In political terms, Russia’s interference was the crime of the century. It was a case that took almost no time to solve and was traced to Russian President Vladimir Putin. But because of the ways President Barack Obama and President Trump handled it, the Kremlin has yet to face severe consequences. Through interviews with more than three dozen current and former U.S. officials, The Post tells the inside story of how the Obama administration handled the Kremlin’s meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
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Here is a look at the events in the Obama administration as the White House proposed various ways to punish Russia during the final months of the presidential campaign.
In this special edition of the podcast, The Post’s national security team goes inside the Obama administration’s decision-making after the CIA captured Putin issuing specific orders to influence the 2016 U.S. election.
Interviews with 22 senior administration officials, outside advisers, and presidential confidants and allies reveal a White House still trying to find a steady rhythm of governance while indulging and managing President Trump’s combative and sometimes self-destructive impulses.
Heller said that he cannot support Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s health-care bill without changes to it. Heller, who is up for reelection in 2018, has expressed concerns about the way the measure addresses the future of Medicaid.
In recent weeks, seven nonprofits — all repeat customers of the president’s club — have announced their decisions to avoid Mar-a-Lago next winter, during the social season when Palm Beach life revolves around lavish parties for charity.
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“When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?” the actor asked a crowd at the Glastonbury Festival. The White House called Depp a “nut job” whose “joke is no laughing matter.”
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