Massimo Calabresi

Calabresi is TIME’s Washington bureau chief.

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Christopher Wray

New FBI director

By Massimo Calabresi

Donald Trump’s Loyalty Pledge for the FBI Challenges the Nation

Few things are more important in a democracy than confidence that the law is applied equally and fairly to all. Which is why the written testimony of former FBI Director James Comey to Congress, released...

By Massimo Calabresi

Russia Probe Closes in on White House

Republican Congressman Trey Gowdy was just trying to help. But as they have for weeks, attempts to defend President Trump against the accelerating investigation into possible collusion between his campaign and Russia just seem to...

By Massimo Calabresi

Why Trump Can't Stop the Russia Investigations

Investigators amass evidence under court supervision, regardless of who is in charge

By Massimo Calabresi

Inside Russia’s Social Media War on America

On March 2, a disturbing report hit the desks of U.S. counterintelligence officials in Washington. For months, American spy hunters had scrambled to uncover details of Russia’s influence operation against the 2016 presidential election. In...

By Massimo Calabresi

White House Flip-Flops on Iran Nuclear Deal

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson provides diplomatic cover

By Massimo Calabresi

Syrian Airstrikes Leave Key Questions About President Trump's Intentions Unanswered

President Trump’s airstrike against Syria Thursday may have established a credible deterrent to Bashar al Assad’s future use of chemical weapons, at least in the short term. But the long-term effects of setting a new...

By Massimo Calabresi

Unmasking and Leaks: Trump's Russia Retort

As the FBI continues its probe into contacts between Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia, the President is advancing his own investigation of sorts. On April 5, a month after falsely alleging that President Obama...

By Massimo Calabresi

Inside Donald Trump's War Against the State

Who wins and loses in his attack on the U.S. government

By Massimo Calabresi

FBI Talked to the White House About Its Russia Probe

Calls for investigation from Congress

By Massimo Calabresi

As Moscow Advances, U.S. Allies Look Warily to Trump for Clarity

As Moscow advances, U.S. allies look warily to Trump for clarity

By Massimo Calabresi / Washington and Simon Shuster / Podgorica, Montenegro

Trump's Immigration Order Is Legal-for Now

The U.S. has given sanctuary to more than 3 million people fleeing religious, political or racial persecution since instituting rigorous refugee screening in 1980. Not one has killed anyone in a terrorist attack. Even if...

By Massimo Calabresi

Russia, a Dossier of Rumors and a President-Elect

Washington has long been a city fueled by gossip, innuendo and backbiting, much of it anonymous and some of it completely fabricated. But rarely does such material ever get inserted into formal documents. And there...

By Massimo Calabresi

Vladimir Putin: The Troublemaker

Putin is now Donald Trump's problem

By Massimo Calabresi

Russia's Election Meddling Hampers Trump Transition

The effects of Russia’s hacking of Democratic emails before the U.S. presidential election didn’t end on Nov. 8. In the weeks since, the fallout on American democracy has continued, revealing splits in Congress and tainting...

By Massimo Calabresi

Here's The Evidence Russia Hacked The Democratic National Committee

Such as it is. A declassified review comes next month.

By Massimo Calabresi and Pratheek Rebala

The Downside of Donald Trump's Fight With the Intelligence Community

Crises require credibility

By Massimo Calabresi

Can Trump Clean Up His Messy World of Conflicts?

Among the thousands of special powers that Donald Trump will gain when he is sworn in as President on Jan. 20 is the authority to protect the government of Saudi Arabia from lawsuits brought by...

By Massimo Calabresi

The Foreign Policy Hot Spots Facing Donald Trump

Nowhere does Donald Trump have more unilateral power than in his role as Commander in Chief. And nowhere has he been more contradictory than in his remarks about three global hot spots where regional stability...

By Massimo Calabresi

Bill Clinton, Inc.

Aide secured $116 million in paid and pledged income to Bill Clinton

By Massimo Calabresi
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