Sentences with phrase «meddling in»

impose new sanctions against Russia for meddling in the U.S. election and its territorial dispute in Crimea.

The illegal annexation of Crimea, the continued destabilisation of eastern Ukraine, cyber-attacks and meddling in national elections, and many other activities.

He also addresses the charge that the Governor Andrew Cuomo is meddling in the Commission's affairs.

Lavrov's visit comes amid heightened scrutiny of Russia, with the FBI and congressional committees probing Moscow's meddling in the 2016 race.

Chair of Electoral Commission, who is probing possible Russian meddling in the Brexit vote, urges urgent reform of electoral laws to stop cheats

Moscow has denied any meddling in last year's U.S. election, in which Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton.

He joined a handful of Republicans on Sunday in blasting President Donald Trump's personal lawyer — and by extension, the president himself — for suggesting that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III should shut down his investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

The chairmen of the four Democratic county committees in the district have accused the DCCC of meddling in the local process for designating candidates for public office.

The scope of congressional investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential contest came into sharper focus on yesterday as lawmakers said they intended to question the former chairman of the Trump campaign and to determine whether Russian social media «trolls» were connected to Trump's election efforts.

Russian ambassador to the United States Sergei Kislyak — a high - profile figure in the controversy over Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election — has concluded his assignment in Washington.

The Middle East has historically been a «penetrated system» in which Arabs have blamed foreign powers for meddling in their internal affairs to benefit external interests.

But he is still avoiding the question of whether he accepts Putin's denial that Russia was responsible for meddling in the 2016 election.

Flynn asked Russia to refrain from «escalating the situation in response» to sanctions that then - President Obama had imposed that day on Russia for meddling in the US election.

A bipartisan congressional effort, ignoring White House objections, produced a bill Saturday to impose sweeping sanctions against Russia for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential race and its human rights violations.

«You can call us whistle blowers; we are just giving the President hint that there are some elements within his government who are skimming and meddling in the chieftaincy affairs of the Ga state Traditional Council,» Nii Amugi Tackie - Yarboi said.

The U.S. Senate voted 92 - 5 to confirm Christopher Wray, a former high - ranking official in President George W. Bush's Justice Department, to head up the FBI, replacing James Comey, who was canned by Trump over the investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election.

Trump took to Twitter yesterday morning to thank Buffalo area political consultant Michael Caputo for testifying before the House Intelligence Committee investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and whether Trump's campaign colluded with the Russians.

President Trump took to Twitter on Sunday morning to thank Buffalo area political consultant Michael R. Caputo for testifying before the House Intelligence Committee investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and whether Trump's campaign colluded with the Russians.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has not only taken possession of the files from the corruption - fighting Moreland Commission that Cuomo recently closed down as part of a budget deal, but has also publicly floated the possibility of investigating the governor's alleged meddling in its investigations.

An investigation by the New York Times found the governor and his staff were accused of meddling in the commission's work and ordering commissioners to pull back from investigations that might lead to the governor or any of his associates.

Playing out in the background of Facebook's dispute with Cambridge Analytica is the wide - ranging probe into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.

The only significant money transfers from Ellison's campaign went to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), which has come under fire from progressives for meddling in a number of Democratic primaries in attempts to push out the more liberal candidates.

But Klobuchar also brought a message for party activists in attendance who might want to see more Democrats talking about Russian meddling in the 2016 election, potential ties to President Donald Trump, and whatever presidential Twitter fight may be leading headlines that day.

In the face of the importance of the issues, it is to be expected that these e-mails are going to be included into the ongoing probes1 about Russian meddling in the presidential campaign and Trump's team collusion with Russia, and that would lead to - very likely - Donald Trump Jr. being forced to testify.

McCabe also said he would not update the White House on the spy agency's ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, amid growing concerns that Trump could again try to interfere with the probe.

Rep. John Katko said Trump's firing of Comey won't interfere with the FBI's probe into accusations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for Congress to «respond forcefully» to Trump's threats to fire Mueller amid growing tension over the investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.

The chairman of the Democratic National Committee stood behind the party's lawsuit against Russia and President Trump's campaign, calling it a necessary move to deter Russia from meddling in future elections.

Chris Ruddy, CEO of the conservative Newsmax outlet, admitted he did not speak with President Trump about the idea of firing special counselor Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russia's meddling in the 2016 election, after implying yesterday that Trump is «considering» that move.

Russia is already meddling in the midterm elections this year, the top American intelligence officials said, warning that Moscow is using a digital strategy to worsen the country's political and social divisions.

Robert Mueller, the special counsel examining Russia's meddling in the 2016 election, has requested interviews with three high - ranking current or former intelligence officials, the latest indication that he will investigate whether President Trump obstructed justice.

Former President Obama's chief of staff said the United States» response to Russian meddling in the 2016 election was «watered down» at the insistence of U.S. Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell.

President Trump called to congratulate President Vladimir Putin of Russia on his re-election, but did not raise with him the lopsided nature of his victory, Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election or Moscow's role in a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter living in Britain.

The House intelligence committee next week plans to interview John Podesta, Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign chairman whose hacked email account became central to Russian meddling in the US election last year, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

East Aurora political consultant Michael Caputo will be interviewed by staffers from the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday in his second appearance before congressional panels probing Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

It's way more appealing to live on the edge without some downstate Democrat meddling in my affairs.

McCabe claimed he was targeted for being a witness into whether Trump tried to obstruct the probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Meanwhile, the Yaa Ansaa family, has warned the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amotia Ofori Panyin, his wife and other relatives to stop meddling in the chieftaincy dispute, having already taken sides in the crisis.

Voters in President Donald Trump's home state continue to hold an unfavorably view of him as a majority are concerned with reporters of Russian meddling in the election, a Siena College poll released on Thursday found.

Any American who might be suspicious about Russian meddling in our elections care.

Bharara, constrained from endorsements and opining as a federal prosecutor, has let his hair down on Twitter in recent weeks since he was fired President Donald Trump, posting pointed thoughts on issues ranging from the investigation into Russian meddling in the election to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's handling of the MTA.

I agree that the redistributive settlement needs to be embedded within society's concept of how things work rather than seen as after - the - fact «meddling» in outcomes, but I think this is incompatible with a government that very clearly is meddling in all kinds of things, as New Labour did.

«We don't know what we'll find but if Russia or any other foreign country is meddling in our elections, we would have to take very severe sanctions against them,» Schumer said.

In spite of the probe being centered around Russian meddling in the election, the FBI can pursue campaign finance / money laundering investigations.

When the people you try to befriend behave themselves like that towards you (meddling in your internal affairs, massively damaging your economy and possibly preparing for a government overthrow, breaking their promises and making your fears come true) then you would distance yourself from them as well, right?

Much news these days accuses «The Russians» of meddling in U.S. elections one way or another.

Political meddling in return for prior Charter donations and fishing for future Charter donations.

In this piece from 2010, I wrote of right wing hostility to Michelle O's efforts: «Absent pre-existing political animus toward the Obamas (which of course is at work here), that view seems about as rational to me as attacking former First Lady Laura Bush for «meddling in my child's education» or Lady Bird Johnson for «thinking she can tell us what flowers to plant on our highways.»

Some people really need to concentrate on their own lives instead of meddling in other peoples.

Enright demanded to know what right Childers, Banks» agent, had meddling in Banks» affairs.