Apr 22 Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton joins 2020 presidential race By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press The Massachusetts lawmaker and Iraq War veteran said he wanted to run a presidential campaign that would "bring this country back together."… Continue reading
Apr 22 U.S. won’t renew sanctions waivers for nations using Iranian oil By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration said five nations, including allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey, will no longer be exempt from U.S. sanctions if they continue to import oil from Iran. Continue reading
Apr 21 As Russia probe began, Trump called on NSA spy chief for help By Deb Riechmann, Susannah George, Associated Press Two months before special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed in the spring of 2017, President Donald Trump picked up the phone and called the head of the largest U.S. intelligence agency. Trump told Mike Rogers, director of the National Security… Continue reading
Apr 20 AP FACT CHECK: Trump team’s distortions on Mueller report By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller all but boldfaced this finding in his report on the Russia investigation: No exoneration for President Donald Trump on whether Trump criminally obstructed justice. But Trump and his aides are stating that Mueller’s report… Continue reading
Apr 20 Trump’s legal team breathes a sigh, takes a victory lap By Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s legal team, through a combination of bluster, legal precedent and shifting tactics, managed to protect their client from a potentially perilous in-person interview during special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Continue reading
Apr 19 3 times Mueller and Barr gave different pictures of Trump obstruction probe By Geoffrey Lou Guray In several critical respects, Mueller and Barr offered different portrayals of a key aspect of the report: the investigation into whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 4:32 Responding to Mueller report, Russia dismisses sweeping evidence of interference After the release of the Mueller report, what does the Kremlin think about the special counsel's evidence of a sweeping Russian campaign to disrupt the 2016 U.S. presidential election? Special correspondent Ryan Chilcote, who has lived in and reported extensively… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 12:07 Is Mueller report a ‘final determination’ or an ‘impeachment referral?’ With a redacted version of the special counsel’s report now public, how should we understand the conclusions Robert Mueller arrived at from the evidence he gathered? Judy Woodruff talks to Robert Ray, who was independent counsel during the Whitewater Investigation… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 12:46 Shields and Brooks on the Mueller report Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week’s news, including what the Mueller report's details mean for the Trump presidency and American politics, whether House Democrats should pursue impeachment and… Continue watching
Apr 19 Sen. Perdue’s campaign fined $30,000 for fundraising violations By Russ Bynum, Associated Press The civil penalty to the Federal Election Commission was disclosed Monday in the Georgia senator's campaign finance report for the first three months of 2019. Continue reading