Trump’s “witch hunt” label doesn’t make it through Halloween

For months, President Donald Trump has railed against an investigation into whether operatives for his surprisingly successful presidential campaign worked with the Russian government to turn the election. Monday's release of charges brought against Trump's former campaign manager, and the guilty plea of a former campaign adviser, suggest Trump's "witch hunt" explanation won't make it through Halloween.

Manafort Indicted; Ex-Trump Aide Pleads Guilty in Russia Probe

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election revealed its first targets Monday, with a former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump admitting he lied to the FBI about his contacts with Russians. Separately, Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former Manafort business associate were indicted on felony charges of conspiracy against the United States and other counts.

FBI’s first blows: Trump campaign boss charged; aide flips into Russia witness

The Russia investigation struck a series of blows against the Donald Trump presidency Monday: multiple charges against his former campaign manager and word that a lower-level adviser is co-operating with investigators after admitting to communicating about stolen emails with intermediaries of the Putin government. The day began with ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort surrendering to authorities after he and another senior campaign aide were slapped with a dozen criminal charges, including conspiracy against the United States, money-laundering, failing to register as a foreign agent and lying to police.

Court partially blocks Trump’s transgender military ban

Paul Manafort, Who Once Ran Trump Campaign, Told to Surrender - WASHINGTON - Paul Manafort and his former business associate Rick Gates were told to surrender to federal authorities Monday morning, the first charges in a special counsel investigation, according to a person involved in the case. Manafort to turn himself in to Mueller, source says - Source: Manafort to turn himself in to Mueller - STORY HIGHLIGHTS - Manafort is the first person in Trump's orbit charged in connection with the special counsel investigation - Washington Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort How the Russia Investigation Entangled a Manafort Protg - Nearly everywhere Paul Manafort went, it seemed, Rick Gates followed, his protg and junior partner.

Revolutionaries to supernovas: Glamour names women of 2017

It's been one epic year for women, a notion definitely not lost on Glamour magazine as it named U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, 27 key facilitators of the Women's March on Washington and astronaut Peggy Whitson among its women of the year from the worlds of politics, entertainment, fashion, business and more.

The Latest: Conway shrugs off Russia probe

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway is shrugging off developments in the Russia probe as speculation, saying the White House isn't aware of what will happen next. Conway spoke on "Fox and Friends" Monday morning shortly before The New York Times reported that Trump's ex-campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former business associate have been told to surrender to federal authorities.

Here’s what Mueller could get from ‘flipping’ Manafort

The Special Counsel has reportedly received an indictment against former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort in his investigation into alleged Russian election meddling and potential collusion with the President's team. But few believe that the first indictments, reported against Manafort and his business partner Rick Gates only five months after Mueller was appointed, will be the last for the former FBI Director.

Debate over tax cuts begins with defining ‘middle class’

In this Oct. 26, 2017, photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, whose panel is charged with writing tax law, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump and Republican leaders are promoting their tax-cutting plan as needed relief for the stressed American middle class and a catalyst for job creation.

Speculation rife as first arrest in US Russia probe nears

WASHIGNTON : Official Washington was abuzz this weekend over reports that a grand jury has charged at least one person stemming from the US probe of Russia's attempts to tilt the 2016 presidential elections in Donald Trump's favor. There was no indication, in reporting by CNN that other media later confirmed, of who might be charged or what crimes might be alleged in the ongoing inquiry led by former FBI chief Robert Mueller.

.com | Trump in new Twitter rant over Russia probe

President Donald Trump expressed renewed frustration on Sunday over the investigations into alleged ties between his campaign associates and Russian government officials, saying on Twitter that the "facts are pouring out" about links to Russia by his former presidential opponent, Hillary Clinton. Trump's tweets followed a CNN report late on Friday that a federal grand jury in Washington has approved the first charges in a criminal investigation into Russia ties led by special counsel Robert Mueller.

Trump tries to shift focus to Clinton as an arrest appears imminent in Russia probe

In a series of tweets, Trump said Republicans were now fighting the Russia allegations by looking into Clinton, apparently referring to new House investigations into her e-mail practices and an Obama-era uranium deal with Russia. But the president made it clear he believed that Clinton should be pursued more forcefully, writing, "DO SOMETHING!" He did not specify who should take action or what it should be, though critics have accused him of trying to sway the congressional and special counsel inquiries into Russian ties.

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Trump comes ahead with fresh criticism of Russia inquiry

President Donald Trump expressed renewed frustration Sunday over the investigations into alleged ties between his campaign associates and Russian government officials, saying on Twitter that the "facts are pouring out" about links to Russia by his former presidential opponent, Hillary Clinton. Trump's tweets followed a CNN report late Friday that a federal grand jury in Washington has approved the first charges in a criminal investigation into Russia ties led by special counsel Robert Mueller.