Jul 07 Trump-Putin talk ends with conflicting reports on Russian meddling By Joshua Barajas After Friday's meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, two key people in the room for the talk gave differing accounts of what happened when one particular issue -- Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election --… Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 4:03 News Wrap: Russia denies trying to hack U.S. voting equipment By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, Russia is denying that it attempted to hack U.S. voting computer software and equipment before last year’s presidential election. Also, President Trump waded into the political conflict over the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar with… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 7:22 Russian think tank planned to influence the U.S. election, new documents reveal By PBS NewsHour A Russian government-controlled think tank had outlined plans on how to swing the 2016 U.S. election toward Donald Trump, according to a Reuters report Thursday. New documents reveal a strategy of using social media to bolster Mr. Trump and undermine… Continue watching
Mar 13 Dozens of 17-year-olds voted illegally in Wisconsin primary, according to new report By Todd Richmond, Associated Press The state voted for Trump in November's election, marking the first time a Republican presidential candidate had won Wisconsin since Ronald Reagan in 1984. Continue reading
Mar 06 What does it mean to be American? The answer depends on your politics, study says By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press While there's disagreement on what makes up the American identity, 7 in 10 people — regardless of party — say the country is losing that identity. Continue reading
Mar 02 White House staff told to preserve Russia-related materials By Julie Pace and Vivian Salama, Associated Press The instructions, which were sent to White House staff on Tuesday, come after Senate Democrats last week asked the White House and law enforcement agencies to keep all materials involving contacts that Trump's administration, campaign and transition team — or… Continue reading
Feb 23 ‘Post-election stress disorder’ sweeps the nation By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News Mental health professionals around the country report a stream of patients coming in with "post-election stress disorder" -- the unofficial name for anxiety and depression related to the blast of daily news on the new administration. Continue reading
Jan 12 Justice Department watchdog to investigate DOJ, FBI actions months before election By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The Justice Department inspector general says he will investigate the actions of the Justice Department and FBI in the months leading up to the 2016 election. Continue reading