Dan Boylan
Articles by Dan Boylan
Russia story’s effect on midterm elections hard to gauge
With new revelations every week, the Russian election meddling story has made Washington dizzy for months, but pollsters in swing states are having a hard time seeing its impact beyond the Beltway — leaving forecasters of the midterm elections torn over the story's potential impact. Published July 17, 2017
Russia fights U.S. fracking using shell company to fund environmental campaigns, investigators say
Russia's propaganda schemes and shell companies are so complex that investigators call them "matryoshkas" for the Russian nesting dolls that hide one inside the other. Capitol Hill lawmakers say they are now wrestling with one that appears to have twisted American oil and gas policy in Moscow's favor. Published July 16, 2017
Glenn Simpson, operative behind anti-Trump dossier, to testify next week before Congress
The founder of the Washington political opposition-research firm that commissioned the anti-Donald Trump dossier will testify next Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Published July 13, 2017
Donna Brazile, former DNC head, to release book on 2016 election hacks
Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile -- who used her relationship with CNN to feed Hillary Clinton debate questions -- announced she'll soon publish a book titled: "Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns that Put Donald Trump in the White House." Published July 12, 2017
Hill panel calls for Donald Trump Jr. to testify on Russia meeting
Bipartisan members of the Senate's lead probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election are clamoring for the testimony of President Donald Trump's eldest son into new revelations that he meet last year with a Kremlin-linked lawyer -- a meeting he has denounced as a "big yawn." Published July 10, 2017
Michael Flynn slips behind scenes of Russia meddling scandal
The Russian election meddling drama's mystery man -- former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn -- has not been seen publicly in nearly a half-year amid a swirl of investigations, media reports and speculation about his activities. Published July 9, 2017
Donald Trump target of leaks at rate of one a day
President Trump has confronted "an unprecedented wave of potentially damaging leaks of information that threaten national security" since taking office, at the pace of a damaging leak a day, a congressional survey has found. Published July 6, 2017
DNC email server most wanted evidence for Russia investigations
It is perhaps the key piece of forensic evidence in Russia's suspected efforts to sway the November presidential election, but federal investigators have yet to get their hands on the hacked computer server that handled email from the Democratic National Committee. Published July 5, 2017
Chuck Schumer uses Senate rule to delay intel meeting; unmasking controversy sure to come up
A national security briefing for Senate Judiciary Committee members was scuttled Wednesday after a top Democrat invoked a procedural rule to delay the closed-door meeting. Published June 28, 2017
Sheldon Whitehouse demands ‘unmasking’ answers to Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee will take a hard look at the alleged "unmasking" of Trump campaign and transition officials by the Obama White House at a closed-door hearing Wednesday — pushing an underexplored aspect of the scandal over Russian meddling in the November presidential election. Published June 27, 2017
Sergey Kislyak out, Anatoly Antonov in as Russian ambassador
Moscow's mercurial U.S. Ambassador Sergey Kislyak -- a central character in the Russian election meddling saga -- will soon leave Washington, but his replacement might prove problematic in his own way as the Trump administration tries to find a working relationship with Vladimir Putin's Kremlin. Published June 27, 2017
Senate Judiciary Committee to push for facts on alleged ‘unmasking’ by Obama officials
Former National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice and other top officials from the Obama administration have recently come under suspicion over whether they inappropriately "unmasked" Trump associates. Published June 27, 2017
Jared Kushner adds Abbe Lowell to legal defense team amid Russia probe
Top White House adviser Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, has added another big name to his legal team in the Russian election hacking probe, hiring Abbe Lowell, the veteran Washington lawyer who has taken on some of the capital's most notable ethics cases, including those of former vice presidential nominee John Edwards and lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Published June 27, 2017
Sergey Kislyak, Russia’s ambassador to U.S., recalled to Moscow
One of the central characters in the saga over alleged Kremlin meddling in the 2016 presidential election -- Russian U.S. Ambassador Sergey Kislyak -- is being recalled to Moscow, according to published reports. Published June 26, 2017
Congressional Russia probes to question John Podesta and election experts
Congressional investigations into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election will question Hillary Clinton's former presidential campaign chairman, John Podesta, next week -- in addition to experts on Kremlin interference in recent and future European elections. Published June 23, 2017
Susan Rice records that intelligence committee wants are locked in Obama archive
House intelligence committee sources say career officials at the National Security Council are slow-walking the delivery of subpoenaed records on former National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's handling of classified information and the "unmasking" of Trump campaign workers. Published June 22, 2017
Jeh Johnson: Dems declined help from Department of Homeland Security after election hack
President Obama's homeland security chief on Wednesday told a House panel investigating Russian meddling in the November election that, much to his disappointment, Democratic National Committee officials declined an offer by his agency to help even after they learned the committee had been hacked. Published June 21, 2017
Jeh Johnson to testify on Vladimir Putin, election hacking
President Obama's claim that he confronted President Vladimir Putin and shut down Russian hacking efforts late in the 2016 election campaign will face sharp scrutiny when Jeh Johnson, Mr. Obama's homeland security chief, faces lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Published June 20, 2017
Robert Mueller faces tough obstruction case against Donald Trump
Special counsel Robert Mueller could have a tough time making an obstruction of justice case stick against President Trump, according to legal analysts, who said he will have to overcome a number of "unique hurdles" — not the least of which is a decades-old Justice Department ruling that a sitting president can't be charged. Published June 15, 2017
Jared Kushner, Michael Flynn Russian connections to be examined by Congress
Congressional investigators are moving to a new phase in the multiple probes now exploring alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, with White House aide Jared Kushner and fired National Security Adviser Michael Flynn among those facing new scrutiny. Published June 14, 2017
