Special counsel Robert Mueller could not find hard evidence that President Trump's core advisers knew of any key instance of Russian government intermediaries offering dirt on Hillary Clinton.. ..…

The number of Americans who approve of Trump dropped by 3 percentage points to the lowest level of the year following the release of version of Mueller's report on Thursday, according to Reuters Ipsos online opinion poll.. ..…

There were two Russian efforts to influence the election, and the other involved hacking into computers to get e-mails from people affiliated with Hillary Clinton's and Democratic Party organizations to gather and disseminate information.. ..…

Mueller's team describes Flynn's efforts, following Obama imposition of sanctions on Russians for their activities during the election, to make contact with Russian government, let them know that Trump administration wanted better relations, and encourage them not to retaliate. ..…