Politics & Government

Politics & Government

White House Says Reports That Trump Revealed Classified Data Are Wrong

8:21am May 16, 2017

by Mara Liasson

Multiple media outlets are reporting that President Trump revealed foreign intelligence to Russia's foreign minister and ambassador when they visited the Oval Office last week.

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News Brief: Trump Accused Of Sharing Classified Data, Iran Election Preview

8:21am May 16, 2017

Reports suggest President Trump revealed classified information about ISIS to Russian officials at a White House meeting. A view from Iran ahead of the country's presidential election later this week.

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Sen. Coons On Reports Trump Shared Classified Information With Russia

8:21am May 16, 2017

President Trump reportedly revealed classified information to the Russian foreign minister during their meeting at the White House. Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware.

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Is A President Sharing Classified Information Against The Law?

8:21am May 16, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to Benjamin Wittes, a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, about whether President Trump's alleged revealing of classified data is against the law.

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Sen. Ben Sasse (left) is sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden in 2015, with Sasse's wife Melissa and his son and daughter.

No More Neverland: A Senator's Guide To Raising American Adults

7:59am May 16, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

His new book about raising kids in America and the virtues of work and perseverance is "not an old man screaming, 'Get off my lawn!'" insists Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb. It's, "Work in my lawn."

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Former FBI Official Questions Rosenstein's Role In Comey's Firing

5:02am May 16, 2017

David Green talks to former FBI Assistant Director Ron Hosko about the search for a new bureau director, and the future of the FBI's probe into Russia's meddling in the U.S. presidential election.

White House Responds To Report Trump Revealed Classified Information To Russians

11:33pm May 15, 2017

by Mara Liasson

The White House is pushing back against a Washington Post story that alleges President Trump revealed classified information to Russian officials in the Oval Office last week.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) and Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak met with President Trump last week in the Oval Office.

Reports: Trump Gave Classified Info To Russians During White House Visit

10:55pm May 15, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

The Washington Post reported that the president revealed "highly classified information" to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador, possibly jeopardizing future intelligence gathering on ISIS.

Trump Disclosed Highly Classified Information To Russian Officials

5:40pm May 15, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Greg Miller of The Washington Post about his reporting that President Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador last week.

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Trump's Meeting With Turkey's Erdogan Could Signal Turning Point In Relations

5:40pm May 15, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Aaron Stein, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, about President Trump's upcoming meeting with Turkish president Erdogan and the future of U.S.-Turkey relations.

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