russia investigations

Democrats question U.S. meeting with Russian spy chiefs

By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press

Democrats want to know why the Trump administration allowed two Russian spy chiefs under U.S. and European sanctions to meet last week in Washington with American intelligence officials.

Once sacred, FBI becomes an unlikely target of Republican fury

By Eric Tucker and Sadie Gurman, Associated Press

As the Russia investigation intensifies, President Donald Trump and his GOP supporters have unleashed their fury on the FBI and Justice Department, institutions they once held sacred.

FBI has ‘grave concerns’ about releasing Russia memo

By Associated Press

The FBI says it has "grave concerns" about omissions in a classified memo on the Russia investigation that President Donald Trump wants to release to the public.

Schiff says Russia memo doesn’t vindicate Trump

By Associated Press

Rep. Adam Schiff, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, says there is nothing in a classified Republican memo on the Russia investigation that vindicates President Donald Trump.

House panel to release classified memo on FBI’s Russia probe

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The memo addresses a dossier of allegations against Trump compiled by a former British spy, and questions over whether it was used to obtain surveillance warrants.

Trump wanted Mueller fired, but backed off, New York Times report says

By Tom Lobianco, Associated Press

The newspaper reports that Trump demanded Mueller's firing just weeks after the special counsel was first appointed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Trump says he would ‘love to’ answer questions in special counsel’s Russia probe — under oath

By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press

Trump said he would be willing to answer questions under oath in an interview, which special counsel Robert Mueller has been seeking but which White house officials had not previously said the president would grant.

Sessions interviewed by Robert Mueller team in Russia investigation

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Sessions is thought to be the highest-ranking Trump administration official, and first Cabinet member, to be interviewed by Mueller's team.

Sessions: DOJ will leave ‘no stone unturned’ on missing texts from agent removed from Russia probe

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The department last month began providing lawmakers with copies of text communications to and from the veteran counterintelligence agent, Peter Strzok, who was reassigned from Mueller's Russia investigation following the discovery of anti-Trump messages he had traded by phone with…

House panel subpoenas Steve Bannon in ongoing Russia investigation

By Tom Lobianco, Associated Press

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has refused to answer a broad array of queries from the House Intelligence Committee about his time working for the president, leading to a subpoena.