• 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 ...

  • WATCH: Rod Rosenstein and Christopher Wray testify before Congress on Russia probe

    WATCH: Rod Rosenstein and Christopher Wray testify before Congress on Russia probe

    Jun 28, 2018 02:20 PM EST

    WASHINGTON — Republicans accused top federal law enforcement officials Thursday of withholding important documents from them and demanded details about surveillance tactics during the Russia investigation in a contentious congressional hearing that capped days of mounting partisan complaints. Watch the testimony and hearing stream live in the video player above. The ...

  • Former Trump adviser Roger Stone reveals undisclosed meeting with Russian

    Former Trump adviser Roger Stone reveals undisclosed meeting with Russian

    Jun 18, 2018 05:27 PM EST

    ... on Sunday, insisting: "There was no Russian Collusion. Oh, I see, there was no Russian Collusion, so now they look for obstruction on the no Russian Collusion. The phony Russian Collusion was a made up Hoax. Too bad they didn't look at Crooked Hillary like this. Double Standard!" https ...

  • Supreme Court justices sidestep a definitive ruling in two redistricting cases

    Supreme Court justices sidestep a definitive ruling in two redistricting cases

    Jun 18, 2018 02:43 PM EST

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is resolving partisan redistricting cases from Wisconsin and Maryland without ruling on the broader issue of whether electoral maps can give an unfair advantage to a political party. https://twitter.com/SCOTUSblog/status/1008715274193965057 https://twitter.com/SCOTUSblog/status/1008717468704133120 The justices unanimously ruled against Wisconsin ...

  • Trump calls Russia probe 'unconstitutional'

    Trump calls Russia probe 'unconstitutional'

    Jun 04, 2018 03:38 PM EST

    ... Democrats, have done nothing wrong!" https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1003637916919320577 Trump's team has sought to discredit special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling into the 2016 election. Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani recently said the probe may need to be curtailed because, in his estimation, it was ...

  • Trump blasts Robert Mueller's spending on Russia probe

    Trump blasts Robert Mueller's spending on Russia probe

    Jun 01, 2018 01:05 PM EST

    ... slightly overstating the figure for the Russia probe he has dismissed as a 'witch hunt.' Trump tweets Friday: "A.P. has just reported that the Russian Hoax Investigation has now cost our government over $17 million, and going up fast." He adds: "No Collusion, except by the Democrats!" https://twitter ...