During the 2016 presidential campaign and transition, Donald J. Trump and at least 17 campaign officials and advisers had contacts with Russian nationals and WikiLeaks, or their intermediaries. 1/20 Trump ends his hostage negotiations, signing a stopgap spending bill that will reopen the government for the next three weeks,
The FBI arrests longtime Trump aide and confidant Roger Stone after being indicted for allegations he lied to and obstructed the House Intelligence Committee's investigation. 1/23 A US District Judge revokes Paul Manafort’s bail to prevent him from contacting witnesses. 2/23 Here’s everyone who’
Amid economic turmoil in Venezuela, protestors are calling for President Nicolás Maduro to step down. The leader of the country’s legislative body, Juan Guaidó, who has argued last year’s elections were rigged by Maduro, has publicly assumed the presidency, and has now been backed by the Trump administration.
The US Army concludes that Iran was the only winner of our eight-year war in Iraq. 1/18 Official photos of the president are retouched occasionally for social media to make his face thinner, his fingers longer. 2/18 See also: Photographs of balloons on the verge of popping.
Kamala Harris announced yesterday that she’s running for president, becoming the third senator expected to enter the 2020 race, alongside Kirsten Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren. 1/14 The problem isn’t that Harris was an especially bad prosecutor. She made positive contributions as well—encouraging education and reentry programs
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office says the Buzzfeed story about Cohen and Trump is inaccurate. 1/23 Ironically, Trump relied on his nemesis, Mueller, to advance his critique of BuzzFeed and the press on Friday night. 2/23 Interview with the author of a mash note to Mueller, her
In a bombshell new revelation, federal law enforcement officers say Trump directed Cohen to lie under oath to Congress about ongoing negotiations for a Moscow Trump Tower—even as Trump told the public he had no business dealings in Russia. The House Intelligence committee says it will investigate. 1/17
House Speaker Pelosi asks President Trump to postpone his State of the Union address, currently slated for January 29. 1/18 Aides want Trump to use the speech to move public opinion to his side. Privately, Trump’s expressing frustration. 2/18 A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State
Yesterday, Theresa May’s Brexit deal lost by a 230-vote margin—the worst defeat in the history of the House of Commons—sparking a no-confidence vote against May today. If she loses, it could mean another general election. 1/18 In his senate confirmation hearing, Trump’s attorney
Last year, President Trump repeatedly suggested a move equal to destroying NATO: the withdrawal of the United States. 1/21 “Even discussing the idea of leaving NATO—let alone actually doing so—would be the gift of the century for Putin.” 2/21 Eighteen other reasons the President of the
