• Rudy Giuliani tries to clarify hush money comments

    Rudy Giuliani tries to clarify hush money comments

    May 04, 2018 06:44 PM EST

    Rudy Giuliani, the newest member of President Donald Trump's legal team, is attempting to clarify some of his remarks about payments to porn star Stormy Daniels to silence her allegations she had a tryst with Donald Trump. The former New York City mayor released a statement Friday in which ...

  • After a week of Russian propaganda, I was questioning everything

    After a week of Russian propaganda, I was questioning everything

    May 02, 2018 08:25 PM EST

    ... Sputnik, you get called a traitor and a Putin puppet … But why does no one bring up the coup we fomented?” he said, referring to Russian allegations that the U.S. fomented a coup in Ukraine. Stranahan also argued that Russia -- and Russian media -- is being unfairly vilified by the ...

  • Trump says leak of Mueller's Russia probe questions 'disgraceful'

    Trump says leak of Mueller's Russia probe questions 'disgraceful'

    May 01, 2018 01:12 PM EST

    ... a second tweet, Trump said: "It would seem very hard to obstruct justice for a crime that never happened." https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/991267863674675200 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/991279620044591105 But the questions do appear to indicate that Mueller is looking into possible collusion. Some touch on Russian meddling ...

  • GOP-led House panel officially clears Trump in Russia probe

    GOP-led House panel officially clears Trump in Russia probe

    Apr 27, 2018 02:27 PM EST

    WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House intelligence committee on Friday officially declared the end of its Russia probe, saying in its final report that it found no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign. The report's conclusion is fiercely opposed by committee Democrats, who ...

  • Russia says UN delaying fact-finding mission visit in Syria

    Russia says UN delaying fact-finding mission visit in Syria

    Apr 16, 2018 01:29 PM EST

    ... But Syrian opposition and activists have criticized the Russia deployment in the town, saying that evidence of chemical weapons' use might no longer be found. Russia and Syria deny the attack took place. The Kremlin quickly denied reports that Russia was not allowing the OPCW mission in, without elaborating. "As ...

  • James Comey speculates Russians may have damaging info on Trump

    James Comey speculates Russians may have damaging info on Trump

    Apr 16, 2018 01:07 PM EST

    ... whether the president's actions constitute obstruction of justice. The FBI director, who until his firing last May led an investigation into possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, acknowledged that it was "stunning" to think that Russia could have damaging information about an American president. But he said ...

  • UN council rejects Russia resolution on Syria

    UN council rejects Russia resolution on Syria

    Apr 14, 2018 04:22 PM EST

    ... Security Council has rejected a Russian resolution calling for condemnation of the "aggression" by the United States and its allies against Syria. Only three countries — Russia, China and Bolivia — voted in favor of the resolution at the end of an emergency meeting of the 15-member council called by Russia ...

  • If U.S. attacks Syria, Russia threatens to shoot down missiles, target launch sites

    If U.S. attacks Syria, Russia threatens to shoot down missiles, target launch sites

    Apr 11, 2018 10:53 AM EST

    WASHINGTON — Defying Russian warnings against U.S. military strikes in Syria, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that missiles "will be coming" in response to Syria's suspected chemical attack that killed at least 40 people. "Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria," Trump tweeted. "Get ...

  • More than 20 countries have expelled Russian diplomats. Now what?

    More than 20 countries have expelled Russian diplomats. Now what?

    Mar 28, 2018 12:08 AM EST

    ... and “I don’t see that happening anytime soon.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU9hfz6_MEw Victoria Nuland of the Center for a New American Security and Paul Saunders of the Center for the National Interest discussed how the diplomat expulsion will affect Russia on Monday’s PBS NewsHour.

  • White House says Trump isn't considering firing Mueller amid Russia probe

    White House says Trump isn't considering firing Mueller amid Russia probe

    Mar 19, 2018 01:02 PM EST

    President Donald Trump is not considering firing the special counsel investigating Russian election interference, a top White House lawyer said, after a cascade of Trump tweets revived chatter that the deeply frustrated president may be preparing to get rid of the veteran prosecutor.