Editor's Note: When special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to investigate Russian meddling in the US election, CNN, like most news organizations, endeavored to learn what we could about the famously secretive team's work. So, in addition to other newsgathering efforts, CNN had journalists who stood outside their offices. Journalists often call this a stakeout. Here, the CNN team lays out the backstory of their assignment and how this investment of time yielded big journalistic returns. Sun, 21 Apr 2019 12:04:45 GMT

By the time President Donald Trump had passed through the prime rib buffet at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday to sit for dinner with family and a top aide, the damning picture Robert Mueller's report painted of his presidency had become clear. Sat, 20 Apr 2019 12:48:06 GMT

President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani said while he would have advised the Trump campaign to avoid Russian help, he thought there was nothing wrong with a campaign taking information from Russia. Sun, 21 Apr 2019 14:06:53 GMT

Top military and Homeland Security officials are considering classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, according to an internal DHS memo. Sun, 21 Apr 2019 17:17:48 GMT

If Robert Mueller wanted to charge President Donald Trump with obstruction, he found all he needed to do it. Fri, 19 Apr 2019 02:33:07 GMT

Maria Butina's defense team is fighting back against the prosecutors' sentencing memo in her case, which came in Friday night before her sentencing this week and unexpectedly asked for more jail time for her. Sun, 21 Apr 2019 23:22:10 GMT

New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen plans to send 2020 Democratic presidential candidates a letter Monday, urging them to sign a petition condemning a state law that would require college students to be a permanent resident of the state to vote. Mon, 22 Apr 2019 03:06:51 GMT

The US Department of Defense over the weekend identified two US service members killed in non-combat related incidents in Iraq and Qatar. Sun, 21 Apr 2019 22:34:25 GMT

With 288 days until the Iowa caucuses and a record number of Democratic candidates, the 2020 election is already in full swing.Every Sunday, I'll tell you the 5 BIG storylines you need to know to understand the upcoming week on the campaign trail. And they're ranked -- so the #1 story is the most important of the coming week. Subscribe to The Point newsletter to get this delivered directly to your inbox! Sun, 21 Apr 2019 22:06:36 GMT

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani went after special counsel Robert Mueller's team on Sunday, calling the investigators "unfair" to his client, President Donald Trump. Sun, 21 Apr 2019 18:37:07 GMT

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney issued a sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump on Friday following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report, saying he was "sickened" by details in revealed in the document. Sat, 20 Apr 2019 12:18:17 GMT

Erik Prince, the founder of the controversial private security firm Blackwater, makes a number of appearances in special counsel Robert Mueller's report. Noted for his ties to the United Arab Emirates, Prince was a prominent supporter of President Donald Trump during the campaign and spent time around senior officials with the Trump transition team, including former Trump adviser Steve Bannon. Prince is the brother of Trump's Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:26:16 GMT

President Donald Trump's selection of former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain and former Trump campaign adviser Stephen Moore to fill two open seats on the Federal Reserve board has unleashed a wave of anxiety about the independence of the world's most powerful central bank. Sun, 21 Apr 2019 16:05:34 GMT

Americans won't go to the polls to choose who they want to be president for about 18 months. But bipartisan enthusiasm for the 2020 vote is so high that it's comparable to the days before the last time they cast a presidential ballot. Sun, 21 Apr 2019 16:28:05 GMT

Here are the stories our panel of top political reporters will be watching for in the week ahead, in this week's "Inside Politics" forecast. Sun, 21 Apr 2019 15:18:33 GMT

Rep. Duncan Hunter posted a video Thursday of himself climbing over a barrier that he erroneously calls "the grand border wall" in a move his Democratic opponent initially claimed violated Hunter's bail agreement. Sat, 20 Apr 2019 00:32:37 GMT

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A Washington state senator has drawn the ire of nurses after remarks she made suggesting that nurses in smaller hospitals "probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day." Sat, 20 Apr 2019 22:36:50 GMT

For two years, President Donald Trump and his close associates contradicted, denied and dodged reports and questions of Russian involvement in the 2016 campaign. Now that the Mueller report is out, redacted as it may be, we have the chance to fact-check those public denials against what many people close to the President actually told Mueller when they were questioned by the special counsel. Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:02:13 GMT

She built a national reputation as the elusive public relations force behind President Donald Trump's campaign and administration, but Hope Hicks couldn't save the President from himself on Air Force One in July of 2017. Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:36:06 GMT

George Conway, husband of top White House aide Kellyanne Conway, called for Congress to remove President Donald Trump from office following the release of the redacted special counsel report. Fri, 19 Apr 2019 01:16:16 GMT

President Donald Trump spoke with Libyan general Khalifa Haftar Monday, praising his role in fighting terrorism and securing Libya's vast oil resources even as Haftar's troops continue their offensive against the UN and US-backed government in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Fri, 19 Apr 2019 17:52:32 GMT

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Special counsel Robert Mueller abided by Justice Department guidelines that a sitting president can't be indicted, but in preparing the detailed 448-page report, the long-time law enforcement official has teed up an investigation into obstruction that could outlive President Donald Trump's time in the White House and his temporary immunity. Sat, 20 Apr 2019 14:27:26 GMT

On Friday morning, Donald Trump took to Twitter to attack the Mueller report -- and, not-so-subtly -- his former White House counsel Don McGahn. Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:10:10 GMT

President Donald Trump's written testimony to special counsel Robert Mueller showed Trump repeatedly responded to inquiries with brief denials or lack of recollection on wide-ranging topics, saying more than 30 times he did not recall, remember or recollect. Thu, 18 Apr 2019 23:29:32 GMT

Special counsel Robert Mueller examined whether President Donald Trump learned during the 2016 presidential campaign of the rumored existence of compromising tapes made of him years earlier when he visited Moscow, according to a redacted version of Mueller's report. Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:29:30 GMT

Ivanka Trump is the eldest daughter of Donald Trump. And a senior adviser in his White House. And, according to her, she could have been the head of the World Bank, too. Wed, 17 Apr 2019 23:51:49 GMT