The Mueller Investigation

American spy agencies have assessed that the Kremlin favors former President Donald J. Trump, seeing him as skeptical of U.S. support for Ukraine. By Julian E. Barnes, Glenn Thrush and Steven Lee Myers

Alongside the Trump-Russia Inquiry, a Lesser-Known Look at Egyptian Influence

The Justice Department and special counsel Robert Mueller investigated whether a Trump adviser was part of an Egyptian plan, never proven, to funnel $10 million to the 2016 Trump campaign. By Michael S. Schmidt, Adam Goldman and Glenn Thrush

Justice Dept. Settles Lawsuit With Former F.B.I. Officials Targeted by Trump

Peter Strzok, a former F.B.I. agent, and Lisa Page, a former lawyer for the bureau, accused the Trump administration of violating their privacy after it provided explosive texts to the news media. By Adam Goldman

Watchdog Finds No Evidence of Political Interference in Stone Sentencing

The Justice Department’s in-house watchdog released its report on the reduction of Roger Stone’s sentence in a 2019 case related to the Trump-Russia investigation. By Glenn Thrush

Judge Rejects Bid to Dismiss Trump Libel Suit Against Pulitzer Board

Donald Trump sued the Pulitzer Prize Board over its 2022 statement reaffirming its decision to award a prize for coverage of the 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to Russia. By Rebecca Robbins

U.S. and Allies Take Aim at Covert Russian Information Campaign

Intelligence officials from three countries flagged a Russian influence campaign that used artificial intelligence to create nearly 1,000 fake accounts on the social media platform X. By Steven Lee Myers and Julian E. Barnes

The American Journalist on Trial in Russia

Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, has been accused of espionage. The newspaper and U.S. officials have rejected the claims. By Katrin Bennhold, Anton Troianovski, Luke Vander Ploeg, Alex Stern, Sydney Harper, Lexie Diao, Brendan Klinkenberg, Paige Cowett, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Elisheba Ittoop and Chris Wood

Evan Gershkovich Appears in Russian Court

The Wall Street Journal reporter stood in a glass cage and nodded at people in the courtroom as his espionage trial began in Russia. By Associated Press and Reuters

Americans Are More Vulnerable to Foreign Propaganda, Senator Warns

Senator Mark Warner, the chairman of the Intelligence Committee, said the United States was more susceptible to Russian influence operations than it was during the 2020 elections. By Julian E. Barnes

Russia Amps Up Online Campaign Against Ukraine Before U.S. Elections

Moscow has found better ways to conceal influence operations that spread arguments for isolationism, officials and experts say. By Julian E. Barnes and David E. Sanger