News in Brief Russia Is Copying China’s Approach to Internet Censorship — Will It Work? (Photo: Damien Meyer/Getty Staff) When you hear the words Russia and Internet, you probably think of Kremlin-backed hacking.… Emily Parker
News in Brief Devin Nunes Under Investigation by House Ethics Committee House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes announced on Thursday he is temporarily stepping down as head of the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief ‘Power Rangers’ Lands Russia’s Strictest Movie Rating After Queer-Character Controversy On Friday, a Russian film distributor changed the new Power Rangers reboot’s rating from 16+ to the more… Katie Kilkenny
News in Brief The FBI Is Investigating the Trump Campaign’s Link to Russia Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey confirmed on Monday that his bureau is investigating whether President Donald… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief We Shouldn’t Treat Foreign Diplomacy Like Real Estate The Trump administration has shown a preference for a free-wheeling foreign policy driven by a small number of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Russia Mulls Banning ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Over Gay Scene At the urging of a member of his country’s ruling political party, Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky has… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Attorney General Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself From Russia Investigations But many prominent Democrats argue that’s not enough. By Kate Wheeling Jeff Sessions at his confirmation hearing on… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The U.S. Could Benefit From Firmer Responses to Russian Provocations Western responses to Russian meddling have been all too symmetrical. It’s time to shake that up. By Michael… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Michael Flynn Is Emblematic of a Much Larger Problem The retired lieutenant general isn’t the only cabinet-level staffer with deep ties to Russia. Jared Keller
News in Brief Fossil Fuel Companies Are Smearing Environmentalists as Putin Puppets Dig behind the headlines, and you'll find powerful propaganda at play. Jimmy Tobias