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May 24, 2018 at 7:05 pm

Trump fundraiser adds cyber security firm to Qatar lawsuit

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fundraiser for President Donald Trump who launched a lawsuit against Qatar accusing the Gulf country of hacking his emails updated the...

May 21, 2018 at 9:06 pm

The princes, the president and the fortune seekers

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a year spent carefully cultivating two princes from the Arabian Peninsula, Elliott Broidy, a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump, thought...

May 21, 2018 at 9:03 pm

Trump won’t say if he has confidence in Rosenstein

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declined to say Tuesday whether he has confidence in Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, escalating pressure on the Justice...

May 21, 2018 at 5:24 pm

The swamp: Playing all sides for a fortune in contracts

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a pursuit of money and influence that began at President Donald Trump's inauguration, two American businessmen sought to leverage connections that...

FILE – In this Feb. 27, 2008, file photo provided by the Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States, Elliott Broidy poses at the group’s gala banquet in New York. Broidy, a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump, worked throughout 2017 with a senior adviser to the crown prince of Abu Dhabi to run a secretive campaign, trading lobbying against Qatar for hundreds of millions in defense contracts from the United Arab Emirates. (David Karp/Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States via AP, File)

May 21, 2018 at 1:18 pm

A California businessman's secret campaign to influence White House and Congress — and rake in billions

Elliott Broidy’s campaign to alter U.S. policy in the Middle East and reap a fortune for himself shows that one of the president’s top money...

FILE – In this Thursday, May 17, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, in Washington. Trump said he will “demand” that the Justice Department open an investigation into whether the FBI infiltrated his presidential campaign, an extraordinary order that came hours before his legal team said the special counsel indicated its investigation into the president could be concluded by September. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) NYSB730 NYSB730

May 20, 2018 at 9:42 pm

FBI, Justice to ‘review’ classified info sought by lawmakers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ratcheting up pressure on the Russia investigation, the White House announced Monday that top FBI and Justice Department officials have agreed to...

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Kremlin-linked lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya speaks to journalists in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Veselnitskaya admits she met with Donald Trump Jr. during the 2016 presidential campaign, but insists that she had no compromising information on Hillary Clinton to offer in contrast to what the email exchange released by Trump’s eldest son suggested. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) XAZ106

April 20, 2018 at 12:14 pm

Senate investigators talk to Russian lawyer who met with Trump Jr.

WASHINGTON — A Russian lawyer who discussed sanctions with Donald Trump Jr. at a Trump Tower meeting during the 2016 campaign recently met U.S. Senate...

February 17, 2018 at 1:53 am

Trump adviser: Russian meddling ‘incontrovertible’ VIEW

MUNICH (AP) — President Donald Trump's national security adviser said Saturday there was "incontrovertible" evidence of a Russian plot to disrupt the 2016 U.S. election,...

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February 1, 2018 at 10:02 pm

Senator seeks documents on Russia money links to the NRA

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Democrat is seeking documents from the National Rifle Association and the Treasury Department following reports of an FBI investigation into...

January 24, 2018 at 3:03 pm

Probe: Chinese opioid sellers exploit US postal service flaw

WASHINGTON (AP) — China said Thursday it is ready to work with the United States in fighting illicit opioid shipments after congressional investigators found that...