President Trump's attorney, Jay Sekulow, on Sunday downplayed a June 2016 meeting between the president's son, Donald Trump, Jr., and a Russian lawyer offering dirt on Hillary Clinton, after a report that the president fears his son may have inadvertently gotten himself into legal trouble.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Sunday that it's in President Trump's best interest to let special counsel Robert Mueller complete his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
"The president should be straightforward with the American people about the threat to our election process, that Russia - Putin in particular - is engaged in," House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.) said on CNN's "State of the Union," referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The national security adviser said the idea that there's a disconnect between the president and his administration on the issue is a "press narrative."
Sen. Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said on Sunday that President Trump's comments downplaying Russia interference in the 2016 election pose a threat to national security.
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Sunday she does not believe journalists are the "enemy of the people," pushing back on the label frequently used by President Trump amid escalating tensions between the White House and the press.
"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace challenged national security adviser John Bolton about President Trump's tweet on Sunday morning, which blasted journalists and claimed they can "cause war."
"It’s really kind of shocking because this should be just a slam dunk and it’s not," Kasich said on ABC's "This Week." "It really doesn’t bode well for the Republican Party because this ... shouldn’t even be contested."
"I’m trying to keep my focus ... on these small number of races where I’ve been invited to help and where I think I can be helpful," the former Democratic Massachusetts governor told CNN host Jake Tapper.
Cody Wilson, the founder of Defense Distributed, argued on "Fox News Sunday" that any restrictions on the ability to print 3D guns would infringe on First Amendment and Second Amendment rights.
An effort to slap new financial penalties on Russia ahead of the midterms is facing pushback from Senate Republicans who question whether that's the best approach.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are under pressure to act amid growing concern that Moscow is trying to influence the November elections, with control of Congress hanging in the balance.
The Trump administration on Monday is set to re-impose the first batch of Iran sanctions since the U.S. withdrew from the nuclear deal.
The more significant tranche of sanctions, including on oil sales, won’t come back into force until November.
But Monday’s action fires a shot across the bow, telling businesses, European allies and Iran that President Trump is serious about keeping the United States out of what he’s called the “worst deal ever negotiated.
