Revealed: Russian donors have stepped up Tory funding

The Conservatives have received significant recent cash injections from a number of Russian donors and their associates, an openDemocracy investigation has discovered. Well-connected Russian oligarchs and companies heavily involved in lobbying for Russian interests have stepped up their funding of the Conservative party in recent months, our analysis reveals. The news comes as Boris Johnson […]

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Trial of longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone begins

Roger Stone, the longtime Republican political operative and associate of President Trump, arrived on Tuesday for the start of his long-awaited trial for allegedly lying to Congress about his role as a liaison between the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks. Click Here: France Football Shop Even before the opening arguments, the trial has already witnessed a number […]

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Hillicon Valley: TikTok faces lawmaker anger over China ties | FCC formally approves T-Mobile-Sprint merger | Silicon Valley lawmakers introduce tough privacy bill | AT&T in $60M settlement with FTC

Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hill’s newsletter detailing all you need to know about the tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. If you don’t already, be sure to sign up for our newsletter with this LINK. Welcome! Follow the cyber team, Maggie Miller (@magmill95), and the tech team, Emily Birnbaum (@birnbaum_e) […]

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READ: Top diplomat revises testimony to indicate quid pro quo with Ukraine

U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland revised his congressional testimony this week to indicate there was clear a quid pro quo in President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Hill Interview: DNC chair calls Latinos ‘imperative’ to winning in battleground states Democrats give Warren’s ‘Medicare for All’ plan the cold shoulder Senate Republicans struggle to coalesce behind […]

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Senate reviews Interior, FERC nominees criticized on ethics

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee reviewed two nominees Tuesday for major roles in overseeing the nation’s energy portfolio, both of whom have been criticized for ethical issues related to the companies they would help regulate.  President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Hill Interview: DNC chair calls Latinos ‘imperative’ to winning in battleground states Democrats give […]

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Senators introduce cybersecurity workforce expansion bill

Four members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee from both sides of the aisle introduced a bill Tuesday to expand America’s cybersecurity workforce. Click Here: Spain Football Shop The Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education Act would enhance existing science education and cybersecurity programs in the National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Science Foundation, […]

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Leaders of China, Hong Kong meet amid protests

The leaders of China and Hong Kong met Monday after months of sometimes-violent pro-democracy protests in the semi-autonomous city.  Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam in Shanghai, acting Chief Executive Matthew Cheung Kin-chung told reporters Tuesday, describing the meeting as “a vote of confidence.” “The very fact that he’s so […]

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