Mar 02 WATCH: House minority leader Pelosi comments on Sessions’ role in Russia probe By News Desk Attorney General Jeff Sessions reportedly failed to disclose two separate meetings with Russia's ambassador to the United States last year. Continue reading
Mar 02 White House staff told to preserve Russia-related materials By Julie Pace and Vivian Salama, Associated Press The instructions, which were sent to White House staff on Tuesday, come after Senate Democrats last week asked the White House and law enforcement agencies to keep all materials involving contacts that Trump's administration, campaign and transition team — or… Continue reading
Mar 01 Sessions failed to disclose two 2016 meetings with Russian ambassador By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Sessions had meetings last year with more than 25 foreign ambassadors in his role as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and had two separate interactions with the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, the Justice department said. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 9:00 Congress grapples with investigating Trump’s Russia ties By PBS News Hour House Intelligence Chair Devin Nunes told reporters he's seen no evidence of contact between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence officials. But Nunes drew criticism after a report revealed that he agreed at the White House's request to help counter… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 7:14 What we know about Russian meddling and Putin’s playbook By PBS News Hour U.S. intelligence agencies believe Russia attempted to sway the U.S. election through DNC email hacking and an influence campaign. But to what degree were President Trump’s campaign advisers in contact with Russians? And what made Americans susceptible to influence? William… Continue watching
Feb 26 Russians march in Moscow two years after Putin critic was killed By Michael D. Regan Russians marched on Moscow Sunday to commemorate the shooting death of an opposition leader killed two years ago after aggressively criticizing President Vladimir Putin. Continue reading
Feb 24 Officials: Trump adviser asked FBI to dispute Russia reports By Julie Pace, Associated Press White House chief of staff Reince Priebus asked top FBI officials to dispute media reports that President Donald Trump's campaign advisers were frequently in touch with Russian intelligence agents during the election, according to three White House officials. Democrats accused… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 3:02 News Wrap: Anti-Trump protesters mark ‘Not My President’s Day’ By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, thousands of demonstrators marched, chanted and carried signs in cities across the country, challenging President Trump's policies on everything from immigration to abortion. Also, British lawmakers debated whether to rescind an invitation to President Trump… Continue watching
Feb 20 5 important stories that were lost in last week’s news overload By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith While the country can't agree on what happened last week, and the Russia questions still linger, here are five stories everyone can agree were overlooked. Continue reading
Feb 18 Republican bills counter Russia’s apparent violation of nuclear arms treaty By Michael D. Regan Republicans on Thursday introduced bills that would take steps to hold Russia in compliance with a nuclear arms treaty formed with the U.S. in 1987. Continue reading