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Attorney General William Barr has asked the U.S. Attorney in Connecticut, John Durham, to review the origins of the Russia investigation, making it the third third investigation of its kind. The Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General is examining the DOJ's handling of the investigation and the U.S. Attorney in Utah was previously asked to review aspects of the investigation.
President Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Japan next month. The meeting comes amid an escalation of what author Jim Sciutto calls a new type of warfare. Sciutto, CNN’s chief national security correspondent and anchor, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his new book, "The Shadow War: Inside Russia's and China's Secret Operations to Defeat America." It highlights tactics he says both countries use to attack the U.S. and its allies. Sciutto also served as chief of staff to America's ambassador to China from 2011 to 2013.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Russia, where he issued a stern warning against meddling in the U.S. election process. The two officials disagreed on a variety of issues beyond meddling, including Venezuela and Iran.
The president's son, Donald Trump Jr. has agreed to answer questions from the Senate Intelligence Committee on his contact with Russians. Nancy Cordes has the latest.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Secretary Sergey Lavrov in Sochi earlier today. The trips come amid a number of disagreements between the U.S. and Russia, including Iran, Venezuela and election interference. Thomas Wright, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution Project on International Order and Strategy, joined CBSN for analysis.
President Trump's oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., will return to Capitol Hill next month to testify in a Senate committee's Russia investigation. He was given a subpoena last week after skipping requests to testify. Nancy Cordes reports.
Delivery of 50 ventilators comes in exchange of "sincere humanitarian gestures," but it also highlights ongoing tension between Washington and Moscow.
A federal judge has ordered the release of some of the material withheld when the Mueller report was made public. It’s about former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and a phone call he had with Russia’s U.S. ambassador. It could reveal how others tried to obstruct Mueller’s investigation. Paula Reid reports.
Attorney General William Barr defended his review of how the Russia investigation began. He said it will focus on U.S. intelligence gathering on associates of the Trump campaign in 2016. Paula Reid reports.
Four Russian bombers and two fighter jets were intercepted near the coast of Alaska on Monday by North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the organization said in a statement. The Russian planes were entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone when they were intercepted, but they remained in international airspace -- never entering American or Canadian airspace, according to NORAD.
A majority of Americans feel they have heard enough about the Mueller report, while over one-third wants to hear more, according to a new CBS News poll out Wednesday. Most say President Trump should cooperate with congressional investigators, but more than half want Democrats to drop the Russia matter and move on to other issues. CBSN's "Red and Blue" dives into the latest numbers.
President Trump says congressional Democrats should stop investigating his presidency. He abruptly cut off a White House meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer Wednesday. The president says he was upset that Pelosi accused him of cover-ups. Nancy Cordes reports.
A huge blow-up between President Trump and Democratic leaders has done nothing to stop the rising call for impeachment hearings. Mr. Trump stormed out of a meeting with top Democrats at the White House Wednesday, three minutes after it started. Then he told reporters he won't work with Democrats until they stop investigating his administration. Major Garrett joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss why "the people's business is being neglected."
President Trump is lashing out at Democrats as their investigations continue. He stormed out of a meeting on infrastructure with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and there are growing questions about whether the two sides can come together on key issues like the budget and immigration. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN to discuss the latest.
A potential clash looms between Attorney General William Barr and U.S. intelligence agencies after Barr was given extraordinary leeway to investigate the origins of the Russia investigation. Paula Reid reports.
Congressional reporter for Politico, Melanie Zanona, joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss President Trump's decision to give Attorney General William Barr the power over what intelligence to declassify from the Russia probe, the president's escalating feud with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and growing calls from top Democrats to begin impeachment proceedings.
Special counsel Robert Mueller made his first statement since his report on the Russia investigation was released to the public. The nearly two-year-long investigation concluded there was no conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia. Margaret Brennan anchors a CBS News Special Report from New York with reports from Nancy Cordes at the Capitol, Major Garrett at the White House, Paula Reid at the Justice Department and analysis from Jonathan Turley, a constitutional law professor at George Washington University.
American fighter jets are conducting critical aerial exercises in the Arctic Circle on Thursday. The maneuvers are just a few hundred miles from Russia, which has repeatedly sent warplanes close to U.S. airspace in recent weeks. Charlie D'Agata went flying with U.S. forces.
Chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins "CBS This Morning" to break down the most important moments from former special counsel Robert Mueller's remarks Wednesday in which he refused to clear President Trump of suspected criminality. Garrett also pointed out Mr. Trump's tweet Thursday morning in which he said "I had nothing to do with Russia helping me to get elected."
In an exclusive interview with CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford, Attorney General William Barr addressed Robert Mueller's remarks Wednesday, when the former special counsel said the Russia investigation did not clear the president. Barr says Mueller could have reached a decision on whether President Trump obstructed justice. Tune in to "CBS This Morning" on Friday, May 31, for the full report.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford, Attorney General William Barr responded to criticism that he's enabling and protecting President Trump. The interview comes just one day after former special counsel Robert Mueller said the Russia investigation did not clear the president of suspected criminality. Tune in to "CBS This Morning" on Friday, May 31, for the full report.
The U.S. and Russian militaries accused each other of unsafe actions on Friday after an American guided-missile cruiser and a Russian destroyer nearly collided in the East China Sea. The U.S. 7th Fleet said the Russian destroyer put the safety of the USS Chancellorsville and its crew at risk, forcing it to reverse all engines at full throttle to avoid a collision.
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan slammed Russia after one of its warships nearly collided with a U.S. Navy ship in the Philippine Sea. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joined CBSN to break down the naval tensions between the two.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, spoke at the beginning of a hearing on the counterintelligence implications of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report Wednesday.
Hundreds of people were arrested during a protest in Moscow on Wednesday. Protesters were demanding Russian police be held responsible for allegedly framing a local journalist last week. CBS News spoke with journalist Daria Litvinova about the protests.
