Feb 08 The House Intelligence Committee is planning to build a wall between Republican and Democratic staff By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A senior Republican on the committee, Florida Rep. Tom Rooney, said Thursday that he thinks the committee is "poison" right now, characterizing partisan tensions as a total breakdown on committee that could have national security concerns. Continue reading
Feb 06 Bannon to speak with Mueller investigators next week By Chad Day, Associated Press Bannon is expected to face questions about key events during his time in the White House, including Trump's firings of former National Security adviser Michael Flynn and former FBI Director James Comey. Continue reading
Feb 06 WATCH: Paul Ryan briefly addresses classified memo By Associated Press Previously, the president has said the memo "totally vindicates" him. When House Speaker Paul Ryan was asked about Trump's comments in today's conference, he didn't directly answer whether the memo vindicated the president. Continue reading
Feb 05 Trump lashes out at Schiff over Russia memo By Hope Yen and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Trump's attack on California Rep. Adam Schiff came before a planned meeting of the House intelligence panel Monday, where the committee is expected to consider whether to release a Democratic rebuttal memo. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 4:36 Rep. Hurd on Nunes memo: DOJ authority should be used appropriately every time By PBS News Hour What information in the so-called Nunes memo was so compelling to Republicans it it warranted its release despite calls by the intelligence community to keep it classified? Judy Woodruff speaks with Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, a former undercover officer in… Continue watching
Feb 02 We annotated the full Nunes memo on the Russia probe By Daniel Bush, Yamiche Alcindor, Rachel Wellford, Hari Sreenivasan Despite the partisan fight over its release, the memo also contains some information about the FBI’s work that was not previously made public. Here’s an annotated version of the memo, with analysis and context provided by PBS NewsHour staff. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 7:20 Conservative push for Nunes memo release draws Democratic rebuke By PBS News Hour The seemingly imminent release of a controversial memo on the FBI's Russia investigation had both parties trading charges and counter-charges on Thursday. The ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said that Republicans changed the memo before sending it to… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 7:44 Will releasing the Nunes memo come with long-term consequences? By PBS News Hour Should the White House release a controversial memo about the Russia investigation? The president's plan to make it public ignores concerns of the FBI and highlights a public rift between him and the Department of Justice. Judy Woodruff gets debate… Continue watching
Feb 01 FBI in public fight with Trump over releasing Russia memo By Chad Day, Jonathan Lemire and Eric Tucker, Associated Press In a remarkably public clash with the White House, the FBI declared Wednesday it has "grave concerns" about the accuracy of a classified memo on the Russia election investigation that President Donald Trump wants released. Continue reading
Feb 01 Pelosi calls for removal of Nunes as House intel chair By Associated Press House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says Rep. Devin Nunes of California took "deliberately dishonest actions" by altering a classified GOP-written memo on the investigation into Russia's election influence. Continue reading