Sep 22 WATCH: James Comey delivers keynote address to Howard University students By Joshua Barajas Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to speak at Howard University at 11 a.m. ET today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 5:22 Do Russia's war games have a darker purpose? By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin In Russia, recent military exercises pitted its forces against NATO in an imaginary war in Belarus. While Russia may see NATO as a foe interested in regime change, the West also sees Russia as a threat to international order. Is… Continue watching
Sep 19 Facebook may be facing an 'era of accountability' By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The problems keep piling up for Facebook, and it's unclear how long the internet giant will be able to brush them aside as it barrels toward acquiring its next billion users. Continue reading
Sep 18 A legal defense fund was created for Michael Flynn amid Russia probe By Associated Press The family of former national security adviser Michael Flynn has established a legal defense fund for him as he is scrutinized by investigators looking into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 3:40 Why did Facebook allow advertisers to target anti-Semitic groups? By PBS News Hour ProPublica reported this week that Facebook advertisers were able to target ads to "Jew-haters" and other users who belonged to anti-Semitic groups. This follows a recent announcement by the company that Russian propagandists had bought thousands of ads on the… Continue watching
Sep 14 What can we learn from Russia's military drills? By Larisa Epatko Russian officials say just under 13,000 troops are taking part in the war games, which take place between Sept. 14 and 20. Here's what you should know. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 5:43 What's been happening in the Russia probe? Here's what we know By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin Although the Russia investigation hasn't been dominating the news in recent days, it’s far from over and even ramping up. Recent developments have revealed tools Russia used to meddle in the election, new information about President Trump's business interests, plus… Continue watching
Sep 09 U.S., Russia diplomats look to calm tensions in talks By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. and Russian envoys are to meet in Finland this coming week in a bid to calm diplomatic tensions that have risen to levels of the Cold War. Continue reading
Sep 09 A Russian propaganda group purchased ads on Facebook during the 2016 election. Here's what that means. By Dan Cooney Facebook announced this week that a Russian propaganda organization used the social media platform to purchase $100,000 of political advertising. Here’s what you need to know about this news. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 3:43 News Wrap: Houston mayor lifts 'Harvey' curfew By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the city of Houston continues to recover from Hurricane Harvey as its mayor lifted an overnight curfew and a major oil pipeline returned to near-full operations. Also, President Vladimir Putin said his government could make… Continue watching