May 01 Robert Mueller gives list of questions to Trump's lawyers, NYTimes reports By Associated Press The Times obtained a list of the questions, which range from Trump's motivations for firing FBI Director James Comey a year ago to contacts Trump's campaign had with Russians. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 9:49 How Estonia built a digital first government By PBS News Hour From filing taxes to accessing medical records to voting, 99 percent of all government services in Estonia are available online. Accessed at the state portal using an ID card and a pin code, the former Soviet nation is the first… Continue watching
Apr 25 Republican senators consider resolution to protect special counsel Mueller's job By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The bill would give any special counsel a 10-day window to seek expedited judicial review of a firing. Continue reading
Apr 25 Why this American cereal heiress amassed a huge Russian art collection By Alison Thoet Marjorie Merriweather Post "was in Moscow at just the right time, when Stalin and his government were selling objects for hard currency.”… Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 24:58 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 21, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, April 21, family members and dignitaries pay their respects to former first lady Barbara Bush, and North Korea says it will stop nuclear tests. Also, more Republican women are running for elected office for the… Continue watching
Apr 21 Chemical weapons inspectors collect samples from Syria site By Philip Issa, Associated Press Chemical weapons inspectors collected samples from Syria's Douma on Saturday, two weeks after a suspected gas attack there followed by retaliatory strikes by Western powers on the Syrian government's chemical facilities. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 3:15 DNC sues Russia, Trump 'co-conspirators' over 2016 election meddling A lawsuit filed by the Democratic National Committee alleges that people close to President Trump and Russian entities conspired to spread documents that were stolen from the DNC to bolster the Trump campaign. The Democratic Party set off a similar… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 5:01 Tom Perez on DNC lawsuit: Russian and Trump campaign conspiracy 'abundantly clear to me' In a lawsuit filed Friday, the Democratic National Committee alleges President Trump’s campaign, WikiLeaks and the Russian government took part in a massive plot to interfere in the 2016 presidential election by releasing stolen DNC emails. Why file the lawsuit… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 6:00 How the DNC lawsuit could become a powerful tool The Democratic National Committee is claiming there was a broad conspiracy to aid Donald Trump’s presidential campaign by hacking and leaking stolen emails. How hard will that be to prove in court? William Brangham gets analysis from Susan Hennessey, executive… Continue watching
Apr 20 Americans expect Russia tensions to get worse, poll finds By Matthew Pennington, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Americans largely fear the country's relationship with Russia and China will get worse in the coming year, and despite signs of diplomatic progress with Kim Jong Un on nuclear weapons, nearly half say the same about North Korea. Continue reading