Mar 28 AP fact check: Spicer says case closed on Russia. It's not By Calvin Woodward and Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press The matter is being investigated by the FBI and two congressional committees, so no conclusions have been reached at all. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 7:56 Why young Russians are mobilizing against corruption By PBS News Hour Widespread protests broke out across Russia on Sunday to denounce government corruption, the biggest show of defiance against President Vladimir Putin in years. Hundreds of protesters were arrested in Moscow and elsewhere. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports, then… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 5:34 Rep. Swalwell: Nunes 'betrayed' duty to independent Russia probe By PBS News Hour The House Intelligence Committee descended into further division over its Russia investigation on Friday. Republican chair Rep. Devin Nunes called off a public hearing with former intelligence agency leaders, prompting the committee's ranking Democrat to challenge the decision and dispute… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Keystone XL pipeline gets building permit from State Department By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the State Department issued a permit to build the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline, a project that had been rejected by the Obama administration. Also, a federal judge in Virginia ruled in favor of the president's… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 4:43 How Nunes threw the House's Russia investigation independence into question By PBS News Hour House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes apologized after he faced backlash for publicly disclosing intelligence intercepts, which he took directly to President Trump without consulting committee Democrats. But his actions have sparked calls for an independent investigation from both Democrats… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 6:05 News Wrap: British officials identify London attacker By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, British police identified the man who drove a car into pedestrians near Parliament yesterday, and fatally stabbed a police officer before being shot to death. Also, Israeli police arrested a Jewish teenager who is allegedly… Continue watching
Mar 23 US probe of ex-Trump aide Manafort extends to Cyprus By Jack Gillum, Menelaos Hadjicostis and Eric Tucker, Associated Press Manafort, in a statement to the AP Thursday when asked about the Cyprus transactions, characterized them as a normal practice. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 4:35 Old memos show former Trump aide Manafort offered to promote Russian interests, AP reports By PBS News Hour Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign manager who has been under intense scrutiny, reportedly worked in 2005 for a Russian billionaire with close ties to President Vladimir Putin and drew up plans to influence U.S. politics to favor Russian interests. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch 8:58 Susan Rice: The world wonders and worries if the White House can be trusted By PBS News Hour Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice had tough words in The Washington Post for President Trump and his administration on Wednesday, warning about the "profound dangers" of making false statements. In her first interview since leaving the White House, Rice… Continue watching
Mar 22 Former Trump campaign chair Manafort secretly worked to advance Russian interests 10 years ago By Jeff Horwitz and Chad Day, Associated Press Manafort worked as Trump's unpaid campaign chairman last year from March until August. Trump asked Manafort to resign after AP revealed that Manafort had orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation until 2014 on behalf of Ukraine's ruling pro-Russian political party. Continue reading