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RICHARD HAASS, CFR: And I wanted to begin with the special counsel, Mr. Mueller, who described Russian interference in the 2016 election, to use his phrase, sweeping and systematic. Is that a view you subscribe to? CHRISTOPHER WRAY, FBI DIRECTOR: Well, I think everybody has their own adjectives. I do think that Russia poses a very significant counterintelligence threat, certainly in the cyber arena, certainly what we call the…

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President Trump shakes hands with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, right, at the White House in October. (Susan Walsh/AP) Matt Zapotosky Josh Dawsey Devlin Barrett April 26 at 3:20 PM Rod J. Rosenstein, again, was in danger of losing his job. The New York Times had just reported that — in the heated days after James B. Comey was fired as FBI director — the deputy attorney general had suggested…

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President Trump on Friday defended saying there were “very fine people on both sides” of the deadly clashes in Charlottesville, Va., between white nationalists and counterprotesters in 2017. The president spoke outside the White House a day after former Vice President Joe Biden launched his presidential bid with a video condemning Trump for the controversial remarks. “I was talking about people that felt very strongly about the monument to Robert E. Lee, a…

After months of speculation, former Vice President Joe Biden has finally entered the 2020 presidential race. In a campaign announcement video he released Thursday morning, Biden said, “The core values of this nation, our standing in the world, our very democracy, everything that has made America — America — is at stake. That’s why today I’m announcing my candidacy for president of the United States.” This is Biden’s third presidential…

Mr. Biden largely sidestepped a question about how a Biden presidency would differ from the Obama administration, only saying that the two men disagreed on the “implementation” and “timing of some things.” He said that he had asked Mr. Obama not to endorse him in the 2020 race because “I didn’t want it to look like he was putting his thumb on the scale here.” Asked if he would apologize…

Greg Jaffe Missy Ryan Nick Miroff April 26 at 11:20 AM The Pentagon is preparing to approve a loosening of rules that bar troops from interacting with migrants entering the United States, expanding the military’s involvement in President Trump’s operation along the southern border. Senior Defense Department officials have recommended that acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan approve a new request from the Department of Homeland Security to provide military lawyers,…

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s entrance into the 2020 presidential election will provide Democrats a choice: Do they want a reset, or do they want a revolution? As Democrats have spent the past several months outlining the sweeping changes they want to make to the United States, more than anything, Biden’s candidacy represents a promise to go back to a pre-Trump era in American politics where things were a bit…

Video Out of control semi-truck plows into stopped traffic killing multiple people At least a dozen cars, three semi-trucks involved in crash in Denver, Colorado. Multiple people died Thursday when a semitrailer plowed into stationary traffic that resulted in explosions and flames on a Colorado freeway, authorities said. The fiery crash occurred just before 5 p.m. in the Denver suburb of Lakewood when a truck driver lost control while traveling…

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“We have nothing to do with Russia except that we have been tougher on Russia than any administration in 50 years,” President Donald Trump said. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo White House By BIANCA QUILANTAN 04/26/2019 12:28 AM EDT Updated 04/26/2019 12:34 AM EDT Fri Apr 26 00:34:03 EDT 2019 President Donald Trump on Thursday called the FBI probe into his 2016 campaign and subsequent investigations into Russian election meddling “an…

Philip Bump Devlin Barrett April 25 at 10:52 PM NEW YORK — Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein hit back hard against politicians and the press Thursday night, and warned that hacking and social media ma­nipu­la­tion are “only the tip of the iceberg” when it comes to Russian efforts to influence American elections. Speaking at the Public Servants Dinner of the Armenian Bar Association, Rosenstein unleashed his sharpest critique yet…

Video The politics of Joe Biden’s third presidential bid Former Vice President Joe Biden launches his 2020 bid as a battle for ‘soul’ of America; reaction and analysis from the ‘Special Report’ All-Stars. Contrary to some public statements, President Trump and his campaign staff are likely “pretty concerned” about having former Vice President Joe Biden as a potential opponent in 2020, the Federalist publisher Ben Domenech said Thursday. “I actually think…

President TrumpDonald John TrumpForget the spin: Five unrefuted Mueller Report revelations Lara Trump: Merkel admitting migrants ‘one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany’ Financial satisfaction hits record high: survey MORE argued Thursday that former Secretary of State Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonForget the spin: Five unrefuted Mueller Report revelations Former senators launching effort to help Dems win rural votes Biden’s announcement was a general election message, says…

Video Trump: AG Barr will do what’s right on campaign spying President Trump weighs in on new Strzok-Page texts, the FISA abuse scandal, and the origins behind the Russia investigation on ‘Hannity.’ President Trump told Fox News’ “Hannity” in a wide-ranging interview Thursday night that Attorney General Bill Barr is handling the “incredible” and “big” new revelations that Ukrainian actors apparently leaked damaging information about then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort to help…

Federal prosecutors charged a state judge and a former court officer in Massachusetts with obstruction of justice on Thursday for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant escape from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer at a courthouse last year. The indictment of the judge, Shelley M. Richmond Joseph, 51, and the officer, Wesley MacGregor, 56, was a dramatic turn in the long-running clash between the Trump administration and state governments that…

Video When can we expect a trade deal between the US and China? Hoover research fellow Lanhee Chen says the U.S. has to make sure they have a way to enforce a new trade deal with China. China is seeking global dominance across multiple domains. This is clear as China hosts more than 40 world leaders in Beijing this week for the second international forum on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)…

Video Source: Former President Obama won’t endorse a Democratic 2020 candidate early Obama endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016 after she had enough delegates to clinch nomination; Mike Emanuel reports from Washington. Former Vice President Joe Biden’s claim that he refused his former running mate’s endorsement sparked a slew of skepticism on social media. President Obama has remained silent as the field of Democrats has grown over the past several months —…

The White House indicated Wednesday it will claim executive privilege to prevent White House aides from testifying to Congress, despite assertions the claim was waived when aides were permitted to talk to special counsel Robert Mueller. Among the first tests of the claim will be an effort to nix a subpoena by the House Judiciary Committee targeting former White House counsel Don McGahn. “Executive privilege is on the table,” senior…