Obama-era acting Attorney General Sally Q. Yates testified Monday that she told Trump administration attorneys that their national security adviser could be blackmailed by Russia, weeks before Michael Flynn resigned over concerns he lied to the White House about his foreign contacts. Published May 8, 2017
Former Obama-era acting Attorney General Sally Yates will testify before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Published May 8, 2017
Members of the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday questioned FBI Director James B. Comey and NSA Director Adm. Mike Rogers for the second time during their probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election -- this round behind closed doors. Published May 4, 2017
The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday scolded the FBI for creating such controversy over its investigations into accusations of Russian meddling during the 2016 election, warning that "the public's faith in the FBI, Congress and our democratic process has been tested lately." Published May 3, 2017
Lawmakers will announce a major effort Wednesday to explore ways to keep terrorists from reaching America's shores, warning that Islamists from hotbeds of fundamentalist activity in Europe are able to enter the United States visa-free if they manage to slip through the cracks of the nation's vast immigration enforcement bureaucracy. Published May 2, 2017
Two days before they meet face-to-face in a public committee hearing, Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Charles Grassley has ratcheted up the pressure on FBI Director James Comey to provide details on the bureau's relationship with the former British MI6 intelligence officer, Christopher Steele, who authored the infamous anti-Donald Trump dossier. Published May 1, 2017
Bitter memories from the last major congressional probe into the executive branch loom over Capitol Hill as lawmakers embark on an ambitious, divisive slate of hearings and briefings into charges that Russia meddled in the presidential race to help elect Donald Trump. Published April 30, 2017
A photo of President Trump grinning broadly and pumping his fist topped the Philippines' leading newspaper on Monday after news broke that the Mr. Trump had invited President Rodrigo Duterte to the White House. Published April 30, 2017
It started with taking a protocol-shattering phone call from Taiwan. Then came an almost immediate realignment with Saudi Arabia against Iran, 59 Tomahawk missiles fired at Syria, an increasingly combative posture toward Russia, a massive military strike in Afghanistan and a level of North Korea brinkmanship not seen from U.S. administrations in decades. Published April 27, 2017
The Defense Intelligence Agency warned former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn in 2014 about accepting foreign payments when he retired, according to new documents released Thursday by a bipartisan congressional investigation into Mr. Flynn's foreign payments and communications with Russian contacts. Published April 27, 2017
The virulent rhetoric coming from the North Korea which has dramatically escalated tensions with the U.S. and its allies in the Pacific current has far outpaced the regime's ability to deliver on those threats. Published April 26, 2017
The White House on Tuesday attempted to put distance between President Trump and former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who congressional investigators said has not shown that he followed the law in disclosing financial ties to Russia. Published April 25, 2017
Payments for a trip to Russia that included dining with President Vladimir Putin were not fully disclosed when Michael Flynn applied for a security clearance earlier this year, the heads of a bipartisan congressional investigation said Tuesday after reviewing classified documents related to the Trump administration's former national security adviser. Published April 25, 2017
In February, Chuck Grassley looked out his Senate office window at Washington's cold, unforgiving winter sky, then shook his head in disgust. The seven-term Republican from Iowa and Senate Judiciary Committee chairman had hit a wall. Published April 24, 2017
Ramping up their Congressional investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election, lawmakers have invited directors of the FBI and National Security Agency to testify again, in addition to expressing a desire to hear from the Obama administration's top intelligence officials. Published April 21, 2017
Emphasizing a bright spot in Iraq's bloody three-year war against the Islamic State, a neighborhood in Mosul liberated from the Islamic extremists hosted a soccer tournament earlier this week, Iraq's Ambassador to the U.S. said Wednesday. Published April 19, 2017
Sunday's referendum narrowly granting expansive new powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may distance Turkey from the pro-democracy forces of Western Europe, but could bring it closer to Washington, where the Trump administration has shown itself eager to build counterterrorism alliances with perceived strongmen in the Middle East. Published April 17, 2017
Turkish voters chose Sunday to fundamentally restructure their government from parliamentary rule to a presidential system that grants sweeping powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the nation's current ruler and driving force behind the change. Published April 16, 2017
Warning Americans about the dangers of "false narratives" CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Thursday compared Wikileaks to "a hostile intelligence service" in his first major addresses since being tapped by President Donald Trump to lead America's top spy agency. Published April 13, 2017
The former Trump foreign policy adviser in the eye of a partisan storm over his role in the 2016 presidential campaign said Wednesday that allegations he acted as a Russian agent "were a joke," while Capitol Hill investigators privately say they're continuing to wrestle with the witness list for upcoming congressional inquiries into alleged Kremlin meddling in the 2016 elections. Published April 12, 2017
