Facebook, Twitter Vow to Combat Foreign Intrusion

MARY CLARE JALONICK and BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated Press Sep 5, 2018 Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey tell a Senate panel that their platforms plan to use new technologies to combat abuses ahead of the November midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

AP Sources: Lawyer Was Told Russia Had Trump ‘Over a Barrel’

ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY / The Associated Press Aug 31, 2018 Senior Justice Department official Bruce Ohr tells lawmakers of a potentially explosive exchange of information with former British spy Christopher Steele in 2016. The president has relentlessly sought to discredit both men. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Cohen Lawyer Walks Back Claim Trump Knew of Russia Meeting

MICHAEL R. SISAK / The Associated Press Aug 27, 2018 "I should have been much clearer that I could not confirm the story," Lanny Davis says of his assertions his client could tell the special prosecutor the president had prior knowledge of 2016 Trump Tower meeting. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Republicans (and Some Democrats Too) Reject Impeachment Talk

LISA MASCARO and STEVE PEOPLES / The Associated Press Aug 22, 2018 The guilty plea of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and the fraud conviction of onetime campaign chair Paul Manafort are presenting a loyalty test for Republicans, while Democrats fear calls for impeachment will galvanize GOP voters in November. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mueller Asks Prison Time for Trump Ex-Aide George Papadopoulos

CHAD DAY / The Associated Press Aug 18, 2018 Prosecutors say the Trump campaign's former foreign policy adviser caused irreparable damage to the Russia probe by lying repeatedly during a January 2017 interview. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Citing Cyberattacks, U.S. Sanctions ‘Malicious’ Russian Firms

MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Jun 11, 2018 Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announces sanctions on five Russian companies and three executives, alleging they were working "at the behest of the Russian Federation." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump’s ‘Disruption’ of the Status Quo Misses the Mark

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 10, 2018 We are discovering that the president is destroying the very aspects of governing that prevent rash mistakes and hold abuses of power in check. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Signals Cooperative Approach With Mueller Is Fading

CHAD DAY / The Associated Press May 7, 2018 Tweets are fresh evidence that the cooperation with the special counsel that had been advocated by the president's legal team for months has gone by the wayside. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Are Social Media Companies Anti-Social?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 22, 2018 Those that traffic in personal data we give them are not living up to their obligations to us as individuals or to the common good. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Senators Press on Safeguarding 2018 Ballots

MARY CLARE JALONICK, CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and CHAD DAY / The Associated Press Mar 21, 2018 Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee from both parties criticize the Trump and Obama administrations for not moving quickly enough to stem the threat of Russian interference in U.S. elections. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump-Putin Call Sparks an Uproar Over Leaks

JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Mar 21, 2018 The White House leak revealed that the president disregarded advice that he not congratulate the Russian president on his recent re-election, which was plagued by reports of fraudulent voting. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

CIA Chief Defends Meeting With Russian Spy Officials

DEB RIECHMANN / The Associated Press Feb 1, 2018 Sen. Chuck Schumer called the meeting suspicious, coming just days before the Trump administration decided not to issue new sanctions over Russian interference in the 2016 election. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )