Jun 07 Trump to nominate Christopher Wray as next FBI director By Associated Press The announcement on social media came ahead of fired FBI director James Comey's much-anticipated testimony before Congress about the relationship between the Trump administration and Russia. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 4:03 News Wrap: Russia denies trying to hack U.S. voting equipment By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Russia is denying that it attempted to hack U.S. voting computer software and equipment before last year’s presidential election. Also, President Trump waded into the political conflict over the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar with… Continue watching
Jun 06 Michael Flynn turns over documents to panel as part of Russia investigation By Mary Clare Jalonick, Deb Riechmann and Chad Day, Associated Press Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn turned over about 600 pages of documents to the Senate intelligence committee as part of its investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election, according to a congressional aide. Continue reading
Jun 06 President Trump on Comey testimony: 'I wish him luck' By Julie Pace and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Trump's White House and its allies are also crafting a strategy aimed at undermining Comey's credibility. Continue reading
Jun 06 What to watch for in Comey's Senate testimony By Daniel Bush Former FBI director James Comey is scheduled to testify publicly before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. Here's what we're watching. Continue reading
Jun 06 U.S. contractor arrested after leak of Russia hacking report By Deb Riechmann and Russ Bynum, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A federal contractor has been arrested following the leak of a classified intelligence report that suggests Russian hackers attacked at least one U.S. voting software supplier days before last year's presidential election. Continue reading
Jun 05 Putin dismisses claims that Russia interfered in U.S. election By Hope Yen and Julie Pace, Associated Press In an interview with NBC's "Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly," Putin also dismissed the idea that Russia has damaging information on President Donald Trump as "a load of nonsense."… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 4:06 Trump administration defends Paris pullout amid outpouring of support for the climate pact By PBS News Hour The White House stood firmly by President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement on Friday. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt delivered an energetic defense, saying the U.S. has nothing to be apologetic about. But the announcement touched off… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Police unsure why attacker set deadly fire in Manila casino By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, police in the Philippines are trying to figure out what drove a lone attacker who set fire to a Manila casino, killing 36 people. The gunman was found dead elsewhere in the complex. Also, there's… Continue watching
Jun 01 Watch 7:26 Reports suggest U.S. considering returning compounds to Russia, diplomats turning up in strange places By PBS News Hour The Trump White House is reportedly considering returning two long-held diplomatic compounds in the U.S. to Russia, after they were seized last year in retaliation for meddling in the 2016 election. John Yang discusses that story, as well as another… Continue watching