• Condoleezza Rice: I worry firestorm surrounding Russia investigations, Comey firing could ‘erode people’s confidence in our institutions’

    Condoleezza Rice: I worry firestorm surrounding Russia investigations, Comey firing could ‘erode people’s confidence in our institutions’

    May 12, 2017 10:10 PM EST

    Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she worries the firestorm over the ongoing Russia investigations and fallout from President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of FBI director James Comey “is starting to erode people’s confidence in our institutions.” When asked by PBS NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff whether Trump ...

  • Senate panel subpoenas Michael Flynn for documents in Russia probe

    Senate panel subpoenas Michael Flynn for documents in Russia probe

    May 11, 2017 02:35 PM EST

    ... the House are investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 election and whether Trump associates colluded with those attempts to sway the election. Flynn's Russia ties are also being scrutinized by the FBI as it conducts a similar investigation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4MbvkmwRB0 Former Assistant Attorney ...

  • Column: What Medicare can teach the GOP about this basic rule of insurance

    Column: What Medicare can teach the GOP about this basic rule of insurance

    May 10, 2017 08:45 PM EST

    ... wrong it would be to force parents to watch a child die, because they did not have the money or could not afford health insurance. https://youtu.be/MmWWoMcGmo0 It was no more Kimmel’s fault that his son needed care than it was that the front of our neighbor ...

  • What does Comey's firing mean for the FBI's Russia probe?

    What does Comey's firing mean for the FBI's Russia probe?

    May 10, 2017 03:04 AM EST

    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey throws a huge cloud of doubt over the bureau's investigation into allegations of Trump campaign ties to Russia. The FBI and three congressional committees have been investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 election and possible Trump connections ...

  • Trump distances himself from Flynn as Russia probe continues

    Trump distances himself from Flynn as Russia probe continues

    May 08, 2017 02:01 PM EST

    ... likes talking about that." https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/861592420043157504 In a second tweet, Trump said Yates should be asked under oath "if she knows how classified information got into the newspapers" soon after she raised concerns about Flynn. WATCH LIVE: Former acting AG Yates to testify in Russia probe

  • WATCH: Clinton blames misogyny, FBI, Russia, herself for 2016 election loss

    WATCH: Clinton blames misogyny, FBI, Russia, herself for 2016 election loss

    May 02, 2017 08:28 PM EST

    ... emails and subsequently coordinating their release on WikiLeaks. U.S. intelligence agencies are investigating whether Russia coordinated with Trump associates to influence the election. "He (Russian President Vladimir Putin) certainly interfered in our election," Clinton said. "And it's clear he interfered to hurt me and help his opponent." https ...

  • WATCH: Spicer addresses North Korea, Georgia election runoff in news briefing

    WATCH: Spicer addresses North Korea, Georgia election runoff in news briefing

    Apr 19, 2017 04:05 PM EST

    ... the player above. On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump said Democrats in Georgia are "failing" after a congressional election that's now headed to a runoff. Democrat Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old former congressional staffer, fell a few percentage points shy of an outright victory amid an 18-candidate ...

  • Russia accuses U.S. of unlawful Syria raid as Tillerson visits

    Russia accuses U.S. of unlawful Syria raid as Tillerson visits

    Apr 12, 2017 12:23 PM EST

    MOSCOW — Russia's top diplomat accused the United States on Wednesday of carrying out an unlawful attack against Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces as he opened a fraught meeting with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Giving Tillerson a chilly reception, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said ...

  • Brands treat us like the replicants in 'Blade Runner'

    Brands treat us like the replicants in 'Blade Runner'

    Apr 11, 2017 09:59 PM EST

    ... is just another beer, the Super Bowl commercial “Born the hard way” will suggest you revise your preconceptions. https://youtu.be/HtBZvl7dIu4 Leon Kowalski may have met his end in the first Blade Runner film. But other replicants are back when the sequel, Blade Runner 2049, hits theaters in October.

  • Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page met with Russian intel operative, court documents show

    Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page met with Russian intel operative, court documents show

    Apr 04, 2017 03:19 PM EST

    ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsgSl8s2GeM Carter Page, a former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser, is among those alleged to have had contact with Russian officials, and was named in an uncorroborated dossier. Page, who manages an energy investment company, told Judy Woodruff in February that he had “no ...