Aug 22 Republicans -- and some Democrats -- reject impeachment talk By Lisa Mascaro, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Republicans are rejecting talk of impeachment without evidence of Russian collusion. Democrats, meanwhile, are steering clear of the word, too, and are instead zeroing in on what they call a "cesspool" of corruption engulfing the White House. Continue reading
Aug 22 Trump says hush money 'not a campaign violation' By Associated Press President Donald Trump Trump is telling "Fox & Friends" host Ainsley Earhardt in an interview set to air Thursday that the payments "didn't come out of the campaign, and that's big."… Continue reading
Aug 22 Michael Cohen has evidence Trump committed a crime, lawyer says By Yamiche Alcindor Lanny Davis, an attorney for Cohen, said in an interview with the PBS NewsHour on Wednesday morning that his client had agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors and share whatever he knows about the campaign’s dealings with Russia. Continue reading
Aug 22 WATCH: White House says no discussions of possible Manafort pardon By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is holding a briefing at 2:15 p.m. EDT. Watch her remarks here. Continue reading
Aug 22 What just happened? The 2-hour saga of yesterday made simple By Lisa Desjardins In the span of two hours yesterday, two former Trump associates were guilty in court and a Congressman was indicted for misusing campaign funds. Here's what happened and what we're watching now. Continue reading
Aug 22 Trump lashes out at his former lawyer after guilty plea By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen of making up "stories in order to get a 'deal'" from federal prosecutors. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 12:12 What does Michael Cohen's guilty plea mean for Trump? President Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges including campaign finance violations for paying off women at Trump's direction, bank fraud and more than $4 million in tax evasion. The deal could result in prison… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 8:27 How Paul Manafort's conviction could affect the Russia probe A jury found President Trump's 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty on eight counts of bank and tax fraud, and failing to disclose foreign bank accounts. A mistrial was declared on 10 other counts. Judy Woodruff learns more from William… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 6:34 News Wrap: Microsoft reveals latest Russian hacking attempt In our news wrap Tuesday, Microsoft said it had foiled the latest attempt by Russian hackers ahead of November’s midterm election. The tech giant announced that it had removed fake versions of the websites of the U.S. Senate and two… Continue watching
Aug 21 WATCH: Trump avoids mention of Cohen, Manafort legal drama at West Virginia rally By Associated Press The closest reference on Tuesday night came when he slammed the special counsel investigation into Russian election interference as a "witch hunt" and asked: "Where is the collusion?"… Continue reading