The Russia Investigation
The latest news, analysis, and reporting on Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign
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Leah Millis / AP It’s 2016 All Over Again
Somehow President Trump hasn’t yet absorbed that embracing foreign interference in an election can bring about a world of hurt.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP How to Silence a White House
The seat of American executive power went quiet for the duration of Robert Mueller’s statement—with officials trying to assess what his remarks would mean for the president.
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Jim Bourg / Reuters Read Mueller’s First Public Comments on the Russia Investigation
The special counsel addressed the nation on Wednesday morning after two years of silence.
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Mary Calvert / Reuters House Democrats Have More Potent Options Than Impeachment
But to use them effectively, they would have to play their cards just right.
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Drew Angerer / Getty Tom Steyer on Impeachment: ‘We Have Won the Argument. Period.’
A conversation with the billionaire activist who has been narrowly focused on removing Donald Trump from office
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Trump’s Cover-Up Accelerates
The president directed his attorney general to declassify information—raising the prospect of selective disclosures.
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Evan Vucci / AP Trump’s Impeachment Finger Trap
With each stonewall and demand that Democrats drop investigations, the president is making it more likely that Congress will feel compelled to act.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Impeachment Is a Refusal to Accept the Unacceptable
Taking action against Trump is a rejection of the idea that nothing matters.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Rank and File Are Starting to Defy Pelosi on Impeachment
The shift in attitudes suggests that more House members are viewing the party’s current investigative strategy as ineffective.
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Evan Vucci / AP Trump’s Fury at Don McGahn Is Misplaced
The former White House counsel helped stock the federal courts with conservative judges. Now multiple lawsuits involving Trump are headed there.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters Nancy Pelosi Might Be the Last Barrier Between Trump and Impeachment
As White House stonewalling continues, Democrats are starting to speak more openly about the constitutional option, but their leader isn’t budging.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Don McGahn’s Testimony Would Be the Main Event
Forget Barr and Mueller. The former White House counsel would be a more interesting witness—and create something more closely resembling an impeachment hearing.
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Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters What Congress Can Do When Trump Appointees Defy It
When federal officials ignore subpoenas, imposing a fine is the legislative branch’s best hope of getting the information it needs.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters A Republican Congressman’s Case for Impeaching Trump
Representative Justin Amash is the first member of the House GOP to call for the constitutional remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Rarely Used Congressional Power That Could Force William Barr’s Hand
It hasn’t been done in nearly a century, but House Democrats could arrest the attorney general after they find him in contempt.
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Patrick Semansky / AP Don’t Sleep on Roger Stone
The infamous Trump whisperer is in the early stages of a court case that’s poised to answer lingering questions from the Mueller report.
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Barry Thumma / AP The Complicated Friendship of Robert Mueller and William Barr
The special counsel and the attorney general go back a long way, but their bond could be tested by dueling appearances before Congress.
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Aaron P. Bernstein / Reuters What Republicans Really Want From Investigating the Russia Investigators
Calls for an inquiry into the Mueller probe’s origins could help Trump keep his base engaged.
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Anton Vaganov / Reuters America Is Fine With Collusion
The president’s lawyer says there’s nothing wrong with accepting help from a foreign government, and the political system seems to agree with him.
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Alexander Drago / Reuters Impeachment Is Not the Answer. At Least Not Yet.
In the wake of the Mueller report, Democrats should probe—not launch a formal inquiry.
