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There is no indication Kushner is now a target of the probe and there are no allegations he committed any wrongdoing. Even Kislyak was gobsmacked by Kushner's risky proposition, the paper said . Comey and other Federal Bureau of Investigation officials actually knew early on that this intelligence was indeed false, the sources told CNN . But we have a caveat to that caveat: It's unclear why the Russian ambassador , Sergey Kislyak , would misreport his conversations to his own people.

I prefer to have 5,000 troops from the United States in Poland. He also caused concern and anxiety for some Eastern European NATO members living in fear of Russian military aggression when he failed to make a firm commitment to NATO's Article 5 , the so-called "collective defense clause" which affirms that "an attack on any member is an attack on all".

Donald Trump has said intelligence leaks related to the Manchester attack in the USA was " deeply troubling ". Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to confront President Donald Trump about these leaks when the two meet at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit in Brussels today .

In his first substantive comments about the appointment of a special counsel to probe Russian interference in the 2016 USA elections, President Donald Trump denied that his campaign had been involved in any collusion with Moscow, as he declared that the probe "divides the country".

But further details have emerged about the UK-born bomber's radicalisation, and the warnings that were sounded, which will raise questions about why he was not more closely monitored. The Libyan security force claimed that Hashim Abedi told authorities that both he and his brother belonged to IS. "These searches are connected to Monday's attack on the Manchester Arena, but this is a fast, ongoing investigation and we are keeping an open mind at this stage".

One of the most odious components of the AHCA would allow states to "opt out" of the the regulations and protections to consumers that were included in the Affordable Care Act . Warren is faulting Republicans for blocking Democrats from negotiations on the Senate version of a healthcare overhaul bill. Charlie Dent , R-15th District, voted against the bill, saying it would leave too many people uninsured.

JUDY WOODRUFF: This evening, police in Manchester announced two more arrests. He said: 'Manchester has come together this week but it is important we continue to stand together here in Greater Manchester against the hate-filled views we have seen from small minorities of the community.

Senators Richard Burr and Mark Warner , the top Republican and Democrat on the intelligence panel, said in a statement they were disappointed by Flynn's decision, but would "vigorously pursue" his testimony and documents related to the investigation.

During the talks, Putin adhered to Russia's opposition to the deployment of the USA -led Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad ) system, in South Korea, questioning its effectiveness and underscoring that the North Korean nuclear issue can not be resolved through military measures.

Now, the German media are speculating that Schulz has already lost the general election . Germany's opposition SPD is nursing a stunning defeat in the state election in its North Rhine Westphalia heartland. And it puts conservative challenger Armin Laschet, a liberal-minded deputy leader of Mrs Merkel's party, in a position to replace her. Ms. Kraft announced that she was stepping down as the Social Democrats' regional leader.

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have chose to pour money into a women's entrepreneurship fund run by the World Bank and inspired by Ivanka Trump following her father's visit to the Arab world. Rouhani, the face of Tehran's deal with six major powers in 2015 to curb Iran's nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions, said the USA administration lacked knowledge about the Middle East.