• What we know about U.S. investigations into Russia and possible ties to Trump's campaign

    What we know about U.S. investigations into Russia and possible ties to Trump's campaign

    Feb 21, 2017 06:03 PM EST

    ... also called news reports about his campaign’s ties to Russia “fake news,” and claimed that he did not have any connections to the country. “Russia is a ruse. I have nothing to do with Russia. Haven't made a phone call to Russia in years,” Trump said. Feb. 17 ...

  • Kremlin, Russian lawmakers downplay Flynn's resignation

    Kremlin, Russian lawmakers downplay Flynn's resignation

    Feb 14, 2017 03:04 PM EST

    ... Russia annexed Crimea and threw its weight behind separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine in 2014. The United States responded with economic sanctions and visa bans. https://youtu.be/cI03k3pjkWE Judy Woodruff speaks with The New York Times’ David Sanger and Leon Panetta, former director of the CIA, about Flynn's ...

  • Flynn apologizes to Pence over Russia controversy

    Flynn apologizes to Pence over Russia controversy

    Feb 13, 2017 10:18 PM EST

    WASHINGTON -- The White House broke its silence on the future of national security adviser Michael Flynn Monday, with a top adviser asserting that President Donald Trump retains "full confidence" in Flynn following reports that he misled senior officials about his contacts with Russia. Flynn apologized privately for the controversy to ...

  • Paul Ryan doubts Trump’s efforts to improve Russia relations will work

    Paul Ryan doubts Trump’s efforts to improve Russia relations will work

    Feb 09, 2017 12:00 AM EST

    ... for a new administration to try and establish a stronger relationship with Russia. Ryan said the question before Trump is whether America can “help steer Russia to being something that doesn't conflict with our interests.” “I'm not going to hold my breath on that,” Ryan said. https://youtu ...

  • WATCH: Warren forbidden from speaking on Sessions' nomination after breaking Senate rule

    WATCH: Warren forbidden from speaking on Sessions' nomination after breaking Senate rule

    Feb 08, 2017 04:28 AM EST

    https://youtu.be/Yi7fD0OLPEE?t=49m9s YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren has earned a rare rebuke by the Senate for quoting Coretta Scott King on the Senate floor. The Massachusetts Democrat ran afoul of the chamber's arcane rules by reading a three-decade-old ...

  • Outgoing CIA chief rips into Trump on Russia threat

    Outgoing CIA chief rips into Trump on Russia threat

    Jan 15, 2017 05:30 PM EST

    ... appearance on "Fox News Sunday." Repeated contacts just as Obama imposed sanctions would raise questions about whether Trump's team discussed — or even helped shape — Russia's response. Russian President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly did not retaliate against the U.S. for the sanctions or the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats ...

  • House Dems press FBI on Russia, possible link to Trump camp

    House Dems press FBI on Russia, possible link to Trump camp

    Jan 14, 2017 09:15 PM EST

    ... the inquiry will include: — A review of the intelligence that informed the declassified report about Russia's interference in the election. — "Counterintelligence concerns" related to Russia and the election, "including any intelligence regarding links between Russia and individuals associated with political campaigns." — Russian cyber activity and other "active measures" against ...

  • Russian interference in election a ‘hostile act,’ John Kerry says in PBS NewsHour interview

    Russian interference in election a ‘hostile act,’ John Kerry says in PBS NewsHour interview

    Jan 06, 2017 09:30 PM EST

    ... say that history will debate the choices made, "but I don’t think it falls exclusively on us that this problem hasn’t been solved." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSZVbBffLps&feature=youtu.be Meanwhile, a classified intelligence report issued Friday confirmed Russian interference in the U.S. election ...

  • Trump to get briefing on classified report on Russia, election hacking

    Trump to get briefing on classified report on Russia, election hacking

    Jan 06, 2017 01:25 PM EST

    WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump was hours away Friday from listening to the nation's top intelligence officials make their most detailed and persuasive case yet that Russia's government interfered in this year's U.S. presidential elections. The officials — Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, CIA Director John ...

  • CIA chief addresses ‘doubters’ of Russian hacking report

    CIA chief addresses ‘doubters’ of Russian hacking report

    Jan 03, 2017 11:22 PM EST

    Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan said Tuesday that those who doubt Russia’s alleged election hacking should take a look at the forthcoming intelligence report “before they make those judgments.”