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News Wrap: Giuliani comments raise new questions about collusion by Trump campaign

Democrats and the president both appear to be digging in their heels as the shutdown enters its 20th day. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

House votes overwhelmingly to maintain Russian sanctions

In the House, 136 Republicans voted with Democrats, sending a strong bipartisan message of disapproval to President Donald Trump's administration on Russia.

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Rose Garden after a meeting with congressional leaders about the U.S. government shutdown on Jan. 4, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Carlos Barria

WATCH: Trump says U.S. will develop space-based missile defense

Declaring that space is the new warfighting domain, President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed the U.S. will develop an unrivaled missile defense system to protect against advanced hypersonic and cruise missile threats from competitors and adversaries.

By Deb Reichmann, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks to Capitol Hill reporters after it was reported House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) would ask the Treasury Department to delay the lifting of sanctions on two companies tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska to give Congress time to review the decision in Washington. Yuri Gripas/Reuters

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin urges senators to ease Russia sanctions

Senators plan to vote on a Democratic resolution that would maintain sanctions on companies linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.

By Maria Danilova, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

WATCH: Barr says he wouldn’t fire Mueller without cause

President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee says he would "not carry out" any order to fire special counsel Robert Mueller without cause.

By Associated Press

WATCH: Barr says he declined to join Trump defense team

By Associated Press

Attorney general nominee William Barr says he turned down joining President Donald Trump's defense team in the Russia investigation.

Denying he ever worked for Russia, Trump calls the question a ‘disgrace’

On Monday, President Trump denied being a Russian agent after The New York Times reported the FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation into whether he was acting on Russia’s behalf. He called the FBI officials who launched the inquiry “scoundrels” and…

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LGBTQ activists report new wave of detentions, torture and killings of gay people in Chechnya

By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press

The Russian republic of Chechnya has launched a new crackdown on gays in which at least two people have died and about 40 people have been detained, LGBT activists in Russia charged Monday.

‘Plenty’ is still unknown about Trump’s interactions with Putin, says former NSC staffer

Questions remain about President Trump's meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as about Trump's broader ties to Russia. To analyze why the corresponding counterintelligence investigations are 'unprecedented,' Judy Woodruff sits down with Andrew Weiss, a former National Security…

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Trump’s AG nominee William Barr: ‘Vitally important’ Mueller finish work

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general will tell senators at his confirmation hearing "it is vitally important" that special counsel Robert Mueller be allowed to complete his Russia investigation, according to prepared remarks obtained by The Associated Press on…