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From left, National Security Agency Director Adm. Mike Rogers, former FBI Director James Comey, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, ex-CIA Director John Brennan, and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart partici

Why The Russia Investigation Matters And Why You Should Care

11:13am May 24, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Questions to three respected military, law enforcement and intelligence officials revealed why it's important to get answers to Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election.

Michael Flynn (with his hand to his ear) sits next to Russian President Vladimir Putin at a dinner in Moscow on Dec. 10, 2015, celebrating the 10th anniversary of RT, an English-language TV channel funded by the Russian government.

Michael Flynn's Contradictory Line On Russia

6:13pm May 19, 2017

by Greg Myre

Michael Flynn's contacts with Russia are a key part of the investigation into whether there was collusion during the presidential campaign. Here's the irony: Flynn often described Russia as an enemy.

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Former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates, who had warned the Trump administration about Michael Flynn's Russia ties, was fired by President Trump in late January over another controversy.

Sally Yates To Testify In Russia Hearing. Susan Rice? Not So Much

2:59pm May 08, 2017

by Philip Ewing

A Senate panel is scheduled to hear testimony from the former acting U.S. attorney general and the former U.S. spy boss, James Clapper. But former national security adviser Rice declined to appear.

The House Intelligence Committee met behind closed doors in March on Capitol Hill. The committee is conducting one of several investigations of Russian attempts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election. Monday, former Obama administration officials

What We Don't Know (And Wish We Did) About The Russia Investigation

1:40pm May 08, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

When Russia tried to influence the U.S. presidential election, who knew it was happening? Who helped, and who was exploited? And in the months since, who leaked classified intel, and why?

House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah (right), and ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speak to reporters about Michael Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

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Lawmakers Say It Appears Michael Flynn Acted Illegally In Taking Russian Payments

3:40pm April 25, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The heads of the House Oversight Committee described "troubling" classified documents about former national security adviser Michael Flynn, and said the White House is refusing to release some data.

Then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., in 2016. Yates is scheduled to appear before the House committee on May 8.

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Yates, Clapper To Testify In Open House Hearing On Russian Election Meddling

1:53pm April 25, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

On May 8, two Obama administration officials — former acting Attorney General Sally Yates and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper — will appear before the House investigation.

Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, will take over the House Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russian attempts to influence the 2016 presidential election, at least temporarily.

Meet Mike Conaway, GOP Congressman Now Overseeing House's Russia Probe

3:50pm April 06, 2017

by Brakkton Booker

The Texas Republican is taking over the investigation as an ethics committee looks into whether Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes mishandled classified information.