Trump Says Media Is Ignoring the “REAL Story on Russia”
Jacquelyn Martin/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As Special Counsel Robert Mueller and federal prosecutors in New York continue racking up convictions and guilty pleas in the ever-widening scandals connected to Donald Trump, the president is lashing out—at Hillary Clinton, at the Democratic National Committee, and, of course, at the…
Ryan Zinke Out as Interior Secretary
George Frey/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump announced Saturday morning that Ryan Zinke—who, as Interior Secretary, oversees nearly one-fifth of all land in the United States—will leave his post at the end of the year. Trump said he will nominate a new secretary in the next week,…
Maria Butina Claimed to Have a “Signed Cooperation Agreement” With the National Rifle Association
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Confessed Russian agent Maria Butina claimed more than five years ago that her gun rights group had entered into a “signed cooperation agreement” with the National Rifle Association, according to a contemporaneous account of a talk Butina gave to an Israeli organization. Butina, who pleaded…
Did Michael Flynn Try to Strike a Grand Bargain With Moscow as It Attacked the 2016 Election?
Michael Flynn leaves a federal courthouse following a status hearing in his case.Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In early December, special counsel Robert Mueller, in preparation for the upcoming sentencing of Michael Flynn, submitted two memos outlining his recommended punishment for President Donald Trump’s former national security…
Trump Denies Directing Cohen to “Break the Law”
Wang Ying/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump denied on Thursday having directed his former personal attorney Michael Cohen to “break the law.” The president’s statements come a day after Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison. Trump has come under scrutiny for allegedly directing Cohen to make…
Michael Cohen Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Michael Cohen arrives at federal court for his sentencing hearing.Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, to 36 months in prison. Cohen’s cooperation with prosecutors “does not wipe the slate clean,” US District Court Judge…