Entire Russian cabinet resigns as Putin eyes a post-presidential role
Putin will have to step down from the top job in 2024, but he's proposed constitutional changes to limit his successor's power, and empower his allies.
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Transcript: Robert Ashley on "Intelligence Matters"
This week, on "Intelligence Matters," the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency talks about technological challenges the U.S. military is grappling with, as well as aftermath of strike on Soleimani.
Adversaries have "sharpened" interference tools, says intel community
Russia won't be the only country trying to meddle in the U.S. presidential election in 2020, an intelligence community official warns.
Iran says U.S. bears blame for Iranian forces shooting down plane
Iranian president vows full investigation into the missile strike as dozens are arrested, but points to Trump administration for the "root causes."
Russians hacked Ukrainian firm connected to impeachment
The U.S. cybersecurity firm that discovered the breach said it could be an "early warning" of similar efforts to influence the upcoming presidential election.
U.S. warship "aggressively approached" by Russian Navy ship in Mideast
USS Farragut was "aggressively approached" by a Russian Navy ship in the North Arabian Sea, the U.S. Navy said Friday.
Russian government sees the sunny side in climate change
Official "adaptation plan" says global warming could lower energy costs and open new shipping routes across the Arctic.
Syria's White Helmets try to start new lives
One man who spoke to CBS News said it's hard to forget the years of war.
The decade in review: Europe, and the reawakening of the Russian bear
During the past 10 years Vladimir Putin was re-elected twice, and will be in office until 2024, at least – and the world outside the Kremlin walls is a different place because of him
New Russian weapon can travel 27 times the speed of sound
It became operational Friday, Russia's defense minister reported to President Vladimir Putin, bolstering the country's nuclear strike capability.
Iran, Russia and China team up for military drills
Iran denies Washington's claim that it carried out the September attack on the world's largest oil processor and warns that any retaliatory attack on it would result in an "all-out war."
Russia extends detention of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan
Whelan, who also holds British, Irish and Canadian citizenship, was arrested in a hotel room in central Moscow last December.
Putin says Trump was impeached for "an absolutely far-fetched reason"
Russian leader also says global warming could simply be down to "processes in the universe" during yearly, wide-ranging marathon news conference.
Senate advances bill to punish Russia for election interference
President Trump is expected to be impeached in part because he requested help from Ukraine that could benefit his reelection.
Russian spy ship displaying "unsafe" behavior off U.S. coast
Other ships in the area reported the spy ship was "not energizing running lights while in reduced visibility conditions, not responding to hails by commercial vessels attempting to coordinate safe passage and other erratic movements."
Russia dismisses report of spy base in French Alps as "disinformation"
French newspaper said members of a Russian military spy agency accused of trying to poison a defector in Britain used the alleged mountain base.
China and Russia propose lifting some U.N. sanctions on N. Korea
The U.S., however, says "now is not the time for the U.N. Security Council to consider offering premature sanctions relief" to Pyongyang.
Comey concedes "real sloppiness" by FBI in Carter Page probe
The former FBI director admitted the bureau acted with "real sloppiness" in its applications to wiretap former Trump campaign aid Carter Page.
Russian trans woman faces risky term in men's prison for erotic cartoons
Michelle, convicted on child pornography charges for posting nude cartoon images, has been on hormone therapy for years, but she's still legally male.
White House budget office justifies freeze on aid to Ukraine
In a new letter, the Office of Management and Budget is further defending its withholding of security assistance to Ukraine, which is now at the center of the House's impeachment investigation into President Trump.
Feds want Giuliani associate's bail revoked
Prosecutors described him as an "extreme flight risk" and said "that risk of flight is only compounded by his continued and troubling misrepresentations."
Horowitz defends Trump-Russia report but "deeply concerned" about FBI failures
The Justice Department's inspector general testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday about his report, which concluded that the FBI's investigation had problems but no political bias.
Transcript: Adam Smith on "Intelligence Matters"
This week, on the "Intelligence Matters" podcast, Smith talks with Morell about the work of overseeing the U.S. military and also the late-stage negotiations over the annual Defense Department spending bill.
How to watch the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with DOJ IG
Inspector General Michael Horowitz released his report on the origins of the Russia investigation Monday.
Bill Barr blasts FBI for "inexplicable behavior" in Russia probe
The attorney general told NBC News in an interview he believes there were "gross abuses" and "inexplicable behavior" on the part of the FBI in its investigation of ties between Russia and the Trump campaign.
U.S. military removes bombers from U.K. air base following security incident
Experts are training AI on how to do their jobs
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