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WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2017
Trump re-election campaign raised $10.1 million in third quarter, spent $1.1 million on legal fees
President Donald Trump's re-election campaign raised more than $10.1 million in the third quarter of 2017 and spent $4 million, including $1.1 million on legal fees.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2017
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg vows to release info on Russia ads linked to election meddling
Facebook Inc. Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said on Thursday the company was fully committed to helping U.S. congressional investigators publicly release Russia-backed political ads that ran during the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2017
Google reportedly found Russia-backed ads on YouTube and Gmail as part of election meddling
Google has discovered Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads on its YouTube, Gmail and Google Search products in an effort to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a person briefed on the company's probe told Reuters on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2017
Zuckerberg post marks end of Yom Kippur, seeks forgiveness for divisions caused by his work
Facebook Inc. founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg asked for forgiveness for ways his work was used to divide people in a Facebook posting marking the end of Yom Kippur, the Jewish holiday of atonement on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2017
Twitter tells congressional aides it suspended hundreds of Russia-linked accounts but seen coming up short
Twitter said on Thursday it had suspended hundreds of Russian-linked accounts and would ramp up enforcement of its spam rules as it probes online campaigns to influence the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2017
Trump ally Roger Stone denies Russia collusion in statement ahead of House appearance
U.S. political consultant Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, flatly rejected on Monday all allegations of collusion between the president's associates and Russia during the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2017
Facing government pressure amid Russia probe, Facebook, Google to rethink handling of politics ads
Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google have little choice but to rein in internet political ads in the face of growing U.S. government pressure, a panel of advertising consultants and executives said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2017
Trump seen tapping campaign, RNC funds to pay legal bills from Russia probe
U.S. President Donald Trump is using money donated to his re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee to pay for his lawyers in the probe of alleged Russian interference in the U.S. election, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2017
Close Trump business adviser Michael Cohen to testify in Senate on Tuesday
Michael Cohen, one of President Donald Trump's closest business advisers, said on Sunday he would testify on Tuesday to the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, as the panel investigates alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2017
Mueller probe into Trump camp's links to Russia election meddling 'no fishing expedition': Rosenstein
The probe of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and possible collusion by associates of President Donald Trump is not a "fishing expedition," the Justice Department official who launched it said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2017
Mueller convenes Washington grand jury to probe Russia's election meddling: WSJ
Special counsel Robert Mueller has convened a grand jury in Washington to investigate allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing two unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 1, 2017
U.S. Embassy in Moscow locked out of diplomatic dacha, told it lacked permits
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow accused Russian authorities on Monday of barring diplomatic staff from a property on the outskirts of Moscow, after having earlier agreed to grant access until midday on Tuesday for them to retrieve belongings.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2017
Putin vows to retaliate as U.S. Senate slaps new sanctions on Russia, puts bill on Trump's desk
The U.S. Senate voted nearly unanimously on Thursday to slap new sanctions on Russia despite President Donald Trump's objections to the legislation, which has angered Russian President Vladimir Putin, who threatened to retaliate.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2017
House GOP ranks block bid by Democrats to view U.S. Treasury files on Trump for Russia links
U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday shot down a legislative effort by Democrats to obtain Treasury Department documents that could show any ties between the finances of President Donald Trump, his inner circle and the Russian government.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2017
Mueller says Trump Jr., Manafort can testify publicly before Congress: Feinstein
President Donald Trump's eldest son and his former campaign chairman have been given approval by a U.S. special counsel to testify publicly to Congress as part of investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 13, 2017
Trump claims he was unaware of son's 2016 meeting with Russian lawyer
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was unaware of his son Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting last year with a Russian lawyer at the heart of a White House controversy, telling Reuters he only learned of it a couple of days ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 11, 2017
Trump Jr. hires lawyer specializing in criminal defense for Russia probes
Donald Trump Jr. has hired a lawyer to represent him in Russia-related investigations, his office and the lawyer said on Monday, as Republicans voiced concern about a meeting between the U.S. president's son and a Russian.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2017
G-20 summit like side show as anticipation builds for Trump's first face-to-face with Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to size each other up in person for the first time on Friday in what promises to be the most highly anticipated meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2017
Putin receives ex-U.S. diplomat Kissinger in Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin received former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the Kremlin on Thursday, the Kremlin said in a statement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 29, 2017
Senate Intel panel will view Comey's Trump memos
Leaders of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said on Wednesday they had reached an agreement that would allow them to see memos written by former FBI Director James Comey about his meetings with President Donald Trump.

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