May 14 Pompeo and Lavrov see hope for improved U.S.-Russia ties By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Francesca Ebel, Associated Press On his first trip to Russia as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo is meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin. Continue reading
May 11 Trump lawyer Giuliani threatens, then abandons, Ukraine trip By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Democrats denounced a plan by President Donald Trump’s personal attorney to push Ukraine to open investigations that he hopes could benefit Trump politically, saying it was an overt attempt to recruit foreign help to influence a U.S. election. Continue reading
May 10 Pompeo to meet with Putin amid disputes over Venezuela, Arctic By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will arrive in Moscow on Monday, then travel to Sochi on Tuesday to see President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Continue reading
May 10 Maria Butina saw U.S. political analysis as 'valuable' to Russia By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Maria Butina, who admitted covertly gathering intelligence on the NRA and other groups, spoke to NPR in an interview. Continue reading
May 08 Trump invokes executive privilege to block full report release By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The White House is invoking executive privilege, reserving the right to block the full release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia probe, escalating President Donald Trump's battle with Congress. Continue reading
May 08 Nadler: 'Constitutional crisis' over Mueller report dispute By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House Judiciary chairman said the Trump administration’s refusal to provide special counsel Robert Mueller’s full Russia report to Congress presents a “constitutional crisis,” leaving the panel no choice but to move forward with a contempt vote against Attorney General… Continue reading
May 06 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Federal prosecutors believe Trump could have been charged with obstruction In our Monday news wrap, a bipartisan group of more than 370 federal prosecutors signed a statement contending that, based on details from the Mueller report, President Trump would have been charged with obstruction of justice if he were not… Continue watching
May 06 Russian plane was heavy with extra fuel before deadly crash landing By Jim Heintz, Associated Press The plane had taken off from Sheremetyevo but turned back within minutes, asking for an emergency landing. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 3:32 Can Democrats force the DOJ to hand over the Mueller report? By PBS NewsHour On the eve of the House Judiciary Committee’s deadline for the Justice Department to turn over special counsel Mueller's full report, questions remain over whether the time limit can be enforced. The deadline comes as Democrats threaten Attorney General Barr… Continue watching
May 05 Warplanes strike hospital in Syria's rebel-held Idlib By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Warplanes struck a hospital in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province on Sunday, knocking it out of service, as government forces continued to bombard the rebel-held region following insurgent attacks last week. Continue reading