News in Brief What We Don’t Know About Russian Interference in the 2016 Election Rather than being honest about Russian influence in 2016, Republican leaders are trying to enhance the legitimacy of their own president and party. Seth Masket
News in Brief Most Americans Approve of Robert Mueller’s Investigation Sixty-one percent of Americans expressed confidence in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's ability to conduct a fair investigation into Russia's involvement in the 2016 presidential election. Chinelo Nkechi Ikem
News in Brief Trump Says He’ll Speak to Mueller Under Oath Mueller intends to question Trump about his decisions to fire Michael Flynn and James Comey. Candace Butera
News in Brief Mueller Seeks to Interview Trump Mueller hopes to question the president on his decision to release former FBI Director James Comey and national security adviser Michael Flynn. Candace Butera
News in Brief Michael Flynn Gets Plea Deal, Willing to Testify Against Trump Flynn is willing to testify that Trump directed him to make contact with the Russians. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief This Is a Good Way to Create a Legitimacy Crisis The indictment of Paul Manafort should signal the Trump administration's suspect role in the 2016 election. But for many, it won't. Seth Masket
News in Brief Russian Lawyer Gave the Kremlin Talking Points for Trump Jr. Meeting Natalia Veselnitskaya shared a memo with the prosecutor general months before her June 2016 meeting with Trump Jr. Morgan Baskin
News in Brief The Consequences of Trump’s Unstable Relationship With the Intelligence Community Internal talking points from Donald Trump's spy chief reveal tensions between the president and the intelligence community. Mattathias Schwartz
News in Brief Michael Flynn Is Emblematic of a Much Larger Problem The retired lieutenant general isn’t the only cabinet-level staffer with deep ties to Russia. Jared Keller