Jul 25 Kushner, Manafort meet with congressional investigators By Mary Clare Jalonick and Chad Day, Associated Press Two key members of President Donald Trump's presidential campaign met Tuesday with congressional investigators probing Russia's interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion with Trump associates. Continue reading
Jul 25 President Trump says Sessions' position 'very weak' on Clinton emails By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump has spoken with advisers about firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions, officials say, and launched a fresh Twitter tirade Tuesday against the man who was the first U.S. senator to endorse his candidacy. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 3:42 Kushner on Russia dealings: 'I had no improper contacts' By PBS News Hour President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner spoke privately with the Senate Intelligence Committee about his dealings with Russia, before delivering a brief public statement in which he denied colluding with the Russian government and dismissed the idea that the Trump campaign… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 5:05 Why there is so much focus on Jared Kushner's Russia contacts By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner did something on Monday he rarely does: speak to reporters. The president's son-in-law offered both denial and defense in his public statement after testifying privately to the Senate Intelligence Committee on matters relating to… Continue watching
Jul 24 WATCH: 'I did not collude with Russia,' Kushner says By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner denied Monday that he colluded with Russians in the course of President Donald Trump's White House bid and declared he has "nothing to hide."… Continue reading
Jul 24 Trump intensifies criticism of his own attorney general By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump took a new swipe at Attorney General Jeff Sessions today, referring to him in a tweet as "beleaguered" and wondering why Sessions isn't digging into Hillary Clinton's alleged contacts with Russia. Continue reading
Jul 24 Read Jared Kushner's prepared statement to the Senate intelligence committee By Joshua Barajas Jared Kushner, senior adviser and son-in-law to President Donald Trump, said in a prepared statement that he had "perhaps four contacts" with Russians since the presidential campaign last year. Read Kushner's full statement here. The emphasis is his. Continue reading
Jul 24 Jared Kushner says he has 'nothing to hide' on Russia By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The White House has indicated that President Donald Trump would sign a sweeping Russia sanctions measure that requires him to get Congress' permission before lifting or easing the economic penalties against Moscow. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 3:29 Trump may sign bill to toughen Russian sanctions By PBS News Hour The White House said Sunday President Trump intends to sign a bill that would toughen sanctions on Russia for attempting to meddle in the presidential election and for its military aggression in Syria and Ukraine. The bill would limit the… Continue watching
Jul 22 Democrats herald agreement on sweeping Russia sanctions bill By Richard Lardner, Associated Press A bipartisan group of House and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on a sweeping Russia sanctions package to punish Moscow for meddling in the presidential election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria. Continue reading