Donald Trump appears to have jeopardized the national security of America and its allies by revealing highly classified information to Russian officials, according to a devastating report from the Washington Post. The meeting occurred in the Oval Office the day after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, who was aggressively leading the bureau’s investigation of ties between the Russian […]

Donald Trump has a theory about the 2016 election. He has many theories, in fact, some of which contradict each other, but one of his favorites is that the overwhelming evidence that Russia meddled in the 2016 election is “fake news” from bitter Democrats. Trump resumed trumpeting this almost immediately upon his return from his […]

Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has now become drawn into the congressional investigation into Russia’s efforts to influence the presidential election. ABC reports that investigators from the House and Senate have asked Cohen to provide evidence and testimony about contacts he had with people connected to the Russian government. Cohen has refused, and told ABC, […]

Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress keep trying to make questions about Russia’s involvement in our election go away, but so far, they are failing miserably. A new NBC/WSJ poll shows that voters want an investigation, despite claims by various White House officials, and Trump himself, that the investigation “should be over.” But voters do not believe Congress is up to […]

Donald Trump continues to spin and evade on the issue of his financial involvement with Russia, and an absurd letter from his lawyers, without proof of his tax returns, is the latest salvo. Responding to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who said he wants to learn more about Trump’s Russian money, the Trump team released a […]

After Donald Trump followed through on his previous threats and fired FBI Director James Comey, in the midst of that agency’s investigation into Russia’s interference in our presidential election — and possible collusion with Russia on the part of Team Trump — the calls for a special prosecutor immediately grew louder. And now 20 state attorneys […]

The day after summarily firing former FBI Director James Comey, Donald Trump took active steps to move the United States closer to Russia – despite two warnings within the previous week that Russia poses an existential threat to this country. The White House appears unconcerned about the brazen disregard for national security the immediate juxtaposition […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI director James Comey, telling CBS reporter Eliza Palmer that Trump is “acting in accordance with his competence, in accordance with his law, the Constitution.” Trump decided to fire Comey after reportedly issuing a request for “a significant increase in money and personnel for the […]

Donald Trump plunged the political world into chaos on Tuesday by following through on his threats to fire FBI Director James Comey. The news came just after Comey issued grand jury subpoenas against associates of Trump’s disgraced former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. For all of Comey’s faults, the president firing the top federal investigator in the middle […]

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) struck out against Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey in the midst of the agency’s investigation into the Trump administration’s ties with Russia, which Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called “a cover-up.” During an appearance on Morning Joe, Kaine described Trump as “deeply insecure” and “very concerned” about the Russia […]

Donald Trump shocked the world when he suddenly decided to fire FBI Director James Comey, tasked with investigating the Trump campaign’s possible coordination with Russia during the 2016 presidential election. In the aftermath of that decision, a senior Russian official appeared to mock the firing. During a photo op with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Russian Foreign […]

The White House shocked the nation Tuesday night with the announcement that Donald Trump had fired FBI Director James Comey. But the announcement is only the beginning. The supposed justification for the firing — that Comey mishandled the bureau’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails by publicly trashing her — is not ringing true with anyone, […]

The White House announced Tuesday night that FBI Director James Comey has been fired. The announcement comes as the agency is in the middle of an investigation into the Trump campaign’s communications, and possible coordination, with the Russian government during the 2016 presidential election. According to the White House statement, the firing was made on […]

The Trump administration continues to attack the legitimacy of the media, and the GOP tries to shift attention away from the investigation into Trump’s ties with Russia by focusing instead on leaks about those ties to the media. Nevertheless, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) focused on an essential truth during the Senate hearing Monday on the investigation into […]

In a move that should certainly alarm the White House, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is now calling for an investigation into Donald Trump’s business ties to Russia. CNN reports that Graham, who chairs Senate committees on armed services, foreign relations, and terrorism, wants to dig into Trump’s finances. Graham’s call comes after testimony from former Director of National […]

The Senate hearing on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election revealed some terrifying and ugly truths about the very serious threats to our democracy — including from Donald Trump’s own team. During her testimony, former acting Attorney General Sally Yates repeatedly asserted that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was compromised and vulnerable to blackmail […]

Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA) began fumbling as MSNBC’s Katy Tur quickly pointed out his weak attempt to use a false equivalence as she asked him about the ongoing FBI investigation of the Trump administration. Tur pointed to statements from Trump, his campaign underlings, and others who had accused Hillary Clinton of being under an FBI […]

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) attempted to intimidate former acting Attorney General Sally Yates during her Senate testimony, but soon discovered he had made a mistake. Yates had earlier in the hearing explained to Cruz’s fellow Texan, Sen. John Cornyn, that she overruled the Office of Legal Counsel, who agreed with the Muslim ban, because arguments on […]

Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates testified to a Senate subcommittee Monday that she had evidence that Michael Flynn was compromised and “could be blackmailed” by Russia. That information has been previously reported in the course of multiple investigations into the Trump team’s ties to Russia. What was not known until now is that on the very […]

Donald Trump launched an unprecedented attack on former acting Attorney General Sally Yates ahead of her testimony to the Senate panel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. He was apparently unnerved by advance word that Yates will discuss the Trump administration’s refusal to heed warnings about how former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn could be […]

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) took to the House floor to say that the recent airstrikes launched by Donald Trump in Syria would not distract him from pushing for an independent investigation of Trump’s ties to the Russian government and its attempts to influence the 2016 election. Speaking just hours after the strike had taken place, Beyer […]

With Sally Yates’ Senate testimony just hours away, Donald Trump continues to keep up a public defense of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, even after reports that Flynn that was in a potentially compromised position with Russia and that he received payments from foreign entities, despite warnings that to do so could be illegal. Axios […]

Ahead of upcoming Senate testimony from former acting Attorney General Sally Yates and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, the Associated Press has released a stunning report on concerns raised by the Obama administration about Donald Trump’s transition team, led by Mike Pence. One of the recurring themes […]

If you have been wondering why the investigations into Russia’s interference in our presidential election matters, former CIA Director John Brennan has a powerful answer. During the House Intelligence Committee’s hearing on the investigation, Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA) asked Brennan to explain — not just to the committee, but to all Americans — why it matters […]

During the House’s hearing Tuesday on the Russia investigation task force, former CIA Director John Brennan confirmed what a growing number of scandalous revelations have been indicating all along: that there was contact between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign during the 2016 election. During questioning by Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), who has served as acting chair […]

FBI Director James Comey met separately with members of the Senate and House for highly classified briefings. Members went into the briefings looking for a firm answer from the FBI to the question of whether or not their was an ongoing investigation into possible ties between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia but emerged silent […]

Correction: The original headline has been changed from GOP Senator to GOP Intel Chair to accurately reflect Rep. Nunes’ role. “It’s very possible” Donald Trump himself might be personally involved as part of the “incidental intelligence” gathered during United States’ government monitoring of the communications of Russian nationals located here. Incidental intelligence is what the […]

The Trump/Russia investigation was a central subject of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on oversight of the FBI, at which FBI Director James Comey testified for several hours. While Republicans tried to deflect attention away from the FBI’s ongoing investigation into possible coordination between Donald Trump’s campaign and the Russians, Democrats uncovered key information, and […]

Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates is reportedly set to testify before a Senate subcommittee that she warned the Trump administration that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was vulnerable to being compromised by Russia. CNN reports that sources familiar with Yates’ story say she is going to tell a Senate panel that in a private […]

Donald Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador and alleged spymaster Sergey Kislyak continues to generate news for the administration, and none of it is good. The meeting itself was a chilling black mark, coming as it did the day after Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, and […]