Natasha Bertrand
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Mueller’s Warning to Trump: The Cover-Up Is Also a Crime
Paul Manafort’s jailing is the latest example of Trump associates learning the hard way that there are consequences for lying to federal agents.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters How Trumpworld Is Spinning the FBI Report
The president and his allies have seized on newly revealed text messages between two agents to justify their war on federal investigators.
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Aaron P. Bernstein / Reuters The FBI’s Reckoning
An upcoming report from the Department of Justice inspector general is expected to criticize the leadership of the bureau for its conduct during the 2016 presidential election.
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Alex Wong / Getty Senate Investigators May Have Found a Missing Piece in the Russia Probe
An ex-congressman allegedly has ties to the Trump campaign—as well as to powerful figures in Russia and Ukraine. Finding out what he knows is crucial, a top Democrat in the Senate says.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters What Is Paul Manafort Doing?
Trump’s former campaign manager is living dangerously by allegedly attempting to contact potential witnesses while under indictment.
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Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters The Bizarre Not-Murder of Arkady Babchenko
The story of a crusading Russian journalist who faked his death to expose his enemies will fuel Moscow’s accusations of Ukrainian deceit.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters A Timeline of Trump Associates Asking for Dirt on Clinton
A new report that Roger Stone sought damaging information on Clinton from Julian Assange is the latest in an increasingly complicated chronology.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Chilling Effect of Trump’s War on the FBI
As the president ramps up his attacks on the law-enforcement and intelligence communities, long-standing damage to key agencies seems inevitable.
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Larry Downing / Reuters / The Atlantic The Lingering Mysteries of a Trump-Russia Conspiracy
A year of dizzying developments have bolstered both Mueller’s critics, who say he’s on a “fishing expedition,” and his defenders, who believe he’s leaving no stone unturned.
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Aaron P. Bernstein / Reuters Mueller's Probe Is Even More Expansive Than It Seems
The special counsel’s team has interviewed a number of big names. But their interest in more obscure players tells a story, too.
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Lucas Jackson/Reuters Trump’s Two Biggest Scandals Converge in a Single Tweet
Stormy Daniels’s lawyer is attempting to connect the dots between the Russia probe and the Michael Cohen investigation.
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Gina Haspel's Lose-Lose Proposition for Democrats
Democrats are concerned about the CIA nominee's record on torture, but fear a Trump loyalist could be the alternative.
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Mykola Lazarenko / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / ... Ukraine’s Successful Courtship of Trump
Trump was convinced to sell lethal weapons to Ukraine thanks in part to a savvy charm offensive from Kiev—but the deal may be more bark than bite.
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Leah Millis / Reuters There’s Nothing to Stop the 2018 Elections From Being Hacked
Congressional Democrats are pledging not to exploit stolen materials in their campaigns, but Republicans have declined to match that commitment, leaving the midterm races vulnerable to malicious interference.
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Eric Thayer / Reuters The Rift Between McCabe and Comey Could Help Trump
Both former top FBI officials are potential witnesses in the obstruction probe focusing on the president—and each is now attacking the other's credibility.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters The Michael Cohen Case: A Definitive Guide to Key Players
The criminal investigation brings together the president of the United States, an adult-film performer, several lawyers, and a combative Fox News host.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Why Trump Hasn’t Fired Sessions
The president has reportedly been musing about firing his attorney general since last summer. Here's why it hasn't happened yet.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters The Fake Facebook Pages Targeting Vietnam Veterans
The pages are operated out of Eastern Europe and the social network took almost two months to shut one of them down.
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Leah Millis / Reuters A Suspected Russian Spy, With Curious Ties to Washington
A longtime Republican operative has been in contact with a suspected Russian intelligence agent for nearly two decades. What does it mean for Robert Mueller's investigation?
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Aaron P. Bernstein / Reuters How the House Intelligence Committee Broke
The chairman and ranking member enjoyed “something of a bromance.” Then they launched the Russia probe.
