• GOP warns time running out for Kavanaugh's accuser to talk

    GOP warns time running out for Kavanaugh's accuser to talk

    Sep 20, 2018 12:58 PM EST

    ... of male titans. "Republicans are trying to bully her into a rigged hearing," No. 2 Senate Democratic leader Dick Durbin of Illinois tweeted about Ford. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S-ceo2Q9-0 With accusations against Brett Kavanaugh evoking memories of another Supreme Court confirmation battle, law professor and ...

  • Review of Russia probe documents underway after Trump orders release

    Review of Russia probe documents underway after Trump orders release

    Sep 18, 2018 01:49 PM EST

    ... for the documents' release, said it will allow the American people to decide "what happened at the highest levels of their FBI and Justice Department." https://twitter.com/RepMarkMeadows/status/1041803668666953728 And the No. 3 Republican in the House, Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, tweeted that Trump made the right call ...

  • GOP push to release House interviews in Russia investigation

    GOP push to release House interviews in Russia investigation

    Sep 16, 2018 08:05 PM EST

    ... Conaway of Texas, who led the investigation, said in March, when the committee completed a draft of its final report that found no coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign, that he decided against releasing the whole transcripts for fear it could hinder future probes. https://youtu.be/H9qeJBGo2v8 Rep ...

  • Supporters of election security bill warn delay could embolden Russia in 2018 midterms

    Supporters of election security bill warn delay could embolden Russia in 2018 midterms

    Sep 04, 2018 02:49 PM EST

    Kansas only partially uses paper ballots currently. https://youtu.be/vNPwxhSWr6U California Secretary of State Alex Padilla tells Judy Woodruff that states need more resources to stay ahead of the threat. Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby said he too has problems with the bill. "This is a big step, the federal ...

  • Rudy Giuliani on hazards of Trump-Mueller interview: 'Truth isn't truth'

    Rudy Giuliani on hazards of Trump-Mueller interview: 'Truth isn't truth'

    Aug 20, 2018 01:55 PM EST

    WASHINGTON — "Truth isn't truth," says President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, explaining why he's wary about pushing the president into an interview that he says could be a perjury trap. Giuliani's statement is reminiscent of a comment from another Trump aide last year about "alternative ...

  • New U.S. sanctions could pitch Russia relations to new low

    New U.S. sanctions could pitch Russia relations to new low

    Aug 11, 2018 07:10 PM EST

    But for the most part, those measures have punished Russian officials and associates of President Vladimir Putin rather than targeting broad economic sectors. More biting restrictions have been imposed by the European Union, which conducts more trade and business with Russia than the U.S. does. The sanctions announced by ...

  • WATCH: U.S. officials say Trump will not tolerate Russian interference in 2018 midterms

    WATCH: U.S. officials say Trump will not tolerate Russian interference in 2018 midterms

    Aug 02, 2018 05:42 PM EST

    Asked this week how confident he was in the integrity of election systems ahead of the fall midterms, the No. 2 Republican, Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, said, "I'm confident we're doing the best we can." Beyond Russian interference with social media campaigns to influence voters, lawmakers are ...

  • AP fact check: Trump off base on Russia, veterans and Queen Elizabeth II

    AP fact check: Trump off base on Russia, veterans and Queen Elizabeth II

    Jul 23, 2018 02:15 PM EST

    WASHINGTON — It was a week of bewilderment over what President Donald Trump really thinks about Russian interference in the U.S. election and what he and Russia's Vladimir Putin told each other in their private meeting. The confusion was fed by Trump's vacillating statements about the summit. On ...

  • 5 important stories that have nothing to do with Russia

    5 important stories that have nothing to do with Russia

    Jul 17, 2018 11:31 PM EST

    ... hoping not to hear the click of a weapon. I often listen to the ceremony with my back against the wall, watching the front door.” https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaAdvocate/videos/10160575648940134/ He added: “Hopefully, we’ll manage. We’ll move on. We’ll finish building our mosque and we ...

  • Trump asked Russia to find Clinton’s emails. On or around the same day, Russians targeted her accounts

    Trump asked Russia to find Clinton’s emails. On or around the same day, Russians targeted her accounts

    Jul 13, 2018 10:01 PM EST

    ... 000 emails that are missing, I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press," Trump said in a July 27, 2016 news conference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b71f2eYdTc On or around that day, according to the indictment, which was announced Friday, Russian actors sent phishing emails ...