Russia targeted Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016, attempting to harm the front-runner and undermine Americans' faith in the democratic process, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford said in an interview Monday. But the Republican from Jonesboro said he's seen no evidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted Donald Trump to win the election nor signs of collusion between the New York businessman's campaign and the Kremlin.

After President Donald Trump painted "both sides" as violent aggressors in a deadly white-nationalist attack in Virginia, several Arkansas Republicans said Wednesday that they expected better from the nation's chief executive. The Republican Party of Arkansas, in a statement decrying racial bias, didn't mention the president.