Apr 20 Watch 3:15 DNC sues Russia, Trump ‘co-conspirators’ over 2016 election meddling A lawsuit filed by the Democratic National Committee alleges that people close to President Trump and Russian entities conspired to spread documents that were stolen from the DNC to bolster the Trump campaign. The Democratic Party set off a similar… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 5:01 Tom Perez on DNC lawsuit: Russian and Trump campaign conspiracy ‘abundantly clear to me’ In a lawsuit filed Friday, the Democratic National Committee alleges President Trump’s campaign, WikiLeaks and the Russian government took part in a massive plot to interfere in the 2016 presidential election by releasing stolen DNC emails. Why file the lawsuit… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 6:00 How the DNC lawsuit could become a powerful tool The Democratic National Committee is claiming there was a broad conspiracy to aid Donald Trump’s presidential campaign by hacking and leaking stolen emails. How hard will that be to prove in court? William Brangham gets analysis from Susan Hennessey, executive… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 11:31 Shields and Salam on DNC’s Russia lawsuit, James Comey’s memos Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review executive editor Reihan Salam join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the DNC’s move to sue Russia and members of the Trump campaign over election meddling, the memos written by former… Continue watching
Apr 20 Should 16-year-olds be allowed to vote? By Hannah Grabenstein Earlier this month, a Washington, D.C., city councilman proposed what hasn’t been a widely embraced idea in recent years: lowering the voting age threshold in local and federal elections from 18 to 16. Continue reading
Apr 20 5 takeaways from the Comey memos By Daniel Bush James Comey's memos don't shed much new light on why Trump fired him as the director of the FBI, but they have sparked a fierce partisan debate. Continue reading
Apr 20 Mourners line up to pay final respects to Barbara Bush By Juan A. Lozano, John L. Mone, Associated Press Many women waiting in line wore blue, Barbara Bush's favorite color, and pearls, her go-to neckwear jewelry. Continue reading
Apr 20 Judge to hear arguments about delaying Stormy Daniels case By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The proposed delay comes after FBI agents raided the office and residence of Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. Continue reading
Apr 20 Ex-FBI deputy director McCabe ‘very upset and disappointed’ in Comey comments By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney Michael Bromwich on Friday addressed an inspector general investigation that led to McCabe's firing last month on allegations that he had misled officials about a news media disclosure. Continue reading
Apr 19 Trump had concerns about Flynn’s ‘judgment issues,’ according to Comey memos By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Fifteen pages of documents sent to Congress on Thursday and obtained by the Associated Press contain new details about a series of interactions that Comey had with Trump in the weeks before his May 2017 firing. Continue reading