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
Jul 21 Watch 1:22 WATCH: Inside Putin's Russia By Nick Schifrin Correspondent Nick Schifrin and producer Zach Fannin take us inside Vladimir Putin's Russia, with an in-depth look at the resurgent national identity, the government's propaganda machine, the risk of being a Kremlin critic and much more. Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 43:25 News Wrap: U.S. and Russia discussing cybersecurity collaboration, says Russian news agency By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Thursday, Russia’s official news agency reported the U.S. and Russia are discussing the possibility of creating a cybersecurity working group. President Trump had raised a similar idea but backed off under heavy criticism. Also, the… Continue watching
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