May 09 Watch 7:59 The arguments for and against Gina Haspel as CIA director Should the Senate confirm CIA director nominee Gina Haspel? Nick Schifrin gets two views on her background and role in a controversial detention and interrogation program from John Rizzo, a former DIA chief legal officer, and retired U.S. Army Brig. Continue watching
May 09 Watch 5:27 Why did major companies pay Trump's personal lawyer through a shell company? Payments totalling more than $4 million were made to a shell company set up by Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal attorney, and included about $500,000 from a U.S. company with ties to a Russian oligarch who is close to Vladimir… Continue watching
May 09 Republicans pledge to show Ohio is still 'a Trump state' By Dan Sewell, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press In the GOP Senate race, Renacci emerged victorious with 47 percent of the vote. He urged Republicans to unite after a five-way primary that saw investment banker Mike Gibbons sue him and accuse him of making defamatory campaign statements including… Continue reading
May 09 Stormy Daniels' lawyer says Russian paid Trump attorney Cohen By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The memo says Viktor Vekselberg, a Russian billionaire, and his cousin "routed" eight payments totaling approximately $500,000 to Cohen's company, Essential Consultants, between January and August 2017. The reason for the payments was not immediately known. Continue reading
May 09 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Saher Khan The 24-hour news cycle is filled with political coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Continue reading
May 09 GOP moderates say they'll force House votes on immigration By Alan Fram, Associated Press The legislators want the House to vote on four bills including a bipartisan compromise, a conservative proposal and a liberal plan. Continue reading
May 09 Russian firm pleads not guilty to meddling in 2016 election By Chad Day, Associated Press The plea was the first by any of the Russian defendants charged by special counsel Robert Mueller's team. The company, Concord Management and Consulting LLC, is accused of providing funding for a huge Russian troll farm that directed a covert… Continue reading
May 09 WATCH: White House defends Trump suggestion of taking away media credentials By Associated Press Trump complained in a Wednesday tweet that "despite the tremendous success we are having with the economy & all things else," most news about him is "negative (Fake)."… Continue reading
May 09 Who is Gina Haspel, Trump's pick to lead the CIA? By Jessica Yarvin The majority of Gina Haspel’s 33-year career at the agency has been spent in the Directorate of Operations, helping oversee clandestine spying efforts around the world. Continue reading
May 09 Trump warns Iran against resuming nuclear program By Catherine Lucey, Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday against resuming its nuclear weapons program, a day after announcing that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the landmark Iran nuclear deal. Continue reading