Feb 17 Meddling ‘incontrovertible’ to U.S., ‘just blabber’ to Russia By David Rising, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Top Russian and American officials exchanged barbs Saturday in Germany over the U.S. indictment of 13 Russians accused of an elaborate plot to disrupt the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
Feb 17 Indictment says social media firms got played by Russian agents By Mae Anderson, Associated Press Facebook and Twitter were played by Russian propagandists and it's not clear if the companies have taken sufficient action to prevent something similar from happening again. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 4:21 News Wrap: White House ‘must do better’ on security clearance process, says John Kelly By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, White House chief of staff John Kelly ordered an overhaul of the security clearance process. Kelly has come under fire after reports that Rob Porter maintained interim clearance despite abuse allegations by his two ex-wives. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 4:34 New Yorker investigation into Trump affair finds system of ‘silencing women’ By PBS News Hour According to The New Yorker, former Playboy model Karen McDougal alleges she had an affair with President Trump more than a decade ago, resulting in extensive efforts to keep the story out of the press through payouts and contracts. Judy… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 11:39 Corn and Ponnuru on Russia probe indictments, Florida school shooting By PBS News Hour Mother Jones Washington bureau chief David Corn and National Review senior editor Ramesh Ponnuru join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including criminal charges against Russian operatives for interfering in the election, the politics of gun control after another… Continue watching
Feb 16 EPA chief Pruitt racked up nearly $200,000 in travel expenses over 6 months, environmental group says By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The EPA has said all the charter flights were necessary and previously approved by ethics lawyers. Continue reading
Feb 16 Kelly overhauls White House security clearance process after abuse allegations against former aide By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press John Kelly said the White House "must do better" in handing clearances. Continue reading
Feb 16 Trump tweets Mueller indictment shows ‘no collusion’ in 2016 election By Associated Press The president tweeted Friday that the indictment shows "The Trump campaign did nothing wrong - no collusion!"… Continue reading
Feb 16 California man pleads guilty in special counsel Mueller’s Russia probe By Associated Press The plea deal is the third in special counsel Robert Mueller's continuing Russia probe. It was revealed the same day prosecutors charged 13 Russians and three Russian companies with an extensive scheme to meddle in the U.S. elections. Continue reading
Feb 16 WATCH: Rosenstein says 13 Russian nationals committed ‘information warfare against the United States’ By Erica R. Hendry Their goal: “spread[ing] distrust towards the candidates and the political system in general.”… Continue reading