Kushner tried to "downplay" Russian election interference, ex-CIA chief says
In a rare interview Tuesday, Jared Kushner characterized Russian interference in the 2016 election as a "couple of Facebook ads"
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Kushner says probes more harmful than meddling
President Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner discussed special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election as well as his role in Mueller's probe. He called the investigations into the presidency a "big distraction" for the country.
Kushner says investigations more harmful than Russian interference
The president's son in law and senior adviser spoke at the Time 100 Summit Tuesday
How Ivanka's White House role changed her image
Elaina Plott of The Atlantic delves into the famous first daughter's branding and beliefs
Trump adviser behind DHS overhaul looking to revive family separation policy
The shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security is going far beyond the resignation of Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen
Kushner dodges security clearance questions
House Oversight Committee members will decide Tuesday whether to subpoena senior Trump administration officials over a whistleblower's claim. The issue is top-level security clearances, including those for the president's daughter, Ivanka, and her husband, Jared Kushner, who are both presidential advisers. Paula Reid reports.
Kushner responds to questions about security clearance
Trump son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner appeared on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle"
Trump repeats call for Schiff to resign
President Trump and Republicans are demanding House Intel Committee Chair Adam Schiff resign for pushing what they call a "false narrative" of collusion. This comes as Democrats demand Attorney General William Barr release the full 300-page Mueller report. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN to break down the latest developments.
Lawyer for Kushner and Ivanka acknowledged use of private email, Democrats say
House Oversight Committee chairman Elijah Cummings said Kushner has also been using WhatsApp to communicate with foreign leaders
Kushner, Trump criticized for private email
President Trump's daughter and son-in-law face criticism over their use of private emails and text messages for government business. In a letter to the White House, House Oversight Committee chairman Elijah Cummings said the communications of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner raises security and record-keeping concerns. Paula Reid reports.
White House refuses Democrats' demand for security clearance records
"We will not concede the Executive's constitutional prerogatives," the White House counsel wrote
Why it matters that the U.S. just closed its Jerusalem consulate
Trump admin. insists no change of policy, but hands U.S. diplomatic contact with Palestinians over to envoy David Friedman, a backer of Israeli settlers
Schiff addresses Cohen hearing, Kushner clearance controversy
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-California, joins moderator Margaret Brennan to discuss his committee's investigation into President Trump
Report: Trump's order on Kushner clearance
The New York Times reports the president directed that Jared Kushner, his son-in-law and senior adviser, receive a top-secret security clearance, reportedly overruling objections from intelligence officials, the White House chief of staff, and the president's top White House lawyer. His attorney says Kushner's clearance "was handled in the regular process with no pressure from anyone." Paula Reid reports.
Dems ramp up scrutiny of Kushner's clearance
President Trump will try to press the reset button Saturday and change the narrative as he addresses supporters just outside of Washington during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. It comes as new questions are raised about how Jared Kushner was granted top secret security clearance despite objections from the intelligence community. Errol Barnett reports.
Report: Trump ordered top-secret access for Jared Kushner
A House panel is demanding the White House turn over security clearance records, following a report on Jared Kushner. It claims the president ordered Kushner get a top secret security clearance last May. Paula Reid reports.
House panel demands White House turn over records following report on Kushner
Rep. Elijah Cummings demands White House documents after New York Times reported that Trump overruled John Kelly to give Jared Kushner a top-secret clearance
McCabe denies he lied to investigators
Former deputy and acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe says the Department of Justice Inspector General's report that accused him of "lacking candor" is flawed. McCabe also discusses how President Trump has affected and changed the FBI.
Kushner promotes Israeli-Palestinian peace plan
Presidnent Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is making his way through the Mideast this week. He's promoting economic portions of his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. Former senior U.S. intelligence official Norman Roule joins CBSN to explain what's at stake.
Saudis accused of undermining Khashoggi probe amid secret trial
Kingdom quietly holds 2nd hearing for 11 facing charges over journalist's grisly killing, expert says, as she criticizes lack of transparency
Meghan McCain: I won't forget Trump's comments about my father
"I really want it made very clear that the Trumps had beef with me then and in the words of Cardi B, they're going to have beef with me forever," Meghan McCain told Stephen Colbert
Chris Christie on Trump's family advisers
Former New Jersey governor and Trump campaign adviser Chris Christie says having members of the president's family working the White House is "always problematic." Christie spoke to CBSN about his concerns over Jared Kushner, as well as his new book.
Russian lawyer in Trump Tower meeting charged
The case involving Natalia Veselnitskaya isn't related to the Trump Tower meeting with top Trump campaign officials
Ethics group wants Ivanka Trump investigated for tax break program
The complaint comes after Trump and her husband Jared Kushner promoted a tax break that could benefit themselves
Senate ends debate on criminal justice reform
The Senate took steps to advance a bipartisan piece of legislation Monday, designed to reform the criminal justice system. Justin George, a criminal justice reporter for The Marshall Project, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss the First Step Act.
Russia targets Kyiv with deadly strikes ahead of Trump-Zelenskyy meeting
Explosions boomed across Kyiv for hours as ballistic missiles and drones hit the city in an attack that began early in the morning.
Winter storm snarls thousands of flights. Maps show the latest forecast
Millions of Americans live in areas under winter storm alerts stretching from northern Minnesota to the Eastern Seaboard.
African regional bodies reject Israel's recognition of Somaliland
President Trump said he won't quickly follow Mideast ally Israel in recognizing Somaliland, saying he needed to "study" it.
Thailand and Cambodia sign new ceasefire deal after weeks of fighting
Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday after weeks of deadly fighting along their border.
Dad uses cell phone data to rescue missing daughter, police say
After a teen didn't return from walking her dog, her dad used cell phone data to find her in a secluded area two miles away.
Ski patrol strike shuts down Colorado's popular Telluride resort indefinitely
The Telluride Ski Resort in Mountain Village, Colorado, was shuttered Saturday, with no date set for reopening, due to a labor dispute with the ski patrol union over wages.
Gas line explosion shuts down major Southern California freeway
Several lanes of the 5 Freeway were closed and a shelter-in-place order was issued to residents in Castaic, California, after a gas line ruptured on Saturday.
Michigan hires former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham to lead the Wolverines
The university fired ex-coach Sherrone Moore on Dec. 10 for having an "inappropriate relationship" with a female staffer.
Rescuers search for soccer coach, children after boat sinks in Indonesia
The Spanish soccer club Valencia said that a coach for its women's reserve team, Fernando Martín, and three of his children were among the victims.