CANBERRA, Australia—The wreck of an American aircraft carrier sunk during World War II and which President Donald Trump paid tribute to last year has been discovered in deep ocean off Australia’s coast.
The USS Lexington, one of the first American carriers and nicknamed the “Lady Lex,” was found 500 miles northeast of Australia in the Coral Sea by billionaire Microsoft co-founder and wreck-hunting enthusiast Paul Allen, lying in water 1.8-miles deep.
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Waves were higher than some houses along the coast of Scituate, Mass., during the powerful nor’easter that slammed parts New England. Most of the area is still without power.
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A blizzard that walloped the north-central U.S. on Monday is forecast to transform into a nor’easter, which will hit the Northeast and New England on Wednesday and Thursday.
Fortunately, though it will bring plenty of rain, snow and wind, it’s not predicted to be as strong as the “bomb cyclone” that battered the region last week. For most people in the Northeast, especially in New England and the coastal Mid-Atlantic, this will be a more typical winter storm or nor’easter, AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said.
“The big problem is that the storm this week is coming so soon after the destructive storm from last Friday,” Sosnowski said. “It will disrupt cleanup and restoration operations and is likely to cause a new but less extreme round of travel delays, power outages and damage from falling trees.”
The three northern New England states of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine should see the heaviest snow from the next storm, according to AccuWeather meteorologist Alan Reppert.
Snow will also fall in southern New England and also in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York state, the National Weather Service said. This includes New York City, where 4-8 inches is possible, the weather service said. About 6 inches is expected in Boston.
The region was still cleaning up Monday from the deadly storm that hit Friday and Saturday. The storm killed nine people and knocked out power to about 2 million homes and businesses. Roughly 400,000 customers remained without electricity Monday, the Associated Press said.
On Monday, heavy, wind-driven snow brought blizzard conditions to the northern Plains and Upper Midwest, wreaking travel havoc and forcing schools and businesses to close in several states. Blizzard warnings and winter storm warnings and watches were in effect from eastern Montana south to Kansas and east to Wisconsin and northern Illinois, the National Weather Service said.
The weather service said parts of the Dakotas could get more than a foot of snow and that Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa should also receive significant amounts.
In North Dakota, AccuWeather said Bismarck has only received around 18 inches of snow so far this season and could receive around a foot or more from this event alone by the time the storm winds down.
Interstate 90 was closed across much of South Dakota because of deteriorating conditions. It could be closed until Tuesday, officials say.
Strong winds with 50 mph gusts caused whiteout conditions with zero visibility in South Dakota. The fierce winds — along with the icy roads and drifting snow — made safe travel almost impossible along this stretch of I-90 and on many other highways in the state.
On Tuesday, the storm will slide across the Great Lakes. The snow will be lighter in intensity overall but could still contribute to travel delays in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, the Weather Channel said.
The energy from the storm will help fuel the upcoming nor’easter that will slam the East Coast on Wednesday and Thursday
The Weather Channel named the system Winter Storm Quinn.
Meanwhile, in the western U.S., welcome rain and snow hit the drought-stricken region over the past few days. The storm piled up to 8 feet of new snow in the Sierra Nevada from late last week through the weekend, the AP said.
The storm also brought parts of California more rain in hours than it received during the entire month of February.
However, it would take six more storms to bring the state up to its normal winter precipitation by April, the National Weather Service cautioned.
Contributing: The (Sioux Falls) Argus Leader.
Tourists from Los Angeles, Grace Gruber, Kate Donenfeld, Allie Mallouk, Catherine Fisher and Alexandra Angeledes face high winds while visiting the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, March 2, 2018, in Washington, DC. Freezing temperatures and wind gusts up to 70 m.p.h. pounded the Washington area, downing trees, knocking out power and forcing schools and the federal government office to close.
Director Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water won best director and best picture at the 90th Academy Awards.
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Director Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water won best director and best picture at the 90th Academy Awards.
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It only stands to reason that the most surprising Oscars might be followed by the least surprising Oscars.
Last year’s awards closed with the biggest Oscars screw-up of all time, in which Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty announced the wrong best picture winner (La La Land) and then the embarrassed producers took it back and gave it to the film that actually won (Moonlight). So it was hard not to wonder on Sunday night what the Oscars would look like a year later — especially given that these were the awards for the year in which a very unconventional president took office. A year in which the Academy expelled Harvey Weinstein, one of its most powerful mega-producers. A year in which one of the best supporting actor nominees (Christopher Plummer in All the Money in the World) stepped in to take over and reshoot scenes after the original actor (Kevin Spacey) was accused of sexual misconduct and pulled from the film — not figuratively, but actually, shot by shot.
Would this be a chance to reward fresh voices like Jordan Peele (Get Out) or Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird)? Opportunities for firsts were there, as they often are. For instance, the Academy had the chance to give a woman the award for best cinematography for the first time ever — Rachel Morrison for Mudbound. (Morrison, as it happens, also recently shot Black Panther, so Sunday night notwithstanding, she’s doing fine.)
But for the most part, it turned out to be a predictable evening, with nothing that qualified as much of a surprise. The best picture winner was The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro’s gorgeously composed adventure romance about a woman and a fish-man and the forces trying to keep them apart. It also won best director for del Toro. The film isn’t for everyone, but it’s not as polarizing as Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri or as daring as Get Out or as weird as Phantom Thread. It’s lovely and packed with good performances and beautiful shots — precisely the kind of film that often wins Oscars.
The acting categories went entirely as expected, too. Frances McDormand won for her role in Three Billboards; Gary Oldman won for playing Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour; Allison Janney won for playing Tonya Harding’s mother in I, Tonya; and Sam Rockwell also won for Three Billboards. It went on: Phantom Thread was about beautiful clothes, and it won for best costume design. Darkest Hour featured classic Hollywood aging makeup, so it won best makeup and hair.
And Rachel Morrison lost to Roger Deakins, a revered cinematographer who won for the first time on his 14th nomination, for Blade Runner 2049.
There were technical awards, and there were feature winners in other categories: Icarus, which is about Russian doping, won best documentary feature. Best foreign language film went to A Fantastic Woman, from Chile. Coco won best animated feature.
But the closest thing to a surprise in a major category might have been Jordan Peele’s win for best original screenplay for his social critique and horror movie Get Out. Even he wasn’t a particularly long shot there, particularly since it’s not uncommon for screenplay awards to be consolation prizes for films that don’t win for picture or director. Even people who don’t love the film often acknowledge its freshness and the crackle and uniqueness of Peele’s authorial voice, so if that’s your upset, it’s a little one.
The broadcast itself seemed as tame as the winners’ list. The we-love-movies montages were thick on the ground — one that came about an hour into the broadcast seemed to be trying the patience of a significant chunk of the tweeting audience, which is a highly unscientific measure of absolutely anything. One, introduced by Cherokee actor and military veteran Wes Studi (currently appearing in Hostiles with Christian Bale), saluted films about the military and thanked members of the service and their families. The five perfectly good nominated songs brought out an assortment of fine performers, including Mary J. Blige, Sufjan Stevens, Common, Andra Day, Miguel and even a warbling Gael Garcia Bernal.
The Oscars are always aware — often awkwardly — of current national politics. This year, though the president and Congress came up infrequently, the issue of immigration was on the minds of several winners and presenters. Actors Kumail Nanjiani and Lupita Nyong’o, presenting the award for production design, made one of the most direct appeals. They explained that they are both immigrants (she’s from Kenya; he responded that he’s from Pakistan and Iowa, “two places Hollywood can’t find on a map”). And he added, “To all the dreamers out there, we stand with you.” While the gauzy nature of Hollywood fantasy often leads to such language, the meaning was quite clear in this case.
Jimmy Kimmel hosted for the second year in a row — and he, too, has had an interesting year. While he’s always been the most sarcastic and arch of the late-night hosts, his public image warmed up and grew more complex after he spoke about his infant son’s health problems and made both friends and foes during the contentious debates over the future of the Affordable Care Act.
He came back with something to prove, in the sense that he didn’t want the show to come apart completely in its last 10 minutes. “This time, when you hear your name called, don’t get up right away,” he joked. His monologue was skillfully balanced and focused on the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements that have been bolstered by public attention in the last six months (although activist Tarana Burke began using the phrase “Me Too” in a movement to address sexual assault, particularly against women of color, years ago).
The task of digging more seriously into the issues of representation fell to Annabella Sciorra, Ashley Judd and Salma Hayek, all of whom have shared their stories in recent months. They introduced a lengthy segment devoted to the issue of representation, in which actors and directors spoke about the importance of representing a broader range of perspectives. As Nanjiani put it, he’s been watching stories made by straight white dudes about straight white dudes — and enjoying them — his whole life. There’s no reason they can’t do the same with a movie about him.
Just after that segment, James Ivory won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for Call Me By Your Name, the coming-of-age love story between a 17-year-old and the graduate student who comes to live with his family. Jordan Peele won just after that. So: one step forward at a time for those interested in better representation, perhaps.
Kimmel did introduce some silliness, even with the mood more filled with purpose than usual. He promised a jet ski, modeled by Helen Mirren, to the winner who gave the shortest speech. Over the course of the evening, the pot sweetened: They added a trip. For a moment, it seemed like Janney might nab it when her opening line was, “I did it all by myself!” She could have had a jet ski, but it was not to be. She went with graciousness and thanked everyone, just as a good winner does, and in the end, the prizes went to Phantom Thread costume designer Mark Bridges. The most attention-grabbing speech, as opposed to the shortest, likely came from McDormand, who encouraged people with negotiating power to make use of “inclusion riders,” contractual provisions that require diverse hiring on their films, including crew.
Jimmy Kimmel being Jimmy Kimmel, he did insist upon once again doing a Kimmel-style “prank,” similar to the one last year in which he brought a bunch of “ordinary” people into the theater to surprise them with a peek at some movie stars. It was awkward at best, so this year, they reversed it: Kimmel took stars — including Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Guillermo del Toro and Margot Robbie — over to a movie theater to surprise the patrons with snacks and gratitude for going to the movies. Fine, fine. But forgettable and probably not necessary on a show that clocked in about 15 minutes shy of four hours.
There are probably a lot of people adjacent to the Oscars who just didn’t want any surprises Sunday night. And the biggest takeaway from the evening — the good news and the bad news — is that there weren’t any.
(DANANG, Vietnam) — For the first time since the Vietnam War, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier is paying a visit to a Vietnamese port, seeking to bolster both countries’ efforts to stem expansionism by China in the South China Sea.
Monday’s visit by the USS Carl Vinson, accompanied by a cruiser and a destroyer, brings more than 6,000 crew members to the central coastal city of Danang, the largest such U.S. military presence in Vietnam since the Southeast Asian nation was unified under Communist leadership after the war ended in 1975.
The visit comes at a time when China is increasing its military buildup in the Paracel islands and seven artificial islands in the Spratlys in maritime territory also claimed by Vietnam. China claims most of the South China Sea and has challenged traditional U.S. naval supremacy in the western Pacific.
“The visit of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to Vietnam signifies an increased level of trust between the two former enemies, a strengthened defense relationship between them, and reflects America’s continued naval engagement with the region,” said Le Hong Hiep, a research fellow at the Singapore-based ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.
The ships’ mission — a “friendship” visit that includes technical exchanges, sports matches and other community activities, according to Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang — marks a fine-tuning, rather than a turning point in relations. The U.S. Navy has staged activities in Vietnam for its Pacific Partnership humanitarian and civic missions in nine of the past 12 years.
Hang said the visit would “continue to promote bilateral relations within the framework of the two countries’ comprehensive partnership and contribute to maintaining peace, stability, security, cooperation and development in the region.”
The United States normalized relations with Vietnam in 1995 and lifted an arms embargo in 2016, and the two former adversaries have steadily improved bilateral relations in all areas, including trade, investment and security.
The inclusion in this week’s visit of an aircraft carrier — a more than 100,000-ton manifestation of U.S. global military projection — reaffirms closer relations as Beijing flexes it political, economic and military muscle in Southeast Asia, and Washington seeks to re-establish its influence.
“Although the visit is mainly symbolic and would not be able to change China’s behavior, especially in the South China Sea, it is still necessary in conveying the message that the U.S. will be there to stay,” Hiep said.
Separately from this week’s mission, U.S. officials have said American warships continue sailing without prior notice close to China-occupied islands and atolls, an aggressive way of signaling to Beijing that it does not recognize its sovereignty over those areas.
Hiep said that the Carl Vinson’s visit is likely to irritate China, but that Beijing will not take it too seriously.
“They understand well the strategic rationale behind the rapprochement between Vietnam and the U.S., which was largely driven by China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea,” he said. “However, China also knows that Vietnam is unlikely to side with the U.S. militarily to challenge China.”
Vietnam, while traditionally wary of its huge northern neighbor, shares China’s system of single-party rule and intolerance for political dissent.
Economic relations with the United States in recent years have served as a counterbalance to Vietnam’s political affinity with China.
“The United States now is a very important trading partner with Vietnam and it is the most important destination of Vietnam’s exports,” said Joseph Cheng, a professor of political science at the City University of Hong Kong. “In terms of security, both countries certainly share substantial common interest in the containment of China in view of the territorial dispute between China and Vietnam.”
“However, it seems that Vietnam does not intend to become an ally of the United States. It is basically a kind of hedging strategy, a kind of balance of power strategy,” he said.
The first U.S. Marines arrived in Danang in 1965, marking the beginning of large-scale American involvement in the war, which ended in 1975 with the communist North’s victory, reunifying the country. Some 58,000 American soldiers and an estimated 3 million Vietnamese were killed in the war.
Danang, which was a major U.S. military base during the war, is now Vietnam’s third-largest city and is in the midst of a construction boom as dozens of resorts and hotels pop up along its scenic coastline.
Several Danang residents said Monday that they welcomed the Navy’s visit.
“During the war, I was scared when I saw American soldiers,” said Tran Thi Luyen, 55, who runs a small coffee shop in the city. “Now the aircraft carrier comes with a complete different mission, a mission of peace and promoting economic and military cooperation between the two countries.”
Huynh Quang Nguyen, a taxi driver, echoed the sentiment.
“I’m very happy and excited with the carrier’s visit,” he said. “Increased cooperation between the two countries in economic, diplomatic and military areas would serve as a counterbalance to Beijing’s expansionism.”
From Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway redeeming themselves as presenters to The Shape of Water taking home the trophy for “Best Picture,” the 90th Academy Awards brought us an array of exciting moments. But there were many behind the scenes moments that didn’t make the broadcast. From Kobe Bryant declaring his victory “better than a basketball championship” to Frances McDormand commanding her second standing ovation of the night, here are eight backstage moments that you didn’t see on television.
1. Sam Rockwell walked backstage holding his Oscar in his left hand and a beer in his right, clutching both equally as tight. As he climbed up on the podium to field questions from the press, he raised his Oscar over his head, flashing a beaming grin, and taking a celebratory sip of his beer. At the end of Rockwell’s acceptance speech, he dedicated his win to Philip Seymour Hoffman, but the Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri star didn’t realize that his words about the late actor had made the telecast. When asked about the gesture, he smiled and said, “Oh. You heard that? Good! Because I thought the music was going.” Speaking about Hoffman made Rockwell fight back tears. “He was very close to me and he was an inspiration to all of my peers,” he said. “Whoever was in my age range, Phil Hoffman was the guy.” Rockwell also revealed that in addition to being a celebrated actor, producer and director, Hoffman was a talented athlete. “He was a bit of a jock. He was a wrestler and he played basketball. He inspired me and I could go on for an hour about Phil Hoffman,” he proclaimed.
Rockwell also touched on his award-winning performance as Jason Dixon in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, joking that in real life the characters would have had a very different finale. “They have a lot of work to do, Mildred and Dixon—it’s not like they are all of a sudden redeemed at the end of the movie—and maybe some therapy,” he said, referring to the movie as “a dark fairy tale.” “If it was real life, we would have probably both gone to prison. That’s sort of the way I see it,” noted Rockwell.
2. Nobody was as excited to win an Oscar as Kobe Bryant. After leaving the Academy Award stage, the 18-time NBA All-Star was almost out of breath with excitement when he took the podium in the pressroom. “I feel better than winning a championship to be honest with you. I swear I do!” he exclaimed. “You know growing up as a kid, I dreamt about winning championships and worked really hard to make that dream come true. But then to have something like this come seemingly out of left field [is amazing],” he said. Bryant added that when he first decided to transition from basketball into writing, he had a lot of people scoff. “I said I wanted to be a storyteller and I got a lot of ‘that’s cute. You’ll be depressed when your career is over and you’ll come back to playing.’ I got that a lot,” he says. But Bryant is happy to have proved the naysayers wrong. “To be here now and to have that sense of validation, this is crazy man! It’s crazy!” He also joked that the best part about winning an Oscar vs. an NBA championship is not having to sit in a tub of ice post victory.
Bryant also touched on how learning to write was a different mental process than becoming a hoop shooting mastermind: “When you’re playing basketball, the hardest thing to do is to get out of the way of yourself—to try to disassociate any sense of ego that you have to perform. With writing, it feels like you have to get in a deeper connection with yourself—to better understand the fears and insecurities that are going on below the surface so that in turn you can better communicate those,” he said.
His advice for retired athletes? “Find the thing that you love to do. I wake up in the morning and I can’t wait to write. I can’t wait to get to the studio. When you find the thing that you love to do, everything else tends to make sense,” he says.
The retired NBA star divulged that he and Dear Basketball director Glen Keane have been working on a series of five original novels and that when he first had the idea to start a studio, he phoned Oprah. “She was very gracious enough to spend an hour and some change on the phone with me, walking me through every step of the way. I cannot thank her enough for that.”
3. Frances McDormand brought The Oscars ballroom to its feet and it stayed there well after her speech. And very much in line with her moment of #GirlPower, when she asked the female nominees in attendance to stand, McDormand’s category mates showed their love and appreciation for one another. When the show went to commercial break, Sally Hawkins, Margot Robbie, Saoirse Ronan and Meryl Streep all embraced in one giant adorable group hug. They then took turns embracing each other individually and chatting with one another. There was lots of laughing and a rainbow of smiles. Nicole Kidman wasn’t in the category but she too wanted in on the action. After Streep took her seat, Kidman kicked off her high heels to snuggle up next to The Post actress and the duo began chatting away.
4. Speaking of taking your shoes off, the pumps were the first thing to go as Allison Janney arrived backstage. “I have to take my shoes off,” she proclaimed. She proceeded to do a quick Vanna White and show off her gown. “So usually my dress looks like this but my feet are bleeding,” she proclaimed, before playfully parting ways with her heels. The I,Tonya actress revealed that she has to be at a table read for her CBS show Mom on Monday morning at 10 a.m. and that going back to work was going to be her saving grace.
“I am so happy that I have a job to go to after something like this because it can go to your head. And then to wake up tomorrow and have this whole thing be over, I’m going to have a big crash down after this. So I’m happy that I have the people at Mom to lift me up and keep me going and keep me focused. I’m just happy to have a job to go to tomorrow but this was extraordinary!” she exclaimed.
Janney, who has spoken in the past about almost quitting acting in her early years, revealed that she didn’t “dare to dream” about things like winning an Oscar. “I didn’t want to be disappointed. At a certain point, I had given up thinking this would happen to me because I didn’t get the types of roles that would give me attention like this,” she revealed. But when asked what her inner voice was telling her at this moment, she smiled and said, “Bravo! Good going girl! I’m proud of you.”
Janney raved about I, Tonya screenwriter Steven Rogers for creating such a fitting part for her. To show her appreciation, she’s going to buy him a nice gift. “I think I’m going to get him a Rolex and engrave it on the back,” she said. “I haven’t figured out what. But I need to get him a great present. That’s a start at least!”
5. Frances McDormand got a second standing ovation when she made her way into the Oscars pressroom. “Don’t give me any more attention because it will all go to my head,” she said, with a laugh. The Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri star then proceeded to explain what she meant when she referenced “inclusion riders” in her acceptance speech: “I just found out about this last week. There has always been available to everybody that does a negotiation on a film an inclusion rider, which says that you can ask for or demand at least 50 percent diversity in not only the casting but also the crew. And so, the fact that we — that I just learned that after 35 years of being in the film business, it’s not — we’re not going back.” she said. The actress also touched on how happy she is to see the diversity movement taking off.
“The whole idea of women trending? Not trending. African-Americans trending? Not trending. It changes now. And I think the inclusion rider has something to do with that. Power in rules!” she explained.
6. Even though many predicted that Guillermo del Toro would win the Oscar for Best Director, The Shape of Water director revealed backstage that he didn’t prepare a speech ahead of time. “The only time I wrote a speech was in the beginning and I pulled out the paper and I couldn’t read it. I was sweating into my eyes,” he said. As far as the words he exchanged on stage tonight, del Toro says he was speaking from his heart and releasing whatever he was feeling in that moment. And though he got to thank a lot of people, the renowned director joked that he didn’t get to everyone that was on his list. What would he have added to his speech, had he had more time? “I have a lot of cousins, man!” he proclaimed. As far as what he’s doing next, del Toro is taking a pause. “My next stop is I’m going to see my mom and my dad next week. I’m going back home with this too!” he said, as he proudly held his Oscar out for the room of reporters to see.
7. Jordan Peele almost didn’t become a director. “I almost never became a director because there was such a shortage of role models,” he revealed, backstage at the Oscars. “We had, John Singleton, the Hughes Brothers, but they felt like the exception to the rule. I’m so proud to be a part of the beginning of a movement where I feel like the best films in every genre are being brought to me by my fellow black directors. It’s very special and I think that goes for all areas of inclusion. This is a very special time,” he said.
Peele also told the room that the person that he really credits as motivating him to take the leap was Whoopi Goldberg. “When the nominations came out, I had this amazing feeling of looking at the 12-year-old that had this burning in my gut for this type of validation and it instantly realized that an award like this is much bigger than me. This is about paying it forward to the young people who might not believe that they could achieve the highest honor in whatever craft they push for. You’re not a failure if you don’t get this but I almost didn’t do it because I didn’t know there was a place for me. Whoopi Goldberg in her acceptance speech for Ghost was a huge inspiration to me. When I got nominated, one of the first things I did was reach out and thank her for telling young people they could do this. I’m hoping to do the same,” he said.
8. And Gary Oldman, the man of the hour, said winning his first Oscar was extra special since it was for Darkest Hour. “It feels like it has a special significance. I can’t say what it would be like to win an Oscar any other year but winning an Oscar for playing arguably one of the greatest Brits who ever lived, to win it for playing Winston makes it undoubtedly special.” He called working on the film “an unforgettable experience and a highlight of my career.”
Oldman laughed when a reporter asked him what he thought that Churchill would say to the politicians of today, if her were still alive. “My God. He would give them a good talking to wouldn’t he?” he said, with a laugh, noting that none of today’s leaders look at history. “[Winston] was a big believer that you looked at history to move forward. There was a survey done and young people were asked about Winston Churchill. Many of them thought he was a soldier in the first World War or a dog in a TV commercial in Britain. We don’t teach history anymore do we? They don’t know anything about it,” he said.
Oldman also revealed that having put himself in Churchill’s mindset during the time period of the film made him question how the former UK Prime Minster could sleep at night. “When you are in a position like Winston was in 1940 in the movie where he sends 4,000 men to their death to save 300,000…. I don’t know how you then sleep soundly in your bed on the evening of the day when you send 4,000 innocent men to their death.”
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — It appeared Florida’s upper chamber had approved a ban on AR-15-style rifles Saturday, but a later roll call vote clarified that it did not have the votes to pass. After it appeared the two-year moratorium on the sale, delivery and transfer of AR-15-style rifles had passed by a voice vote, minutes later, that motion was reconsidered, and ultimately reversed by a roll call vote, with 17 votes in favor of the amendment and 21 against it.
Democrats had introduced the two-year ban as an amendment to a broader GOP-led bill on gun reforms. The GOP bill imposes safeguards to keep guns out of the hands of mentally ill individuals who might harm themselves or others, and strengthen background checks at the point of sale, among other things. Students and others in Florida have called for stricter gun control measures, in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that left 17 dead last month.
That battle over tougher gun measures is waging on in Capitol Hill, too, as Congress struggles to determine what it is the president wants. President Trump has said he wants stronger background checks, gun access restriction for the mentally ill and the ability to arm teachers.
Mr. Trump also expressed an interest in raising the minimum age for purchasing some firearms to 21, saying Republicans are opposed to considering such a measure because they are “petrified of the NRA.” But the day after Mr. Trump expressed an openness to gun restrictions in a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers, the president met with the NRA. NRA executive director Chris Cox tweeted Thursday night following that meeting that Mr. Trump will not pursue gun control.
Florida’s senators don’t see eye to eye on gun control measures either.
Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican, has pushed a bill to enhance criminal background checks, a bill requiring the FBI to tell states when someone fails a background check, a program for intervening when children are potential threats, and some form of temporary gun-violence restraining order. Sen. Bill Nelson, a Democrat, has pushed for a ban on assault-style rifles.
On Saturday, lawmakers spent nearly eight hours debating dozens of amendments to the 100-page bill to strengthen school safety procedures and restrict gun purchases. They eventually approved the legislation for a final vote on Monday.
It was clear that senators were divided on the bill, and not just on party lines. While crafted by Republicans, some GOP senators still opposed it because they don’t agree with raising the minimum age to purchase a rifle — from 18 to 21 — or requiring a waiting period to buy the weapons.
Democrats believe the legislation doesn’t go far enough in some ways and too far in others. And while some oppose the bill, others believe it’s at least a first step toward gun safety.
The bill includes provisions to boost school security, establish new mental health programs in schools, and improve communication between schools, law enforcement and state agencies. But much of the debate Saturday revolved around gun control and whether people should have a right to own an assault rifle.
“Every constitutional right that we hold dear has a limitation,” said Democratic Sen. Gary Farmer. “These are just military-style killing machines and the right of self-defense and the ability to hunt will go on.”
Republicans argued that banning such weapons would violate the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
“Our founding fathers weren’t talking about hunting, and they weren’t talking about protecting themselves from the thief down the street who might break in,” said Republican Sen. David Simmons. Simmons said people need guns to protect themselves from a tyrannical government.
“Adolf Hitler confiscated all the weapons — took all the weapons, had a registry of everybody — and then on the night of June 30th, 1934, sent out his secret police and murdered all of his political opponents,” Simmons said. “You think it doesn’t happen in a free society? It does.”
The Legislature wraps up its annual session on Friday. Lawmakers are scrambling to take some kind of action before then. The full House has yet to take up its version of the bill.
Republican Gov. Rick Scott has been lobbying lawmakers to pass his plan to assign at least one law-enforcement officer for every 1,000 students at a school. Scott is opposed to arming teachers.
A day before a Central Michigan University sophomore from southwest suburban Plainfield fatally shot his parents inside his dorm, he acted erratically, telling a campus police officer that someone was out to kill him, authorities said Saturday, hours before he was formally charged with murder.
James Eric Davis Jr., 19, was arrested without incident shortly after midnight Saturday following an intensive daylong manhunt that included more than 100 police officers scouring the campus area, authorities said. Officers found him after someone aboard a train spotted a person along railroad tracks in Mount Pleasant, and called police.
Davis was taken into custody and later charged with two counts of murder and a felony weapon charge, according to a statement from CMU officials. Davis remained under guard at a hospital Saturday and is expected to be moved to the Isabella County jail when he’s discharged. It was unclear when he might make his first court appearance.
The 2016 Plainfield Central High School graduate is accused of shooting his parents, James Eric Davis Sr. and Diva Jeneen Davis. Davis Sr. was a police officer in west suburban Bellwood and an Illinois National Guard veteran who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Diva Davis’ Facebook page identified her as a real estate broker; friends said she was also a breast cancer survivor and had worked as a flight attendant.
During a news conference Saturday morning in Michigan, university police Chief Bill Yeagley told reporters that Davis’ parents had just picked him up from the hospital and brought him to his dorm to pack up for spring break when Friday’s shooting occurred.
On Thursday, a day before the shooting, CMU police encountered Davis Jr. when he came running into a community police office in his dorm “very frightened” and “not making a lot of sense.”
“He said someone was out to hurt him, someone was going to harm him, and the officer calmed him down and tried to gain more information about what was going on. Mr. Davis was very vague and he kept talking about someone having a gun,” Yeagley said, adding that Davis Jr. said he had not actually seen the person with a gun.
Davis Jr. eventually talked about riding in a dorm elevator with the person, and police went to talk to the individual Davis Jr. had identified. Yeagley said that when officers determined that the person posed no threat — and reviewed video from the elevator that showed Davis Jr. and that person laughing — Davis Jr. said he was fine and was leaving campus Friday for spring break.
Hours later, officers spotted Davis Jr. in a dorm hallway with his suitcases, Yeagley said. When officers tried to talk to him, he again wasn’t making sense, Yeagley said, adding that the student was acting “in a fashion that isn’t reasonable or logical.” They asked Davis Jr. to call his parents, which he did. An officer then spoke to Davis’ mother, Diva Davis, told them about her son’s behavior, their concerns about possible drug use and asked her whether he had a history of drug use, Yeagley said.
“The mother said she too was concerned this could be drugs,” he said. He declined to say whether drugs were found in Davis Jr.’s system.
Video footage showed Davis Jr. in the dorm’s parking lot with the gun before he entered the residence hall where his parents were shot around 8:30 a.m., authorities said.
Authorities suggested that Davis’ parents may have been caught off guard, saying both were “simply packing up for spring break” inside his fourth-floor dorm at the campus’ Campbell Hall when they were killed.
Yeagley said the gun used in the shooting belonged to Davis’ father, but wouldn’t say whether the father had brought the gun to the university’s campus in Mount Pleasant, Mich., when picking up his son. It was also unclear whether the gun was the elder Davis’ police service weapon.
News of Friday’s slaying spread ripples of shock and grief through separate circle of friends who knew Davis Sr. and Diva Davis as examples of the American dream, hard-working people who wanted better for their children.
Davis Sr., who served in the Illinois National Guard for more than two decades before retiring in 2014, was well liked and had a lot of friends, said Lt. Col. Brad Leighton, an Illinois National Guard spokesman.
As a recruiter for the National Guard, Davis was “disarmingly personable,” able to easily connect with many of the young men and women he came in contact with, according to Jordan Murphy, who worked with Davis in the early 2000s.
Murphy, who now lives in Florida, said he was shocked to learn the Davis Jr. was allegedly responsible for his parents’ death.
“He wasn’t a good kid—he was a great kid. A kid from a traditional, respectful, value-filled family,” Murphy said.
Childhood classmates for Diva Davis, who spent her youth in Gary, Ind., were also stunned by her death. Pam Jones, an anchor for WGN radio who attended Wirt High School with Davis, said she was in disbelief when she heard another anchor mention the Davis family name.
“All I could say was, ‘No!’ Jones said. “Diva was just as friendly as her beautiful smile suggests. If you look at her yearbook photo and compare it to the one from her Facebook page, it looks like no time has passed at all. “
James Wilson, who said he first met Davis in 1974 when the two were in daycare, said he’d reconnected with her not long ago after recently losing his parents. “She was just very encouraging, and we had a great conversation. She was so proud of all her kids.”
Longtime friend and classmate James Powell recalled Davis as a “trendsetter” to whom everyone looked up. Another friend, Tyjuana Hedrick-Powell remembered Davis as a “go-getter” who succeeded in whatever path she took — from Mary Kay cosmetics to real estate agent — though she particularly loved being a flight attendant with American Airlines. “You could hear it in her voice. She loved to travel,” she said.
Still, “I can only run into so many schools and save everybody … bing bing ding dong dang,” says “Trump.” But he then imagines running all the way to North Korea, confronting “Little Rocket Man,” and mopping up there.
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WASHINGTON — Did the Trump campaign collude with the Russians to try to ensure that Donald Trump would be elected president in 2016?
It’s one of the central questions of congressional investigations into Russian meddling, but Congress is unlikely to answer it when their probes conclude in the next few months, legal experts say.
“Will they provide Americans with a definitive answer on collusion? Certainly not,” said Charles Tiefer, a professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law and the special deputy chief counsel for the House Iran-Contra Committee’s investigation of the Reagan administration. “People will be frustrated.”
A straightforward answer to the question would require bold bipartisanship, and that’s not something Congress seems able to muster, experts said.
Instead, the final reports from Congress appear to be, at best, heading toward conclusions that focus narrowly on what Republicans and Democrats can agree on: that Russia waged an extensive campaign to interfere in the 2016 election and must be stopped from doing it again.
Beyond that, Americans should expect separate, partisan conclusions about whether the Trump campaign and the Kremlin coordinated efforts to elect Trump.
“There isn’t going to be one single congressional position to sum things up for people,” Tiefer said.
When the White House and Congress are controlled by the same political party, congressional oversight is typically “not very energetic,” said Kathleen Clark, a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis and former counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“There is a disincentive to embarrass the executive branch,” she said. Trump has repeatedly said that there was no collusion between his campaign and Russian officials.
The House Intelligence Committee has been bitterly divided along party lines, and lawmakers on both sides acknowledge that they will probably end up issuing two separate reports: one from the Republican majority and another from the Democratic minority.
“I would expect a report from the majority that attempts to exonerate Trump,” Clark said. The committee’s chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., served on the Trump transition team and has been a strong supporter of the president.
On the flip side, Rep. Adam Schiff of California, a former federal prosecutor who serves as the committee’s senior Democrat, has already publicly outlined “ample evidence” of collusion, which will likely be the focus of a Democratic report.
Among the evidence that Schiff cited: Donald Trump Jr., Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort met with a Russian attorney at Trump Tower in June 2016 after being promised “dirt” on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Even the Senate Intelligence Committee, which has operated in a much more bipartisan way, appears unlikely to agree on the issue of collusion.
Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., was asked at a recent meeting of the Council on Foreign Relations whether he agreed with Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, that the committee would unite on what the Russians did but split on whether they colluded with the Trump campaign.
“That’s the area where politics potentially could come into play,” Burr said, referring to collusion. “And last time I checked, this town was full of politics. So I expect it to continue.”
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who serves on the committee, said Wednesday that the panel has not focused enough on the financial connections between Trump, Trump’s associates, and Russia.
“Following the money is a critical component of any counterintelligence investigation, particularly when there are this many indicators of extensive, long-standing and illicit financial relationships,” Wyden wrote to Burr and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va.
Without that information, the committee can’t reach any real conclusion on collusion, Clark said.
“The financial ties that happened before Trump was president may have paved the way for coordination and help explain the motivation,” she said. “In other words, the financial ties may be the Petri dish that collusion grew out of.”
While Congress is shying away from the issue of collusion, special counsel Robert Mueller appears to be actively investigating it, along with whether President Trump engaged in obstruction of justice by trying to cover up evidence of collusion. The congressional committees have left the obstruction issue to Mueller.
Mueller has indicted four former Trump campaign aides and 13 Russian nationals as part of his ongoing probe into Russian interference in the presidential election.
Critics have questioned whether congressional investigations are needed at all since the special counsel is aggressively conducting his own inquiry on behalf of the Department of Justice.
But legal experts say that the Senate committee could still play an important role by clearly laying out all the evidence of Russian meddling — from the hacking of the Democratic National Committee to the manipulation of U.S. social media — in a single bipartisan report. That alone would push back on President Trump’s past statements that he isn’t sure if the Russians interfered or not.
“Even if nothing new comes out, that would still be a very bad news day for the president,” said Andrew Wright, an associate professor at Savannah Law School in Georgia and former staff director of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
The Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to release recommendations to states soon on how to protect their election systems from Russian hackers, who tried to penetrate systems in 21 states in 2016.
“Not since the Cold War have we felt an intelligence effort in the U.S. like Russia is waging against us now,” Tiefer said. “This is a new kind of Cold War that the Senate Intelligence Committee would be sounding the alarm about and telling us how to shield the country from in 2020 and beyond.”
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White House pushes back on intel chief’s Russia report | 1:59
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Paul Manafort allegedly couldn’t convert a PDF | 0:47
According to the Mueller indictment, Manafort allegedly sent a PDF financial statement to Gates who then allegedly changed it to a Word document.
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Ex-Trump aide Rick Gates pleads guilty in Russia probe | 0:28
Rick Gates, a former top adviser to President Donald Trump’s election campaign, pleads guilty to federal conspiracy and false statements charges in the special counsel’s Russia investigation. (Feb. 23)
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Mueller files new charges against Manafort, Gates | 0:30
Special counsel Robert Mueller filed new charges against two former officials from President Donald Trump’s campaign.
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Russian calls U.S. charges of election meddling as funny as Jim Carrey | 1:05
A Russian official is comparing the charges leveled against the country for meddling in the 2016 election as funny as a Jim Carrey comedy. Nathan Rousseau Smith reports.
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Trump Jr. reportedly admitted many of family’s assets are from Russia | 0:51
Donald Trump Jr. reportedly admitted about 10 years ago that a lot of his family’s assets are from Russia. Veuer’s Natasha Abellard (@NatashaAbellard) has the story.
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Analysis: Mueller continues to prosecute lying | 1:29
An attorney linked to former Trump campaign official Rick Gates admitted Tuesday he lied to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators. An Associated Press reporter says Mueller is sending a clear message that he won’t tolerate lying. (Feb. 20)
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White House: Russian meddling ‘didn’t impact’ election | 2:51
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday President Donald Trump has repeatedly acknowledged that Russia meddled in the 2016 election, but she insisted that meddling “didn’t have an impact.” (Feb. 20)
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Manafort under scrutiny for $40 million in ‘suspicious’ transactions | 1:09
Potential new legal trouble is brewing for Paul Manafort. Officials uncovering $40 million in “suspicious transactions.” Nathan Rousseau Smith has the story.
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Lawyer charged with lying in Mueller investigation | 0:48
Lawyer Alex Van Der Zwaan is accused of lying to federal agents regarding the last conversations he had with ex-Trump aide Rick Gates in August 2016.
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Trump blames FBI’s attention on Russia for missed school shooting tip | 1:28
President Donald Trump lashed out at the FBI via Twitter on Saturday night, asserting that the organization was preoccupied investigating his presidential campaign and neglected to follow up on information about the Florida school shooter
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Trump after indictments: ‘They’re laughing their asses off in Moscow’ | 1:21
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DOJ Russia Probe Points To Social Media Impact | 1:43
Charges laid out in an indictment brought by special counsel Robert Mueller detail how Russian operatives allegedly used social media channels to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. (Feb. 16)
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U.S. indicts 13 Russian nationals with interfering in 2016 election | 0:42
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office said on Friday that a federal grand jury has indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities accused of interfering with U.S. elections and political processes.
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Indictments aim to ‘name and shame’ | 1:16
The office of special counsel Robert Mueller says a grand jury has charged 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities. Associated Press Justice Department Reporter Eric Tucker explains the “name and shame” strategy. (Feb. 16)
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13 Russians charged in Mueller investigation | 2:25
Special counsel’s office charges 13 Russian nationals, 3 Russian entities with interfering in US political process. (Feb. 16)
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Schiff: Bannon ‘Stonewalling’ Russia Inquiry | 2:05
Lawmakers are considering whether to hold former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress after he declined to answer questions for a second time as part of the House intelligence committee’s Russia probe. (Feb. 15)
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Steve Bannon has reportedly met with Robert Mueller’s investigators | 0:35
Steve Bannon has met with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators. Rob Smith (@robsmithonline) has all the details.
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Russia already trying to undermine the 2018 elections, top spies say | 1:17
The nation’s top spies told Congress Tuesday that Russia has taken steps to influence the 2018 U.S. midterm elections and plans to harness an arsenal of propaganda, social media, false personas, other means of influence to try to meddle.
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Russia allegedly penetrated voter registration rolls | 0:50
The person in charge of protecting American elections says Russia successfully penetrated voter registration rolls in several states. Veuer’s Nick Cardona has that story.
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George W. Bush: Russia meddled in 2016 election | 1:01
Former President George W. Bush said on Thursday that “there’s pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled” in the 2016 presidential election, forcefully rebutting fellow Republican Donald Trump’s denials of Moscow trying to affect the vote. (Feb. 8)
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Trump Sec. of State Rex Tillerson: Russia meddling in U.S. Midterms | 1:14
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warns Russia is already interfering in the 2018 midterms, and we may not be equipped to stop it. Nathan Rousseau Smith explains.
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Former Trump adviser Carter Page says he never met the president | 0:58
Former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page told Good Morning America hosts that he’s never communicated with the president. Carter is the focus of a Republican memo alleging the FBI abused surveillance rules to spy on him.
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Carter Page, former Trump adviser, may have been monitored by US | 0:41
The Washington Post reports the Department of Justice obtained a warrant to monitor Page’s communications.
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Report: Former Trump adviser Carter Page bragged about Kremlin ties | 1:24
Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page bragged about being an adviser to the Kremlin in a letter according to a new report. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has more.
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House committee releases controversial FBI memo | 0:29
House Republicans on Friday released a partisan and bitterly disputed memo that they say shows surveillance abuses in the early stages of the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia. (Feb. 2)
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Treasury Dept. list of Russian ‘Oligarchs’ reportedly from Forbes | 1:05
The Trump Administration released a list of Russian ‘oligarchs’ who might be subject to sanctions. And a new report reveals the origin of the list was allegedly from Forbes Magazine. Susana Victoria Perez (@susana_vp) has more.
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Schumer: Trump owes ‘some answers’ about Russia | 2:23
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said President Donald Trump “owes the American people some answers” about his dealings with Russia, including why a sanctioned Russian intelligence official is in the U.S. meeting with “counterparts.” (Jan. 30)
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U.S. releases “Putin list” of Russian politicians and oligarchs | 0:45
This list of high powered Russians who have flourished under Putin was released Monday.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham: Trump’s presidency would end if he fired Mueller | 0:55
Senator Lindsey Graham called out President Trump Sunday in an interview on ABC, saying that if the President were to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller it would be the downfall of his presidency. For more on the story here is Zachary Devita.
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Russian bots retweeted Trump nearly 500,000 times before the election | 0:52
Twitter revealed to congress that Russian bots had retweeted President Trump hundreds of thousands of times between September 1st and November 15th of 2016. For more on the story here is Zachary Devita.
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Trump calls N.Y. Times Mueller report ‘fake news’ | 1:47
President Trump called New York Times report that he ordered special counsel Robert Mueller fired ‘fake news.’ The Times reports Trump ordered the firing last June but backed off when White House lawyer Don McGahn threatened to quit. (Jan. 26)
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Analysis: ‘Fighting back’ a possible Trump defense | 0:58
President Donald Trump said he would be willing to answer questions under oath in the interview, which special counsel Robert Mueller has been seeking but which White house officials had not previously said the president would grant. (Jan. 24)
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Audio: Trump ‘looking forward’ to Mueller interview | 0:39
President Donald Trump says he’s “looking forward” to being interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller. Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Trump says he’d be willing to answer questions under oath. (Jan. 24)
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Sessions Questioned in Mueller’s Russia Probe | 1:25
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was interviewed last week in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, becoming the first Cabinet member known to have submitted to questioning. AP Justice reporter Eric Tucker explains the implications. (Jan. 23)
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Top Democrat accuses White House of ‘gag order’ on Bannon | 1:25
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee is accusing President Donald Trump’s White House of placing a “gag order” on former chief strategist Steve Bannon, barring him from answering many questions as part of the panel’s investigation into Russian election interference. (Jan. 16)
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AP Sources: WH Directs Bannon At House Interview | 1:53
Steve Bannon’s attorney relayed questions, in real time, to the White House during a House Intelligence Committee interview of the former Trump chief strategist, people familiar with the closed-door session told The Associated Press. (Jan. 17)
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Report: Steven Bannon subpoenaed in Mueller’s Russia investigation | 1:27
A huge development, special counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon to testify before a grand jury.
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Poll: Majority of voters think Mueller investigation is ‘fair’ | 0:47
According to a new poll, a majority of voters think special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into potential Trump campaign collusion with Russia is fair. Veuer’s Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story.
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Trump: Interview Unlikely in Mueller Probe | 1:34
President Donald Trump says it “seems unlikely” that he’d give an interview in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign. (Jan. 10)
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House Democrats want to subpoena the Trump organization | 1:19
Democrats in the House are asking the chairman of the Oversight Committee to subpoena the Trump Organization. Veuer’s Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story.
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Trump refuses to commit to Mueller interview for Russia probe | 0:48
President Trump refused to commit to an interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller in the Russia investigation. Veuer’s Sam Berman has the full story.
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Report warns of Russian meddling | 2:02
A new report by Senate Democrats warns of deepening Russian interference throughout Europe and concludes that President Donald Trump has offered no strategic plan to safeguard democracies. AP Investigative Reporter Chad Day describes the report. (Jan. 10)
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Trump’s lawyer sues BuzzFeed for defamation over Russia dossier | 0:57
President Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen says that he is suing BuzzFeed for defamation.
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U.S. must act now to ward off Russian election meddling in 2018 | 1:15
A new report reveals Russian President Vladimir Putin has spent the past 20 years meddling in democracies and could continue in 2018 and 2020. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@FantasticMrNate) has the details.
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Pelosi, Dems blast House GOP over Russia probe | 2:13
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi joined other Democrats in blasting House Republicans over the Russian meddling, saying House Republicans are dragging their feet on holding hearings and blocking Democratic efforts to investigate the attack. (Jan. 9)
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Author of Trump Dossier was told FBI had a ‘source’ inside campaign | 0:56
A new testimony released by the Senate Judiciary Committee reveals some shocking information. Susana Victoria Perez (@susana_vp) has more.
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Russian lawyer believes she met Ivanka after 2016 Trump Tower meeting | 0:51
Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya told NBC News that she had a brief encounter with a blond-haired woman whom she believed to be Ivanka Trump. Veuer’s Chandra Lanier has the story.
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Attorneys discuss options for Trump interview in Mueller Russia probe | 1:04
Special Counsel Robert Mueller could ask to interview President Trump…And in anticipation, members of Trump’s legal team reportedly spoke with representatives from Mueller’s office.
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Robert Mueller may have a ‘deep throat’ witness | 1:08
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Bannon calls Trump Jr.’s meeting with Russian lawyer ‘treasonous’ | 1:24
Former chief strategist Steve Bannon purportedly thought that infamous Trump Tower meeting between a Russian lawyer and Trump Jr was “treasonous” and “unpatriotic.” Veuer’s Nathan Rousseau Smith (@FantasticMrNate) reports.
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Trump: ‘No collusion,’ but Russia probe makes U.S. look ‘very bad’ | 0:40
He is treating me “fairly.” That’s what President Donald Trump has to say about special counsel Robert Mueller. Elizabeth Keatinge (@elizkeatinge) has more.
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Russian hackers targeted over 200 journalists globally during election | 0:44
Over 200 journalist around the world were targets of phishing emails by the Russian hacking group “Fancy Bear” during the 2016 election. Josh King has the story (@abridgetoland).
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Bannon and Lewandowski asked to testify in House Russia probe | 0:43
Next on the House intelligence committee’s list into the Russia probe are two former aides of President Trump, Steve Bannon and Corey Lewandowsk. Veuer’s Sam Berman has the full story.
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CNN: Trump reportedly says Mueller will exonerate him soon | 0:45
According to CNN, President Trump is becoming more confident behind closed doors that he’ll be exonerated from the FBI Russia Probe.
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Poll: Majority disapprove of Trump’s handling of Russia probe | 1:03
A new poll finds that a majority of Americans disapprove of the way President Trump has handled the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Ryan Sartor (@ryansartor) has that story.
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Sen. Warner cautions Trump: Don’t remove Mueller | 1:25
The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee is warning President Donald Trump against firing special counsel Robert Mueller or pardoning any targets of the federal probe into Russia and the president’s Republican campaign. (Dec. 20)
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Report: FBI warned Trump that Russia might try to infiltrate campaign | 1:08
The FBI reportedly alerted the Trump campaign foreign adversaries, including Russia, would likely attempt to infiltrate and spy on their campaign. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@FantasticMrNate) reports.
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President Trump won’t rule out pardoning Michael Flynn | 0:56
President Trump indicated he’s playing a wait and see approach to whether or not he’ll pardon Michael Flynn. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@FantasticMrNate) explains.
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Trump still hasn’t had a cabinet meeting on Russian interference | 0:57
Nearly a year into his first term in the White House, the President still hasn’t had a Cabinet-level meeting on the alleged interference or on how to handle it.
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James Comey sends cryptic tweet over ‘character’ of leaders | 1:22
While Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein faced a grilling over the Russia investigation former FBI Director James Comey took to Twitter. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@FantasticMrNate) explains.
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Rosenstein grilled on Mueller probe and FBI bias | 2:10
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who has authority over Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election, told House lawmakers that Mueller has done nothing to provide good cause to be fired. (Dec. 13)
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What does Flynn’s guilty plea mean for Pence? | 1:01
It’s not clear if Mike Pence’s association with Michael Flynn will cost him. (Note: A prior version of this video misstated the status of Mike Flynn’s legal case.)
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Dem: Evidence of Trump-Russia coordination ‘damning’ | 0:58
The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee Representative Adam Schiff said Sunday that the evidence between Russia and the Trump Campaign is quote, “pretty damning.” For more on the story here is Zachary Devita.
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Trump Russia: Lawyer denies Deutsche subpoena | 1:47
A U.S. federal investigator probing alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election asked Deutsche Bank for data on accounts held by President Donald Trump and his family, a person close to the matter said on Tuesday, but Trump’s lawyer denied any such subpoena had been issued.
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More charges may be coming for ex-Trump campaign aide | 1:02
More charges could be coming in the Russia investigation, and they could fall on Rick Gates, a man already charged by Robert Mueller. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@FantasticrNate) reports.
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Report: Robert Mueller subpoenas Deutsche Bank on Trump’s finances | 1:11
Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation is taking a dramatic turn, zeroing in on President Trump’s finances. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@FantasticMrNate) reports.
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Trump: ‘I feel badly for General Flynn’ | 0:36
Trump: ‘I feel badly for General Flynn’
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Lawyer says he wrote Trump’s tweet about Michael Flynn | 1:10
A tweet from the president’s account raised questions on whether he’d obstructed justice. But Trump’s lawyer says he was the one who wrote the tweet.
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Trump targets FBI in early morning tweets | 0:32
President Trump weighs in on Twitter Sunday about ex-FBI Director James B. Comey and Michael Flynn.
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Russian lawmakers dismiss Michael Flynn plea | 0:42
Two prominent Russian lawmakers are dismissing the guilty plea of President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Veuer’s TC Newman has that story.
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Trump on Flynn Guilty Plea: ‘No Collusion’ | 1:41
President Donald Trump is expressing no concern about the guilty plea by his former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Three times, Trump told reporters it’s been shown that there’s “no collusion.” (Dec. 2)
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Here’s how The White House responded to Mike Flynn’s plea deal | 1:03
After Mike Flynn reached a plea deal Friday, the White House canceled a planned press event for the president’s meeting with the leader of Libya.
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AP explains Michael Flynn’s court appearance | 2:37
AP reporter Chad Day recounts court appearance of former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn says his guilty plea is in the best interests of his family and the country. (Dec. 1)
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AP: Kushner directed Flynn to contact Russia | 1:03
A member of President Donald Trump’s transition team says Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is the very senior transition official referenced in court papers filed in the Michael Flynn case who directed Flynn to contact Russia on a U.N. vote.
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Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI | 0:49
Former U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn plead guilty in a Washington, D.C., court Friday to making false statements to the FBI. (Dec. 1)
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Senators say Kushner isn’t being forthcoming in their Russia probe | 1:32
The Senate Judiciary Committee says Jared Kushner hasn’t provided all the requested documents about Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Reports: Anti-Trump texts got an FBI agent pulled from Russia probe | 1:26
The news of the agent’s reassignment was first reported in August, but details were unclear.
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Shaub: Trump’s tweet on Michael Flynn could be the end | 1:00
Former director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics Walter Shaub said Saturday that one of the President’s tweets may have signified the end of his time in the White House. For more on the story here is Zachary Devita.
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Wall Street falls on Russia probe | 1:18
Wall Street fell on Friday as a former national security adviser pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, but tax hopes softened the blow. Fred Katayama reports.
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Flynn says Trump transition team directed him | 0:52
As part of a plea deal, former national security adviser Michael Flynn has admitted that a senior member of the Trump transition team directed him to make contact with Russian officials in December 2016. (Dec. 1)
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The fall of Michael Flynn: A timeline | 1:59
Here are the important dates detailing Michael Flynn’s relationship with Russia that led to his resignation.
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Poll: Majority of voters say Mueller is running fair Russia probe | 0:44
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is conducting a fair investigation, according to one university’s poll.
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FBI probing Russian payments ‘to finance election campaign of 2016’ | 0:44
FBI is looking into wire transfers that had a memo reading, “[T]o finance the election campaign of 2016.”
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Jeff Sessions calls out lies in House hearing | 0:34
Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Jeff Sessions fiercely denied accusations that he’s ever lied to Congress about President Trump or Russia.
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Trump: Putin believes Russia didn’t hack election | 2:16
President Donald Trump told reporters that he believes both the U.S. intelligence agencies when they say Russia meddled and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s sincerity in claiming that his country did not. (Nov. 12)
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Report: Mueller Investigating Flynn over in alleged extradition plot | 1:14
Another former member of President Trump’s team is under scrutiny as part of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
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Russia Twitter trolls deflected Trump bad news | 2:23
An exclusive AP analysis found that disguised Russian agents on Twitter rushed to deflect scandalous news about Donald Trump just before last year’s election while refocusing criticism on the mainstream media and Hillary Clinton’s campaign. (Nov. 9)
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Schiff: U.S. democracy under threat | 2:09
The top Democrat on the House committee probing Russian election meddling said Tuesday that America’s ‘democracy is under threat’ from Russia – and also from President Donald Trump. (Nov. 7)
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Ross says he didn’t conceal his ties to a Russian energy company | 1:42
The Paradise Papers linked Wilbur Ross to a Russian energy company partly owned by President Vladimir Putin’s son-in-law.
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Carter Page downplayed his Russia trip during his House testimony | 1:07
The former Trump campaign adviser recently told the House intelligence committee he spoke with a Russian government official in Moscow in 2016.
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Nearly half of Americans think Trump committed Russia-related crime | 0:49
A new poll from ABC News and the Washington Post finds that 49% of Americans surveyed think that President Trump likely committed a crime connected to Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 election. Ryan Sartor has that story.
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Russian hackers tried to gain access to emails from top U.S. generals | 0:49
Russian hackers tried to get access to emails from top U.S. generals and officials for over a year before the 2016 election. Veuer’s Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story.
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Gov. Chris Christie: Mueller’s targets ‘should be concerned’ | 0:53
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said charges in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe should concern those that are under investigation. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo (@mariamgaluppo) has the story.
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Trump tweets about ‘witch hunt’ as Mueller charges loom | 0:43
Details about potential charges in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russia’s interference in the presidential election and possible collusion with President Trump’s associates could come this week.
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Here are lawmakers’ early reactions to the Manafort, Gates indictments | 1:23
Capitol Hill seemed relatively quiet in its immediate response to Paul Manafort and Rick Gates turning themselves in to the FBI.
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When asked about collusion, Sanders points to Clinton | 0:43
After the grand jury issued indictments related to the Russia investigation, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders quickly pointed at the Clinton campaign when asked by reporters about collusion with Russia.
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Ryan: Manafort, Gates indictments ‘big news’ | 1:36
House Speaker Paul Ryan says he knows indictments of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman and an associate are big news, but he says this is what the special counsel was tasked to do. (Oct. 30)
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Manafort indicted; Ex-Trump aide pleads guilty | 1:36
Mueller’s Russian meddling probe reveals first targets. A former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump has admitted he lied about Russian contacts. Separately, Paul Manafort and a business associate were indicted on felony charges. (Oct. 30)
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First charges in Mueller’s Russia probe filed | 1:03
The grand jury approved the first charges in the federal investigation of Russia’s interference in the presidential election and possible collusion with Trump associates. Video provided by Newsy
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Report: Trump pledges $430K to pay staffers’ Russia probe legal fees | 0:52
Axios reports the Republican National Committee paid roughly the same amount to lawyers representing the president and Donald Trump Jr.
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Report: Russia is behind fake GOP Twitter account | 0:52
BuzzFeed reports, a fake GOP Twitter account was created by Russia’s Internet Research Agency.
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Leaked memo: Russian Lawyer in Trump, Jr meeting may be Kremlin agent | 1:24
The Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump, Jr may have been acting as an “agent” of the Kremlin. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@FantasticMrNate) reports.
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Were Russian trolls trained by watching ‘House of Cards’? | 0:54
Russian trolls may have been trained in part by viewing episodes of “House of Cards,” Yahoo reports. Veuer’s Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) has more.
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The Trump reelection campaign has spent $1 million on lawyers | 0:53
Most of the money is being spent on the probe into Trump’s alleged ties to Russia.
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Reince Priebus grilled in Mueller investigation | 0:45
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team reportedly interviewed President Trump’s former chief of staff Reince Priebus.
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Google reportedly finds political ads in its network linked to Russia | 0:53
Google is reportedly investigating Russian ad interference on some of its platforms during the 2016 election.
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Emails reportedly show Trump Jr.’s Russia meeting was about sanctions | 0:47
The Russian attorney who met with Donald Trump Jr. in 2016 insists the meeting was about sanctions and not Hillary Clinton. New emails reportedly support that claim.
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Report: Russia-backed Facebook page sold merchandise to spark tension | 0:58
A Russia-backed Facebook page reportedly tried to influence the 2016 election by selling merchandise to spark racial tensions. Veuer’s Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story.
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Robert Mueller’s team met with spy who provided Trump-Russia dossier | 0:58
Special Counsel Robert Mueller ‘s investigators met with the British spy who provided a dossier alleging that Russia aided President Trump’s campaign last summer.
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Investigators Say Russia Is Still Trying to Interfere in U.S. Politics | 1:58
Members of Congress said on Wednesday that they “have not come to any final conclusions” in their investigation into whether any presidential candidates colluded with Russian intelligence operatives during last November’s election.
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Senate Intel Head: Issue of collusion still open | 2:37
Leaders of the Senate intelligence committee said Wednesday the panel continues to investigate possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. They also said there’s a large consensus Russians attempted to influence the 2016 election. (Oct. 4)
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Facebook will hire 1,000 people to review ads | 0:38
Facebook has announced plans to hire 1,000 employees to review ads, in an effort to keep Russia and other countries from using the social media platform to interfere in elections.
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Another social media giant met with lawmakers to discuss Russia | 1:12
Twitter is the latest social media platform to meet with lawmakers about Russia’s influence in the 2016 election.
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Report: Sean Spicer hires criminal defense attorney in Russia probe | 0:36
Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer has allegedly hired a lawyer to represent him in the Russian election meddling investigation. Aidan Kelley has the story.
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Roger Stone asserts that Trump campaign did not collude with Russia | 0:49
Longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone said Tuesday he’s “aware of no evidence whatsoever” that Trump’s campaign coordinated with Russians during the 2016 election
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Homeland security confirms 21 States targeted in 2016 Russia hacks | 1:23
The Department of Homeland Security informed 21 states Russian hackers attempted to access their voting systems during the 2016 election.
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Trump loops Facebook into the ‘Russia hoax’ | 1:17
U.S. President Donald Trump took a swing at Facebook on Friday – a day after the social media giant vowed to step up its fight to protect election integrity – dismissing the Facebook ads controversy as a ‘Russia hoax’.
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Liam Neeson sees ‘similarities’ between Watergate and Russia scandal | 1:48
At the New York premiere of ‘Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House,’ star Liam Neeson says “there’s a lot of smoke” surrounding allegations of collusion between the Trump administration and Russian government. (Sept. 22)
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Facebook to release Russia ads to Congress | 1:59
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company is “actively working” with the U.S. government on its ongoing investigations into Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election. (Sept. 21)
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Rep. Waters: I ‘guarantee’ the president colluded with the Russians | 0:51
Congresswoman Maxine Waters has been one of President Trump’s most outspoken critics. Veuer’s Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story.
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Senate opens previously closed Russia hearing with Trump’s lawyer | 1:26
President Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen was set to have a closed Senate hearing. But after he spoke to the press, it was opened to the public.
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Special counsel Mueller is investigating Facebook ads linked to Russia | 0:49
Special counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly investigating Facebook ads bought by bogus Russian-linked accounts.
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Michael Flynn Jr. is being investigated in the Federal Russia probe | 1:24
Add yet another name to the growing list of people that are now being investigated in the federal probe into Russian election interference. Veuer’s Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story.
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Report: Trump ranting about Comey and Mueller behind closed doors | 0:51
President Trump has repeatedly gone after the investigation into Russia election interference. Veuer’s Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story.
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Trump campaign reportedly hands over documents to Robert Mueller | 0:37
For the very first time, staffers from the president’s election campaign are reportedly providing documents to Robert Mueller, special counsel in the Trump Russia investigation. Aaron Dickens reports.
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Top Democrat says Russian Facebook ads are the ‘tip of the iceberg’ | 1:06
The top Democrat in the Senate who’s looking into Russian election interference is going after Facebook. Veuer’s Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story.
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Trump Administration closes three Russian diplomatic locations | 0:52
The Trump administration has taken actions against Russia in response to their expulsion of 755 American Diplomats. Veuer’s Natasha Abellard (@NatashaAbellard)
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Dan Rather says Trump is ‘seized with fear’ over Mueller investigation | 1:08
President Donald Trump has referred to the Russia probe as a “witch hunt” before. But according to Dan Rather, the President is very afraid.
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Robert Mueller subpoenas Paul Manafort’s spokesman and former attorney | 1:05
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has issued two new subpoena in the investigation into President Trump’s campaign ties to Russia. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@FantasticMrNate) reports.
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Pro-Russian bots are helping the white nationalist cause | 2:40
After Charlottesville, researchers say they’re joining forces online.
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Putin’s spokesman confirms he received email from Trump’s lawyer | 0:49
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov Confirms He Received An Email From Trump’s Personal Lawyer, Michael Cohen. Angeli Kakade (@angelikakade) has the story.
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Kremlin: Trump Moscow real estate inquiry was ignored | 1:40
The Russian government has confirmed that a close adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump contacted the Kremlin during the presidential campaign regarding a stalled real estate project in Moscow, but the emailed request was ignored. Matthew Larotonda reports.
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Report: Trump campaign aide repeatedly tried to set up Russia meetings | 1:00
The Washington Post reports George Papadopoulos, a Trump campaign volunteer, tried to set up meetings with Russia, but was rebuffed.
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Investigators want to question Trump’s secretary over Russia probe | 1:06
President Trump’s longtime personal secretary is now on Congress’ radar in the Russia probe. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) reports.
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FBI raids home of Trump’s ex-campaign chairman amid Russia probe | 0:55
The FBI searched the home of President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort in July.
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Mueller grand jury could mean criminal evidence has been found | 1:11
Seems like special counsel Robert Mueller is moving ahead with the investigation of possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign with the impaneling of a grand jury. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo (@mariamgaluppo) has more.
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Trump to West Virginians: ‘Are there any Russians here tonight?’ | 1:20
At a campaign rally in West Virginia, President Trump trolled those investigating his campaign ties to Russia.
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Trump: ‘The Russia story is a total fabrication’ | 2:03
President Donald Trump says he hopes for a “truly honest” outcome from the Russia investigation that has consumed the opening months of his presidency. (Aug. 3)
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President Trump dismisses Russia questions as grand jury impaneled | 0:59
President Trump dismissed claims about Russian aide for his campaign as “total fabrication” Thursday, hours after news broke that a grand jury has been empaneled in the broadening investigation.
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Special counsel Robert Mueller convenes grand jury in Russia probe | 1:15
Special counsel Robert Mueller has convened a grand jury in Washington to investigate allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Senators band together to protect Robert Mueller’s job | 1:10
Sen. Thom Tillis and Sen. Chris Coons introduced the Special Counsel Integrity Act on Thursday.
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Report: President Trump dictated son’s Russia statement | 1:01
‘Washington Post’ sources say the president personally overruled plans to be transparent about Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer. Video provided by Newsy
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Foreign agents in the spotlight in Trump-Russia investigation | 2:50
Senators from both parties are voicing concerns that foreign agents aren’t being properly monitored in the U.S.
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Republicans block an attempt to investigate president Trump’s finances | 1:37
House Democrats will have to wait and see if they’ll get more info about Trump’s conflicts of interest.
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Trump on Russia investigation: ‘Next up, 11-year-old Barron Trump!’ | 1:01
President Trump praised Jared Kushner for his testimony, while also invoking his youngest son Barron. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) has the story.
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Lawmakers say Facebook holds the answers to the Trump’s ties to Russia | 1:23
Lawmakers say the way to truly know if Russia helped Trump win the presidency is to check Facebook. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) reports.
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Trump sends warning to Mueller | 2:01
President Donald Trump is revealing a growing anxiety about the scope of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. AP reporter Chad Day breaks down the story. (July 20)
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Sessions steadfast amid Trump dissatisfaction | 1:47
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he has no immediate plans to resign a day after President Donald Trump excoriated the nation’s top prosecutor for recusing himself from the probe of suspected Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign. (July 20)
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The Russia probe is now focusing on Trump’s digital campaign | 3:26
Did people in Trump’s campaign work with Russian operatives? Looking at Trump’s digital campaign might help yield an answer.
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8th person at Donald Trump Jr’s meeting with a Russian lawyer revealed | 0:31
The eighth participant at Donald Trump Jr’s meeting with a Russian lawyer has been revealed.
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Trump questions Putin. Trevor Noah has questions about Trump. | 3:24
The late-night comics on the latest in Russian election tampering and the president’s recent trip. Take a look at our favorite jokes, then vote for yours at opinion.usatoday.com.
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Secret Service dumps cold water on vetting Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting | 0:54
The Secret Service is weighing in on that infamous Trump Jr/Russian lawyer meeting. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) explains.
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New figure emerges in Trump, Jr. meeting | 2:30
A Russian-American lobbyist says he attended a June 2016 meeting with President Donald Trump’s son, marking another shift in the account of a discussion that was billed as part of a Russian government effort to help Trump’s campaign. (July 14)
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Trump: Most ‘would have taken that meeting’ | 3:22
President Donald Trump, answering a reporter’s question in a Paris news conference, defended his son’s decision to have a meeting with a Russian lawyer. (July 13)
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Vice President Pence’s spokesman not saying he met Russian Operatives | 1:22
Vice President Mike Pence’s spokesman is dodging whether the VEEP met with Russian operatives.
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Sen. Graham seems really ticked about Trump Jr.’s Russia meeting | 1:13
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Christopher Wray faced questions about Donald Trump Jr. and his meeting with a Russian lawyer last year.
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Corey Lewandowski predicts White House leakers will be fired | 0:59
President Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski says that the leakers providing information of Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting last year with a Russian lawyer will be fired. Nick Cardona has the story.
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Colbert finds Don Jr.’s smoking gun | 5:09
The late-night comics on Donald Trump Jr.’s released emails and his punishment. Take a look at our favorite jokes, then vote for yours at usatoday.com/opinion.
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Watergate special prosecutor to Congress, keep up the Russian probes | 1:09
The special prosecutor in the Watergate scandal is telling Congress to press on in its investigation into Trump.
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Trump Jr’s Russia meeting has White House on hunt for the mole | 1:28
Suspicion and paranoia plague the White House as Trump’s administration wonder who the leakers behind Donald Trump Jr’s meeting could be. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) reports.
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D.C. reacts to Donald Trump Jr.’s Russia emails | 2:10
The President and lawmakers reacted to Donald Trump Jr.’s emails regarding an undisclosed meeting with a Russian lawyer.
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The Russian sanctions that led to Trump Jr.’s Kremlin-tied meeting | 2:38
For years, Russia’s government has tried to lift U.S. sanctions that the Magnitsky Act created.a
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Senator Ted Cruz dodged questions on Trump’s ties with Russian | 0:32
Senator Ted Cruz dodged questions from reporters today, when asked about President Trump’s Russia policies. Aidan Kelley has the story.
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Trump statement: Son is ‘high-quality person’ | 2:14
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders reads a brief statement from the president Tuesday supporting his eldest son in response to revelations that Donald Trump Jr. agreed to hear damaging information on Hillary Clinton. (July 11)
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Publicist set up Trump Jr. and lawyer meeting | 2:07
President Donald Trump’s eldest son acknowledged Monday that he met a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential campaign to hear information about his father’s Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. (July 10)
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Donald Trump Jr. tweets email chain on Russia meeting | 0:46
Donald Trump Jr. released emails suggesting ‘incriminating information” about his father’s Democratic campaign rival, Hillary Clinton.
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Donald Trump Jr. releases email thread about Russian lawyer meeting | 1:30
He released the emails after The New York Times reported the Kremlin wanted to help out the Trump campaign by providing information on Clinton.
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Russian lawyer who met with Trump, Jr. says no damaging Clinton info | 0:58
In the midst of the huge controversy circling Donald Trump Jr., the Russian lawyer with whom he met with is coming clean. Susana Victoria Perez (@susana_vp) has more.
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The man behind the Trump Jr. meeting checked in on Facebook | 1:06
The man behind the meeting between Trump Jr and that Russian lawyer appeared to have publicized it on his Facebook.
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Conflicting stories on if Kremlin was involved in Trump Jr.’s meeting | 1:17
Anonymous sources told The New York Times the Russian government wanted to help the Trump campaign by providing information on Hillary Clinton.
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Report: Trump Jr. met with Russian lawyer during campaign | 1:02
As the FBI investigates possible Russian interference in the presidential election, a new report finds Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer promising dirt on Hillary Clinton.
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Putin: No grounds for U.S. election allegations | 1:10
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Donald Trump asked him numerous questions about Russia’s alleged interference in the US election, and he said there are no grounds to think Russia interfered in the US election. (July 8)
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Paul Manafort registered as a foreign agent … 5 years late | 0:50
Manafort and his consulting firm made over $17 million for work it did for a pro-Russian political party in the Ukraine.
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See who’s got Trump’s back in the Russia investigation | 1:02
President Trump has picked a power-packed legal team to represent him in the Russia investigation.
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Trump suggests his ‘tapes’ tweet was to keep Comey honest | 1:01
The president told ‘Fox Friends’ he thinks former FBI Director James Comey changed his story on the Russia probe after the tweet came out.
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Obama planned to leave ‘digital bombs’ for Russia after hacking | 1:10
President Obama secretly planned to retaliate against the Russians by planting “cyber weapons.” Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) explains.
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Intel officials: Trump suggested refuting Russia collusion | 0:59
Two of America’s top intelligence officials were apparently told by President Trump to refute that there was any collusion with Russia.
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Legal answers to questions about Donald Trump and Robert Mueller | 1:58
It’s a deceptively simple question. Can Donald Trump fire Robert Mueller?
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Obama officials worried alarm over Russian interference would backfire | 1:35
Former Obama official Jeh Johnson gave insight on why the administration waited so long to give details.
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Johnson defends Comey judgment on Russia probe | 2:02
Fmr. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson spoke to the House Intelligence Committee Wednesday about Russian election interference. He suggested former FBI Director James Comey wouldn’t have taken an inquiry into the Trump campaign lightly. (June 21)
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Russia tried to hack election systems in 21 states | 0:45
A homeland security official says election related computer systems in 21 states were the target of attempted hacking by people connected to the Russian government. Veuer’s Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story.
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Sean Hannity compares Russia investigation to the ‘birther’ conspiracy | 1:07
Fox News Host Sean Hannity made a very unusual comparison Monday night. Veuer’s Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story.
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White House reportedly hoping to block tougher sanctions on Russia | 0:50
Days after the Senate passed tougher sanctions on Russia, the White House is reportedly saying “not so fast.”
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Trump’s personal lawyer hires his own lawyer in wake of Russia probe | 0:42
Sources say Michael Cohen, personal lawyer for Donald Trump, has hired legal counsel in advance of House Intelligence Committee testimony.
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Trump’s Deputy AG may also have to recuse himself from Russia probe | 1:00
A new report suggests Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein may be considering removing himself from the Russia investigation. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) explains.
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Vice President Pence lawyers up for Russia investigation | 0:29
As far as the public knows, the vice president isn’t subject to any FBI investigation.
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Putin says Russia is open to James Comey if he faces ‘persecution’ | 0:47
Vladimir Putin said James Comey could seek asylum in Russia in case he’s persecuted for his role in the investigation of President Trump.
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Special counsel Robert Mueller will investigate President Trump | 0:39
Special Counsel Robert Mueller will investigate President Donald Trump. Specifically, Mueller will explore the possibility that Trump obstructed justice.
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Jeff Sessions wants to clear the air on his conversations with Comey | 1:08
In response to testimony from the former FBI director, the attorney general will testify in an open hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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Some of Trump’s supporters think Robert Mueller should be fired | 1:08
Some of President Trump’s biggest supporters think special counsel Robert Meuller should be fired. Veuer’s Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story.
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AG Sessions to testify before Senate Intelligence Committee | 0:51
Attorney General Jeff Sessions will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday. It is not clear yet whether the testimony will be heard in a closed or open meeting.
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Republican U.S. Rep. defends both Trump and Comey | 0:38
In the midst of the investigation into possible collusion between the Trump team and Russia, Congressman Dave Brat (R – Virginia) doesn’t think President Donald Trump obstructed justice and doesn’t think former FBI Director James Comey broke the law by leaking a memo he wrote about a conversation with Trump.
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Trump: ‘WOW, Comey is a leaker’ | 0:40
President Trump has some choice words for former FBI Director James Comey.
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Comey: Lordy I hope there are tapes | 0:40
Former FBI Director James Comey says he was “stunned” by President Trump’s suggestion in the Russia investigation.
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Analysis: Comey Opens Up About Trump Meetings | 2:04
FBI Director James Comey attempted to settle the score before the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday, describing meetings that he called inappropriate with President Donald Trump about the Russia investigation. (June 8)
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Trump’s pick for the next FBI director has Russian ties of his own | 1:07
President Trump’s pick for the next FBI director has his own ties to Russia. Josh King has the story (@abridgetoland).
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Trump allies take aim at Comey’s credibility | 1:35
The White House and its allies are scrambling to offset potential damage from fired FBI Director James Comey’s congressional testimony, an appearance that could expose new details about talks with Donald Trump about the investigation into Russia. (June 6)
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Most people don’t trust Trump in the Russia investigation | 0:57
Most people say they don’t trust President Donald Trump when it comes to the ongoing Russia investigation. Veuer’s Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story.
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Top Law Firms Reportedly Declined to Represent Trump in Russia Investigation | 0:40
Four top law firms have declined to represent the president in the White House-Russia investigation.
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Report: Trump team sought to lift Russian sanctions | 1:06
Two former diplomats have come forward, saying President Trump tried to lift sanctions against Russia.
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The FBI’s Russia probe is reaching across the pond | 1:07
U.K. politician Nigel Farage is reportedly a ‘person of interest’ in the FBI’s probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
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It’s official, James Comey will testify about Trump and Russia | 1:06
Former FBI Director James Comey will testify in what will sure to be must-see TV. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) explains why.
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The White House says it won’t answer questions about Russia anymore | 1:01
Press secretary Sean Spicer has told reporters to direct any questions involving Russia to the president’s outside attorney.
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There’s a new name in the FBI’s Trump-Russia collusion probe | 0:51
As the FBI continues to investigate potential ties between President Trump’s campaign and Russia, a new name has entered the mix: Nigel Farage. Veuer’s Troy Frisby (@troyfrisby) has the details.
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Michael Flynn pleads The Fifth over Russia investigation | 0:53
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has refused to cooperate with a subpoena from the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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Trump reportedly asked intel chiefs to deny evidence in Russia probe | 0:42
One official told The Washington Post the president wanted to “muddy the waters” about the Russian investigation.
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Trump to Russians: Firing ‘nut job’ James Comey relieved pressure | 0:59
President Donald Trump told Russian diplomats that firing former FBI director James Comey relieved “great pressure” he felt regarding the bureau’s investigation into possible collusion between his campaign and Russia according to NYT.
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Trump says special counsel appointment is a ‘witch hunt’ | 1:05
President Donald Trump denounced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate his campaign’s ties with Russia Thursday, repeatedly calling it an unprecedented ‘witch hunt’ that “hurts our country terribly.”
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TIME’s new cover gives the White House a renovation | 0:59
Time Magazine’s new cover shows the White House getting a Russian makeover. Josh King has the story (@abridgetoland).
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Russia tried to take over 10,000 Pentagon workers Twitter accounts | 0:50
It looks like Russia tried to hack the Twitter accounts of Defense Department officials. Josh King has the story (@abridgetoland).
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Trump team had a lot more contact with Russia than thought | 1:00
Trump aides had 18 previously unknown contacts with Russian officials via phone, email and text messages according to current and former U.S. officials in a new Reuters report. Jose Sepulveda(@josesepulvedatv) has more.
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Former FBI Director Mueller to lead Russia probe | 0:36
The Justice Department has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election. (May 17)
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Russia investigation special counsel: Who is Robert Mueller? | 1:02
Robert Mueller will oversee the Russia investigation. Here’s a look at his background.
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Ryan: ‘We need the facts’ on Trump Russia links | 2:47
House Speaker Paul Ryan argues against rush to judgment on President Donald Trump revelations, adding “we need the facts.” (May 17)
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Trump: Russian FM meeting ‘very successful’ | 0:47
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had a ‘very, very successful meeting’ with the Russian foreign minister last week in the Oval Office, but ignored reporter questions about whether he revealed classified information during that discussion.
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White House: No need for special prosecutor | 2:59
During the daily White House briefing, Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters that the President believes there is no need for a special prosecutor to investigate ties between Russia and the Trump Campaign. (May 15)
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Trump’s lawyers say he has no income from Russians | 0:43
Donald Trump’s lawyers reviewed his last ten years of tax returns and say he does not have any income from Russians. Elizabeth Keatinge (@elizkeatinge) has more.
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Sean Hannity claims Trump-Russia link is a ‘bizarre conspiracy theory’ | 1:05
Fox News Host Sean Hannity has an interesting take on the alleged ties between President Donald Trump and Russia; he’s calling it a ‘bizarre conspiracy theory’. Susana Victoria Perez (@susana_vp) has more.
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Michael Flynn associates issued subpoenas in Russia investigation | 0:58
As part of the ongoing investigation into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election, federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas to associates of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Josh King has the story (@abridgetoland).
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Republican Senator wants to investigate Trump for Russian ties | 1:13
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said he wants to examine fellow Republican President Donald Trump’s business dealings for any ties to Russia, CNN reported on Tuesday, one day after the issue was raised at a Senate hearing.
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Sally Yates to testify on Russia election probe | 0:47
Whether President Trump likes it or not, Sally Yates, the former acting Attorney General he fired will dish on if she knows anything about the alleged Russian inference with the election. Aaron Dickens reports.
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Trump properties tied to alleged Russian mobsters | 1:39
President Trump and his properties have been linked to at least 10 wealthy former Soviet businessmen with alleged ties to criminal organizations and money laundering.
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Trump’s former manager Paul Manafort reportedly pitched plan to benefit Vladimir Putin | 1:34
Questions about President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and his ties to Russia deepened following a report that he secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the mid-2000s. Read The Full Story Here: Trump’s Former Manager Manafort Reportedly Pitched Plan to Benefit Putin
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John McCain on President Trump’s Russian Connections: ‘Lot of Shoes to Drop’ | 1:00
Arizona Sen. John McCain said “there’s a lot of shoes to drop” regarding more information about President Trump and his team’s ties to Russia.
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Report: Trump campaign approved adviser’s trip to Russia | 1:27
A new report from Politico is shining more light on President Donald Trump’s administrative ties to Russia. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) reports.
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Dems: Trump, Russia relationship ‘disconcerting’ | 1:46
While introducing bipartisan legislation that would give Congress the ability to review any changes to sanctions on Russia, House Democrats spoke out against alleged ties between the Trump administration and Russia. (Feb. 15)
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