Jul 20 Watch 41:09 How Russia hacked American faith in the democratic process By PBS News Hour What did the Russian government really do to the American voting process and confidence in its efforts to meddle with the 2016 election? A new cover story for TIME magazine takes a deep dive into the lengths at which the… Continue watching
Jul 20 Treasury Department fines Exxon Mobil $2 million for Russia violations on Rex Tillerson's watch By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee, Associated Press When Tillerson was CEO, he said Exxon didn't support sanctions generally because it found them usually ineffective. Continue reading
Jul 20 Senate to vote on Christopher Wray as next FBI director By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of President Donald Trump's choice to head the FBI. Continue reading
Jul 19 Twitter chat: The PBS NewsHour goes 'Inside Putin's Russia' By Lora Strum PBS NewsHour introduced viewers to Russian citizens who fought for ISIS, members of the opposition threatened by the government, and many more under-reported people, places and ideas. Continue reading
Jul 19 WATCH: Trump's voter fraud commission meets for the first time By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump's voter integrity commission is meeting Wednesday for the first time amid outrage over its request for extensive personal voter data. Continue reading
Jul 19 Russian lawyer who met Trump Jr. said she's ready to testify in Senate By Associated Press "I am ready to clarify the situation behind the mass hysteria, but only through lawyers or testifying in the Senate," Veselnitskaya said in an interview with the Kremlin-funded RT television broadcast. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: Another person with Russia link reportedly attended Trump Jr. meeting By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Tuesday, an eighth person was present during Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting in June 2016 with a Russian lawyer. The Washington Post and other outlets identified the person as Ike Kaveladze, who works for the Russian… Continue watching
Jul 18 Trump to nominate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman as U.S. ambassador to Russia By Associated Press If confirmed, the former 2012 GOP presidential candidate would take over the post amid ongoing investigations into contacts between Russian officials and the Trump campaign. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 2:04 Russia presses U.S. for return of seized compounds By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin Russia is stepping up pressure on the United States to regain two diplomatic compounds in New York and Maryland after they were seized during the Obama administration in response to Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Nick Schifrin joins Judy… Continue watching
Jul 17 As U.S.-Russia talks resume, Moscow demands return of seized compounds By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Undersecretary of State Tom Shannon and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov were meeting on Monday. U.S. officials downplayed chances for a breakthrough. Continue reading