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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Chip Somodevilla / Getty Robert Mueller and the Tyranny of ‘Optics’
The commentariat’s focus on performance over substance is the kryptonite of the modern media age.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Robert Mueller Kept His Promise
“The report is my testimony,” the special counsel had previously said. During six hours of questioning today, that proved to be the case.
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Andrew Harnik / AP / Andrew Harrer / ... Republicans Take Their Shot at Mueller—And Narrowly Miss
Time and again, they chose to pontificate rather than prosecute.
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Jim Bourg / Reuters Read Robert Mueller’s Opening Statement to Congress
How the special counsel kicked off his long-awaited testimony on Capitol Hill
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Brendan Smialowski / Getty The White House Is Preparing for a ‘Dud’ or a ‘Dumpster Fire’
The administration is girding for potential fallout from Robert Mueller’s testimony, but like the rest of the country, officials don’t know exactly what to expect.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP Can Mueller Persuade America to Impeach?
Pro-impeachment Democrats are once again putting all their eggs in the former special counsel’s basket.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Bill Barr Already Won
President Trump’s attorney general had the first word on the Mueller investigation. It may end up being the final word.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP The Dirty Secret of Mueller’s Testimony? Voters Might Not Care.
Rather than expecting fireworks from the former special counsel’s appearance before Congress, many seem wary of getting their hopes up.
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Patrick Semansky / AP / Katie Martin / ... Adam Schiff Is Back From the Wilderness
The House Intelligence Committee chairman opens up about the Mueller investigation.
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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.
