Russia probes head into new year with no immediate end in sight

Congressional investigators say they are increasingly concerned about threats to the coming midterm election with multiple probes into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election still incomplete with no immediate end in sight. Add Russia Investigation as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Russia Investigation news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

White House rips Senate Intel panel for producing ‘zero evidence’ of collusion after 9-month probe

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders urged members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday to "focus on other things," a day after the panel said its probe into possible collusion between Trump associates and Russian officials remains open.

Trump asks about firing Sessions, calls his position – weak’

President Donald Trump has spoken with advisers about firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions and launched a fresh Twitter tirade Tuesday against the man who was the first U.S. senator to endorse his candidacy. "Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes & Intel leakers!" Trump tweeted.

Trump blasts attorney general, questions Ukraine role in U.S. election with no evidence

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday continued to blast the investigation into alleged Russian meddling into last year's U.S. election, slamming his attorney general for not investigating his presidential rival in the race and raising questions, without offering evidence, about Ukraine's role. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes & Intel leakers! Jeff Sessions was at the White House on Monday but did not meet with President Donald Trump, who referred to him in a tweet as "beleaguered" earlier in the day, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.

Trump and jobs: A running fact check

Once again, President Trump has taken credit for the creation of thousands of jobs, and for helping keep jobs in the United States. "If I didn't get elected, believe me, they would have left, and these jobs and these things that I'm announcing would never have come here," he said at his press conference Thursday.

The Latest: Official sheds light on Trump’s next step on ban

Mrs. Trump, who is not yet living in the White House full time, greeted President Donald Trump on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews before a trip to Florida. The Trumps are playing host this weekend at their Florida estate to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Ake.

China’s chip policy a – threat to US security, firms’: White House

Obama administration calls for greater scrutiny of China's industrial policy as Beijing targets leading position in semiconductor design and manufacturing China's push to develop its domestic semiconductor technology threatens to harm US chip makers and put America's national security at risk, the Obama administration warned in a report that called for greater scrutiny of Chinese industrial policy. Beijing's goal to achieve a leadership position in semiconductor design and manufacturing, in part by spending US$150 billion over a 10-year period, requires an effective response to maintain US competitiveness in the industry, according to the report released on Friday.

Intel report: Putin directly ordered effort to influence election

The US intelligence community concluded in a declassified report released Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an "influence campaign" aimed at hurting Hillary Clinton and helping Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. The campaign -- which consisted of hacking Democratic groups and individuals, including Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, and releasing that information via third-party websites, including WikiLeaks -- amounted to what the intelligence report called "a significant escalation" in longtime Russian efforts to undermine "the US-led liberal democratic order."

Intel Leaders Shoot Back at Trump’s Mean Tweets

U.S. intelligence leaders bristled Thursday at President-elect Donald Trump's mean tweets about the community's conclusion Russian government-directed hackers meddled in the 2016 presidential election, suggesting the president-elect went far beyond expressing mere healthy skepticism. Trump's deriding of the intelligence community's conclusions and capabilities could undermine Americans' faith in what government knows during future national security crises, the officials and some lawmakers warned during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.