American attempt to interfere in next year's Russian presidential election. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin says Russian doping scandals could be U.S. election meddling

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014 file photo, Russia's gold medal winner Alexander Legkov is flanked by Russia's silver medal winner Maxim Vylegzhanin, left and Russia's bronze medal winner Ilia Chernousov during the flower ceremony of the men's 50K cross-country race at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Four more Russian cross-country skiers have been found guilty of doping at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, it was announced on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 including silver medalist Maxim Vylegzhanin. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, file)

4 more Russian skiers banned for doping at Sochi Olympics

By GRAHAM DUNBAR and JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, right, with CIA Director John Brennan, center, and FBI Director James Comey, left, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, before the House Intelligence Committee hearing on cyberthreats. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Russia meddling report to Trump raises questions of motive

By Dan Boylan and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this July 7, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit in Hamburg. Trump signed on Aug. 2, what he called a "seriously flawed" bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, pressured by his Republican Party not to move on his own toward a warmer relationship with Moscow in light of Russian actions. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Donald Trump ‘highly’ likely to speak with Vladimir Putin at upcoming APEC summit: Kremlin

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross appears before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to discuss preparing for the 2020 Census, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Wilbur Ross, Commerce head, has stake in firm tied to Putin orbit: Report

By Bernard Condon - Associated Press

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross speaks at the annual CBI conference in London, Monday Nov. 6, 2017. Newly leaked documents show that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, the Trump administration's point man on trade and manufacturing policy, has a stake in a company that does business with a gas producer partly owned by the son-in-law of Russian President Vladimir Putin. (John Stillwell/PA via AP)

Democrats say ‘Paradise Papers’ leak should derail GOP’s tax overhaul

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Correction: Commerce Secretary-Russian Gas Shipments story

By BERNARD CONDON - Associated Press

Meeting with U.S. troops at Yokota Air Base in Japan on the first full day of his Asia visit, President Trump referred to the diplomatic and security challenges posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile programs. (Associated Press)

In reference to North Korea, Donald Trump says ‘no dictator’ should underestimate U.S. military

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 29, 2012, file photo, Russian national ice hockey team member Alexander Ovechkin, right, holds a certficate of recognition given to him by President Vladimir Putin, left, in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow. **FILE**

Kremlin hails Alex Ovechkin for starting pro-Putin group

Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 file photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran. After watching for years as the United States called the shots in the region, Russian President Vladimir Putin is seizing the reins of power in the Middle East, establishing footholds and striking alliances with unlikely partners. From Syria’s battlefields to its burgeoning partnership with Iran and Turkey to its deepening ties with Saudi Arabia, Russia is stepping in to fill a void left by the United States. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP, File)

Russia takes on Mideast diplomacy as US retreats

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 29, 2012, file photo, Russian national ice hockey team member Alexander Ovechkin, right, holds a certficate of recognition given to him by President Vladimir Putin, left, in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow. **FILE**

Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin voices support for Vladimir Putin

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Ex-vice president hits Trump foreign policy in Chicago talk

Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin heads the Security Council meeting in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin arrives in Iran for talks with Tehran, Azerbaijan

By Nasser Karimi - Associated Press

President Trump is expected to get warm receptions at the start of his trip to Asia, but he will be navigating a delicate diplomatic challenge when me arrives in Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose strong political position may make him less likely to be conciliatory. (Associated Press/File)

North Korea threat looms over Donald Trump’s Asia trip

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times