Jan 09 Watch 5:27 News Wrap: Trump son-in-law tapped for top White House role By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President-elect Donald Trump announced he has chosen his son-in-law Jared Kushner to serve as senior adviser to the president, raising concerns about nepotism and potential business conflicts of interest. Also, Russia is pushing back against… Continue watching
Jan 08 Graham urges Trump to ‘push back’ on Russian interference By Laurie Kellman and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump has consistently refused to blame Russia in the hacks that American intelligence agencies say were directed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Continue reading
Jan 08 Trump defends Russia outreach amid U.S. intel criticism By Jill Colvin, Associated Press U.S. intelligence officials on Friday briefed Trump on their conclusions that the Kremlin interfered in the 2016 election in order to help him win. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 5:17 Russia’s election intervention is ‘new reality, new weapon’ By PBS News Hour On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will hold a meeting about the intelligence report released this week that concludes the Russian government tried to influence the U.S. election. To break down what is in the report and… Continue watching
Jan 07 Trump names former Sen. Dan Coats intelligence chief By Associated Press Trump described former Sen. Dan Coats as the right person to lead the new administration's "ceaseless vigilance against those who seek to do us harm."… Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 7:30 Rep. Schiff weighs in on the intelligence report about Russian hacking By PBS News Hour Intelligence agencies have released their detailed findings that Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election. The report says Vladimir Putin himself orchestrated a campaign of intervention, specifically intending to boost Trump's election chances "when possible.” Judy Woodruff talks to Rep. Continue watching
Jan 06 Trump says he ‘learned a lot’ from intel meeting By Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump declined to say whether he accepts their assertion that Russia meddled in the election on his behalf. Continue reading
Jan 06 Russian interference in election a ‘hostile act,’ John Kerry says in PBS NewsHour interview By Larisa Epatko, Gretchen Frazee Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday called Russian attempts to interfere in the U.S. election a “hostile act,” though he would not speculate on other reports that senior Russian officials celebrated President-elect Donald Trump’s win. Continue reading
Jan 05 WATCH LIVE: John Kerry to speak ahead of release of Russian hacking report By Elizabeth Flock Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to speak at 2 p.m. ET from the State Department. Continue reading
Jan 05 WATCH: Top U.S. intelligence officials to testify on Russian hacking By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The Armed Services Committee's cyber threats hearing on Thursday comes a day before the president-elect is to be briefed by the CIA and FBI directors on the investigation into Russia's alleged hacking efforts. Continue reading