Karoun Demirjian

Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies before ...

Senate Republicans pledge to let Mueller’s investigation proceed

October 31, 2017 at 3:33 p.m.

Several GOP senators said Tuesday they will not support any efforts to cut the funding or otherwise curtail special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia meddling in the 2016 election.

Former Trump campaign manager Manafort’s indictment ups the pressure on congressional Russia probes

October 30, 2017 at 1:40 p.m.

Special prosecutor Robert Mueller's indictment of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort puts new pressure on the congressional panels that have been probing the Trump campaign's alleged ties to the...

President Donald Trump speaks during an ...

Trump, Republicans steer Russia investigations in new directions

October 27, 2017 at 8:48 p.m.

President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are demanding new scrutiny of Hillary Clinton's actions as secretary of state, potentially jeopardizing investigations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election just...

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) stands with Rep. Peter King (R-NY), and Rep. Don DeSantis (R-FL) as he announces that his committee and the House oversight committee are starting the investigation into Russia and Obama Administration uranium deal.

House GOP launches probes into Obama-era uranium deal, Clinton email inquiry

October 24, 2017 at 4:44 p.m.

Leading House Republicans announced on Tuesday two new probes, one into how the Obama administration's Justice Department handled a deal that gave Russia control over 20 percent of the U.S....

NFL uses its muscle to endorse sentencing reform legislation

October 17, 2017 at 1:54 p.m.

The NFL has decided to endorse a bipartisan criminal-justice reform bill that reduces mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug offenders.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and ...

Trump likely to declare that Iran nuclear deal is not in the national interest

October 6, 2017 at 12:54 a.m.

President Donald Trump is expected to announce next week that he will "decertify" the international nuclear deal with Iran, saying it is not in the national interest of the United...

Twitter shuts 201 accounts tied to Russian operatives

September 28, 2017 at 11:20 p.m.

Twitter said Thursday it had shut down 201 accounts that were tied to the same Russian operatives who posted thousands of political ads on Facebook, but the effort frustrated lawmakers...

Chairman of the Atlantic Council Board ...

Senate confirms Jon Huntsman as Russia ambassador

September 28, 2017 at 4:35 p.m.

The Senate confirmed Jon Huntsman as the next U.S. ambassador to Russia by voice vote Thursday, filling a critical diplomatic vacancy at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and...

President-elect Trump and his son Donald ...

Trump calls senator investigating his son’s Russia contacts about ethanol

August 31, 2017 at 10:12 a.m.

President Donald Trump called the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee to talk ethanol shortly before the committee is slated to interview his son in its ongoing Russia probe.

Multiple white nationalist groups march ...

White House: Trump’s condemnation includes “white supremacists, KKK, neo-Nazi and all extremist groups”

August 13, 2017 at 6:24 p.m.

The White House said in a statement Sunday that when President Donald Trump condemned "all forms of violence, bigotry and hatred" that were on display in Charlottesville this weekend "of...

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