President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned his former national security advisor Michael Flynn, who had twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Trump pardons former NSA Flynn, who pleaded guilty in Russia probe

Facebook Inc is tightening its political ad rules in the United States, it said on Wednesday, requiring new disclosures for its site and photo-sharing platform Instagram ahead of the US presidential election in November 2020.

Now, Facebook tightens rules for US political advertisers ahead of 2020 polls

President Donald Trump attacked Robert Mueller on Monday, even as he insisted he would not watch the special counsel's potentially damaging Congressional testimony this week about the two-year Russia investigation.

Donald Trump attacks Robert Mueller ahead of testimony on Russia probe

Maria Butina, the only Russian arrested and convicted in the three-year investigation of Moscow's interference in US politics, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday.

Russian agent Maria Butina sentenced to 18 months in prison

US President Donald Trump's former advisor, Roger Stone got arrested by police on Friday under an indictment issued by special counsel Robert Mueller; , according to a grand jury indictment made public by US Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office.

Former Trump adviser Roger Stone arrested after indictment by Robert Mueller