Several Republicans objected to Trump's stance. “I do believe there’s a legitimate case for saying the president’s not following the law, said Sen. Thom Tillis.

August Hanning is accused of selling state secrets to at least one foreign state. It could be the worst breach at the German foreign intelligence agency since the Cold War’s end.

European leaders say Moscow's escalated “hybrid war” against Europe includes online disinformation, cyberattacks and threats to use nuclear weapons.

The decision lifts measures targeting billionaire Alisher Usmanov, whom the E.U. once referred to as “one of Vladimir Putin’s favorite oligarchs.”

The French request would lift E.U. sanctions on Alisher Usmanov, whom the E.U referred to as “one of Vladimir Putin’s favorite oligarchs,” in a bid to free French citizens held in Azerbaijan.