President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser did not properly disclose payments from Russia and does not appear to have complied with the law, House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz and ranking Democrat Elijah Cummings said Tuesday after reviewing Michael Flynn’s application for a security clearance. Source: CNN
Cummings: Classified Flynn docs 'troubling'
Ranking House Oversight Committee member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) calls the information contained in classified documents about former national security adviser Michael Flynn “troubling,” and blasts the White House’s refusal to release the documents. Source: CNN
Chaffetz: No evidence Flynn followed the law
House Oversight Committee members Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Elijah Cummings (D-MD) say former national security adviser Michael Flynn may have broken the law by not disclosing payments from Russia and could be subject to time in prison. Source: CNN
Sally Yates to testify at May 8 Senate hearing
Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates is set to testify May 8 before a Senate judiciary investigation into Russia’s interference in last year’s elections, her second congressional hearing at which she’s scheduled to testify within the span of a week. Source: CNN
Senate Russia investigation to add 2 more staffers
The Senate Intelligence Committee is hiring two new staffers for its investigation into Russian interference in the US election, the top Democrat on the Senate Russia investigation told CNN on Monday. Source: CNN
The 100-day accomplishments Trump is touting
President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office comes Saturday, and despite his downplaying of the significance of the marker, his team is prepped and ready to tout his accomplishments. Source: CNN
Obama returns to the spotlight with Chicago speech
Former President Barack Obama will deliver the first public remarks of his post-presidency here in his adopted hometown of Chicago on Monday, three months after handing off the baton to President Donald Trump. Source: CNN
Trump fumes over early reviews
President Donald Trump lives for superlatives — he wants the biggest, the best, the greatest. So it’s no surprise he’s already fuming about uncomplimentary reviews of his first 100 days in office. Source: CNN
He cracks joke at 1st public appearance since leaving office
Former President Barack Obama makes his first public appearance at the University of Chicago since leaving the White House. Source: CNN