Us Elections 2016
latest news & developmentsTrump sues banks in bid to block Congress subpoenas
Donald Trump on Monday sued Deutsche Bank and Capital One in an attempt to stop them from complying with Congressional subpoena
Trump says Congress ‘can’t impeach’ him
Asked by reporters at a White House Easter event for children whether the prospect of impeachment worries him, Trump replied: "Not even a little bit."
Collusion, obstruction among key findings in Mueller report
Robert Mueller’s long-awaited report confirms Russian collusion and obstruction of justice in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidental election.
Trump blasts FBI counterintel probe into whether he worked for Russia
The New York Times reported that the FBI launched a counterintelligence investigation to determine whether Trump posed a national security threat
Facebook uncovers political influence campaign ahead of midterms
Facebook shut down 32 fake pages and accounts involved in an apparent ‘coordinated’ effort to stoke hot-button issues ahead of midterm US elections
Former Trump campaign chief goes on trial for bank and tax fraud
Paul Manafort has pleaded not guilty to 18 counts of bank and tax fraud related to his lobbying activities
CNN obtains Trump-Cohen affair hush money tape
The tape was secretly recorded by Trump’s former longtime attorney Michael Cohen two months before the 2016 election
If the 12 indicted Russians never face trial in the US, can anything be gained?
The indictments are an important step in the effort to determine what happened during the 2016 US elections
Under fire, Trump says he misspoke on Russia election meddling
At their meeting in Helsinki on Monday, Donald Trump failed to challenge Vladimir Putin over the 2016 presidential election
Zuckerberg vows to ‘step up’ as Facebook scandal mushrooms
The social media giant’s chief has announced new steps to rein in the leakage of data outside developers and third-party apps
Psychometrics: How Facebook data helped Trump find his voters
A developer and a British firm used a personality quiz to create a powerful database which helped carry Donald Trump to the White House.
Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO over Facebook scandal
CEO Alexander Nix boasted about entrapping politicians and secretly operating in elections around the world through shadowy front companies.
Facebook rocked by data breach scandal as investigations loom
The media giant’s shares plunged over revelations that a firm working for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign misused data on 50 million members.
Porn star sues Trump over ‘hush’ deal
Stephanie Clifford filed a law suit against the president to declare a "hush agreement" over their alleged affair invalid
Africa must work with partners to mitigate the impact of Trump’s agenda
The continent has vital stakes in how Americans deal with three of these: climate change, foreign assistance, and immigration.