Apr 22 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Countries buying Iranian oil to face U.S. penalties In our news wrap Monday, five nations that buy Iranian oil risk losing their favored status with the U.S. unless they halt imports in a matter of weeks. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday the goal is to deprive… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 3:32 Why Pelosi is trying to slow Democrats' impeachment momentum Although Congress is currently on spring break, there continues to be plenty of political activity in the wake of the release of a redacted version of the Mueller report. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi circled Democrats in a conference call Monday,… Continue watching
Apr 22 Trump, business organization sue Democratic House Oversight chairman By Associated Press The complaint, filed in federal court in Washington, says the subpoena from Rep. Elijah Cummings "has no legitimate legislative purpose" and accuses Democrats of harassing Trump. Continue reading
Apr 22 WATCH: Trumps host White House Easter Egg Roll By Associated Press President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will participate in the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn on Monday morning. Continue reading
Apr 22 AP fact check: Trump, AG Barr spread untruths about Mueller report By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump is still distorting the truth about the Russia investigation, claiming exoneration from a special counsel's report that he is also assailing as hopelessly biased. Here's a closer look at the president's claims. Continue reading
Apr 21 As Russia probe began, Trump called on NSA spy chief for help By Deb Riechmann, Susannah George, Associated Press Two months before special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed in the spring of 2017, President Donald Trump picked up the phone and called the head of the largest U.S. intelligence agency. Trump told Mike Rogers, director of the National Security… Continue reading
Apr 20 AP FACT CHECK: Trump team's distortions on Mueller report By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller all but boldfaced this finding in his report on the Russia investigation: No exoneration for President Donald Trump on whether Trump criminally obstructed justice. But Trump and his aides are stating that Mueller's report… Continue reading
Apr 20 Trump's legal team breathes a sigh, takes a victory lap By Jonathan Lemire, Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s legal team, through a combination of bluster, legal precedent and shifting tactics, managed to protect their client from a potentially perilous in-person interview during special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 4:32 Responding to Mueller report, Russia dismisses sweeping evidence of interference After the release of the Mueller report, what does the Kremlin think about the special counsel's evidence of a sweeping Russian campaign to disrupt the 2016 U.S. presidential election? Special correspondent Ryan Chilcote, who has lived in and reported extensively… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 12:07 Is Mueller report a 'final determination' or an 'impeachment referral?' With a redacted version of the special counsel’s report now public, how should we understand the conclusions Robert Mueller arrived at from the evidence he gathered? Judy Woodruff talks to Robert Ray, who was independent counsel during the Whitewater Investigation… Continue watching