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Rachel Maddow reports on the latest developments in the investigation into connections between the Donald Trump campaign and Russia, including a report by The Guardian that British intelligence agency GCHQ first raised concerns as far back as late 2015.

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In a departure from his previous praise of Putin, Trump blamed Russia for Assad’s continued reign, arguing Russia is responsible for brokering peace in Syria.

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Facing a public relations crisis and tumbling share price, the airline‘s chief executive issued another apology on Tuesday amid a firestorm of criticism sparked by the forcible removal of a passenger from an overbooked flight.

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Russian blogger Sergey Baklykov said President Trump’s decision to bomb Syria after a chemical arms attack was “a strong step” that surprised many Russians.

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The new video corroborates an original eyewitness account: “The man was able to get back on the plane … his face was bloody and he seemed disoriented.”

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Trump administration officials are warning Russia not to support Syria, but Sunday morning they sent differing signals about Syrian President Bashar Assad.

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President Trump is reportedly considering replacing chief of staff Reince Priebus, and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn is on the short list.

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In a letter to Congress, Trump defended his authorization of military strikes on a Syrian airfield this week, saying it was well within his legal right to do so. Meanwhile, some of his top aides reportedly held a Friday meeting to clear the air.

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Donald Trump insisted that then-President Barack Obama needed congressional approval for military strikes inside Syria after a chemical attack blamed on Bashar Assad’s government.

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In her first interview since the presidential election, Hillary Clinton said Thursday that while she has mostly recovered from her devastating loss, she continues to feel apprehensive about the country’s direction under President Trump. The New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof interviewed Clinton in front of a packed theater at New York’s Lincoln Center to close out Day 2 of the annual Women in the World Summit. Following a brief but affectionate introduction by comedian Samantha Bee (“It should have been you,” the “Full Frontal” host told Clinton), the former secretary of state unpacked her thoughts on her November defeat, reported Russian interference in the election, and the Trump administration’s chaotic kickoff. Urging a bipartisan investigation into the Kremlin’s role in the election, Clinton warned that Russia was probably emboldened by the outcome of its meddling.

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U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley received an icy reception at the Women in the World summit in New York City Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Haley had delivered a harsh critique of the Russian government and its support for Syrian President Bashar Assad at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council following this week’s deadly chemical attack on Syrian civilians.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversees a firing contest in Pyongyang, Dec. 21, 2016. WASHINGTON — Days before President Trump hosts his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a top U.S. official warned Tuesday that “the clock has run out” on decades of diplomatic efforts to rein in North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, and military action may ultimately be necessary. Hours after those remarks were reported, North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the waters off its east coast, according to South Korean officials.

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