Trump Is Going Ballistic Against Journalists. What Is He So Afraid Of?
Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Throughout Donald Trump’s first year as president, I’ve kept a running record of his authoritarian behavior titled “Trumpocracy.” A major component of this now very lengthy document has been his ceaseless attack on the American news media. But although Trump’s rants against reporting…
Russian Propagandists Are Pushing for Roy Moore to Win
Brynn Anderson/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In the run-up to Alabama’s special election, Kremlin-linked news sites and trolls have battled vigorously on behalf of Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for US senator accused of sexual misconduct against multiple women, including teenage girls. Since allegations against Moore were first reported…
Donald Trump Jr. Refuses to Disclose His Discussions With His Father About Trump Tower Meeting
President Donald Trump denied collusion with Russia during comments on the guilty plea by former National Security Advisor Flynn on December 2, 2017.Shawn Thew/CNP via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. During eight hours of questioning by the House intelligence committee on Wednesday, Donald Trump Jr. acknowledged that he…
Paul Manafort Just Tried to Secretly Collaborate With a Colleague Linked to Russian Intelligence, Feds Say
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse after a court hearing on the terms of his bail and house arrest on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017.Bill Clark/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Following his October 30 indictment on federal charges, Paul Manafort…
Trump Knew Flynn Had Lied to FBI, Reports Say
Former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn leaves federal court Friday.Susan Walsh/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump was informed in late January that Michael Flynn had probably lied to the FBI about his contacts with Russian officials during the presidential transition period, according to multiple reports. The timing is significant:…
Why the Flynn Guilty Plea Is Bad News for Pence—and Other Senior Trump Officials
Flynn: Susan Walsh/AP; Pence: Alex Brandon/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When special counsel Robert Mueller announced a criminal charge against retired Gen. Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, it was far more than an embarrassment for the White House. The “statement of offense” that accompanied Flynn’s…