Conservative Republicans have been urging President Trump to release the classified House Intelligence Committee memo, believing it would discredit the FBI and the Russia investigation. But the FBI has issued a statement saying the agency has "grave concerns and material…
Jan 30

By PBS NewsHour
The Trump administration says it won’t impose any of the sanctions that Congress overwhelmingly voted to level at Russia for meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections. Part of the measure directed the Treasury Department to compile a list of Russian…
The FBI's deputy director is stepping down from the agency earlier than his March retirement. Andrew McCabe, who once oversaw an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, has been a target of President Trump's anger and…
Jan 29

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., says he is concerned about the news that FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe is stepping down in the wake of the past firing of former director James Comey. The vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee…
Jan 29

By PBS NewsHour
How does the resignation of the FBI’s deputy director complicate the politics surrounding the Russia investigation? Judy Woodruff talks with Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith about the ways the partisan divide affects public trust…
Jan 26

By PBS NewsHour
In our news wrap Friday, President Trump lauded his tax cuts and promoted the U.S. as an ideal place to grow international business in a restrained speech to world leaders at Davos. Also, the president’s immigration plan that offers a…
Jan 26

By PBS NewsHour
President Trump reportedly ordered the dismissal of special counsel Robert Mueller last June, but backed down after White House counsel Don McGahn said he would quit rather than carry out the order, according to The New York Times and others.
Jan 25

Congressional Republicans are fanning doubts about the Russia probe. Without offering direct evidence, one senator spoke of corruption and a "secret society" within the FBI. Meanwhile, a memo drafted by aides to Rep. Devin Nunes reportedly alleges that the FBI…
Jan 25

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
An additional 28 people affiliated with the Trump campaign have also been interviewed by either the special counsel or congressional committees probing Russian election meddling, the document notes. It does not name the people nor provide a breakdown of how…
Jan 10

By PBS NewsHour
President Trump took questions from reporters during a press conference with Norway's prime minister, where he declined to say whether he would sit for an interview in the Russia investigation. Judy Woodruff gets reaction to those remarks, as well as…
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