News in Brief Did an Accused Money Launderer Funnel Millions to the NRA? Alexander Torshin is a Russian politician accused of financial crimes in Spain, and now the FBI is checking into his ties with the Trump campaign. Sebastian Rotella
News in Brief Senator Dianne Feinstein Releases Transcript of Interview With Firm Behind Controversial Dossier "The only way to set the record straight is to make the transcript public," Feinstein said in a statement. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Wilbur Ross’ Chief of Staff Has a Connection With Putin’s Inner-Circle A group of Senate Democrats is requesting an investigation into Wendy Teramoto's business ties to the Russian president's billionaire associates. Dan Alexander & Derek Kravitz
News in Brief Has ISIS Really Been Defeated? A series of attacks against U.S. and Russian backed forces in recent days suggests that ISIS is still very much a threat. Hashem Osseiran
News in Brief A Former Jill Stein Staffer Says the Senate’s Russia Investigation Committee Is Now Looking Into Her Campaign Campaign employees reportedly used a personal cell phone to facilitate multiple appearances for Stein on RT News. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief Assessing the Threat of a Cyberwar With Iran The country's increased use of cyberattacks against the United States is a worrying sign toward potential future conflicts. Dorothy Denning
News in Brief What’s Behind Chechnya’s Increasing Interventionism in Syria? Chechen military involvement in the fight against ISIS is unprecedented. Neil Hauer
Economics The Hidden Signals in Corporate Ribbon-Cutting Ceremonies The ritual can reveal much more about government-business relations than you'd think, according to a new analysis. Rick Paulas
News in Brief How Can an Election Be Hacked? We hear about election hacking all the time, but amid all the noise it's easy to confuse the three distinct ways that a vote can be manipulated. Emefa Addo Agawu
News in Brief Jeff Sessions Testifies Before House Committee on Russia Contacts Records show the attorney general led a 2016 meeting with Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos. Emily Moon