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Supreme Court to decide on release of secret Mueller evidence, after election
The House panel continues to investigate Trump for impeachment in relation to alleged collusion with Russia and obstruction of justice in that case

Trump calls on Senate to question Obama in conspiracy theory
'The first person I would call to testify about the biggest political crime and scandal in the history of the USA, by FAR, is former President Obama,' Trump tweets

U.S. drops case against Russian firm accused of 2016 election meddling
The case is against the company controlled by a confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin that allegedly funded the campaign to meddle in the 2016 elections

Trump aide said Ukraine behind Democratic party hack, documents show
Trump and his surrogates have suggested that Kiev hacked Democratic National Committee servers and planted evidence to frame Russia
Trump gloats as Mueller gives Dems little support for impeachment
'The Democrats lost so big today,' says US President Donald Trump

Key takeaways from Mueller testimony to Congress
Here are the main takeaways so far from the marathon hearings before 2 Democratic-controlled House committees by former US special counsel Robert Mueller

Mueller to Congress: Trump was not exonerated
(UPDATED) 'The finding indicates that the president was not exculpated from the acts that he allegedly committed,' Robert Mueller tells the House Judiciary Committee

Tight-lipped Mueller faces Congress grilling on Russia probe
(UPDATED) How Robert Mueller describes the obstruction allegations could make his testimony explosive, potentially damaging Donald Trump as he ramps up his campaign for reelection in 2020

Trump attacks Mueller ahead of testimony on Russia probe
Robert Mueller will take questions from lawmakers for the first time on the Russia investigation when he appears before two separate Democratic-led House committees on Wednesday, July 24

Meddling, collusion, obstruction: What the Mueller probe found
Special Counsel Robert Mueller will submit to questions before Congress for the first time on July 24, 2019. Here's what you need to know about his report on Russian meddling and obstruction allegations in the US presidential elections

Washington girds for Mueller testimony
Special Counsel Robert Mueller, much-trusted in Washington circles but with a sphinx-like image, has already signalled he will be a tough nut to crack

Robert Mueller to testify in U.S. Congress on Russia probe
The former US special counsel agrees to testify in public on July 17 about his report into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election

Trump says he would take foreign info on 2020 presidential opponent
'I think you might want to listen... there's nothing wrong with listening,' Trump said when asked by ABC News what he would do if a country such as Russia or China offered him such information

The biggest world stories of the week: May 26-June 1, 2019
Here's a roundup of the stories that made headlines across the globe

Robert Mueller, the enigma who held Trump's fate in his hands
The former FBI director breaks his silence to announce he was closing the Special Counsel's Office and returning to private life after completing one of the most politically charged investigations in US history

Mueller denies probe cleared Trump, hands baton to Congress
(UPDATED) Not indicting Donald Trump is not equivalent to clearing him, Robert Mueller says, suggesting Congress has both the constitutional powers and the responsibility to pursue the case

Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen, off to prison, says still 'much to be told'
'There still remains much to be told. And I look forward to the day that I can share the truth,' Michael Cohen tells reporters as he leaves his Manhattan residence for the federal prison in Otisville, New York
Michael Cohen, Trump's one-time aide who turned on him, goes to jail
The longtime Trump admirer who once said he was ready to 'take a bullet' for Trump is awaited at the federal prison in Otisville, New York

U.S. attorney general grilled over handling of Russia report
After undergoing tough questioning in the US Senate, Bill Barr refuses to appear before the House

Barr faces tough questions on handling of Mueller report
US Attorney General Bill Barr 'whitewashed the report,' Senator Dick Durbin, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, tells CNN ahead of the hearing

Mueller criticized Barr's depiction of Russia probe
The Washington Post says Special Counsel Robert Mueller's letter to Bill Barr complained that the attorney general's memo 'did not fully capture the context, nature and substance of this office's work and conclusions'

The Mueller report is out, but the probes continue
The final report from the probe makes clear that more than a dozen other cases, most of them secret, remain in the pipeline

Trump seethes in foul-mouthed tirade against Mueller report
Trump is now digesting the report's findings that he was happy enough to benefit from Russian dirty tricks and tried repeatedly to hamper Mueller's investigation
Trump slams 'fabricated' testimony in Mueller report
US President Donald Trump, who initially celebrated the publication of the report, is in a more defensive mood on Friday, April 19, insisting that he had done nothing wrong

Democrats vow more investigations into Trump’s ‘dishonest’ and ‘immoral’ conduct
'Donald Trump has spent his entire presidency engaged in a nonstop campaign of obstruction, intimidation, and abuse of power,' says Democratic party chairman Tom Perez. 'No one is above the law.'

Princeton salutes Maria Ressa, alumni in ‘Time 100’ most influential list
Distinguished Princeton University alumni have also called on government officials, policy makers, and businesses to ‘press’ the Philippine government to end its harassment of Ressa and the Philippine press

Russia report tells how angry Trump wanted Mueller fired
'I had the right to end the whole Witch Hunt if I wanted. I could have fired everyone, including Mueller, if I wanted. I chose not to,' Trump tweeted from Air Force One.

Mueller report details Trump's efforts to halt probe
Trump's efforts to remove Mueller began after press reports indicated that the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election had widened to include whether the president had committed obstruction of justice

Redacted Mueller report released by U.S. Justice Department
The report focuses on Russia's interference in the 2016 election, whether the Trump campaign helped in that effort and whether Trump tried to obstruct justice

Trump declares victory on Mueller report D-Day
'No collusion. No obstruction,' a triumphant President Donald Trump writes in a Game of Thrones pastiche tweet

Trump took no action to thwart Mueller probe – attorney general
'The president took no act that in fact deprived the special counsel of the documents and witnesses necessary to complete his investigation,' says Attorney General Bill Barr
Trump questions why Democrats should get Mueller report
The president's latest comments come days after he called the Mueller probe an attempted 'coup,' while Attorney General William Barr promised to investigate FBI 'spying' on Trump

Mueller report to be released by mid-April – attorney general
A redacted version of the 400-page report is set to be released

Trump: Media is 'Enemy of the People'
President Donald Trump accuses journalists of covering the Russia probe unfairly

Trump says Russia probe head acted honorably, but warns of retaliation
President Donald Trump, who feels vindicated by the dropping of collusion allegations, says he will favor publication of the wider Mueller report

Kremlin denies meddling in U.S. vote after Mueller probe
(UPDATED) Moscow calls reports of Russian interference 'malicious slander,' while analysts say the conclusions of the probe are unlikely to improve bilateral ties

Robert Mueller, the invisible prosecutor who investigated President Trump
Mueller, who had the fate of the presidency in his hands stayed silent and invisible, keeping politicians of both parties on edge, lawyers studying the constitution and journalists swarming

Timeline: Every bombshell in the Russia investigation
Here are key dates in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election

U.S. Democrats demand release of full Mueller report, documents
Top US congressional Democrats House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer demand the full release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 US election

Key findings of the Mueller report
Here are the main findings of the two-year investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller into allegations that the US president colluded with Russia in the 2016 election

Trump jubilant after Mueller finds no collusion
(4th UPDATE) Attorney General William Barr cites Robert Mueller as saying that 'while this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him'

U.S. on edge for Russia probe findings on Trump
The American public is still in the dark over what Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation uncovered about President Donald Trump's ties to Russia and alleged acts of obstruction of justice

Mueller submits report on bombshell Trump-Russia probe
The report is confidential, but Attorney General Bill Barr says he will summarize its 'principal conclusions' for Congress

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's toll: 6 top Trump aides (so far)
Since May 2017, when he took over the investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 US election , Robert Mueller has filed charges against 6 former senior aides and associates of Trump

Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison
This is the stiffest sentence yet given to an associate of US President Donald Trump in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling

'Chilling' testimony promised from Trump's former lawyer
Michael Cohen, the longtime personal lawyer to Donald Trump is set to appear before lawmakers eager to press for dramatic details of his former client's business and personal affairs

Trump campaign chief faces up to 24 years in jail after breaking plea deal
Paul Manafort is one of 7 former Trump campaign associates who have been charged by the team of Special Counsel Robert Mueller

Trump says Democrat probes into him should 'never be allowed'
Adam Schiff, the congressman heading the House intelligence committee, says it will look into suspicions of collusion between Trump and Russia and also broader allegations of financial wrongdoing in Trump's inner circle

Trump inaugural committee ordered to hand over documents to prosecutors – reports
Federal prosecutors ask members of US President Donald Trump's inaugural committee to hand over documents linked to donations and spending

Mueller's Trump-Russia probe close to completion – official
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker says, 'I am comfortable that the decisions that were made (in the Mueller report) are going to be reviewed, you know, through the various means that we have'
