<p>A new survey from <a href="https://navigatorresearch.org/portfolio_page/what-are-they-hiding/">Navigator Research</a> says a majority of Americans — 59 percent — think Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia and the 2016 campaign has not yet uncovered evidence of any crimes. In reality, Mueller has obtained five guilty pleas, 17 criminal indictments, and several cooperating witnesses. Meanwhile, President Trump has repeatedly, some have argued as part of a deliberate strategy to undermine investigators' credibility, called the probe a "witch hunt." The Takeaway reviews the sweeping investigation that has ensnared Trump advisor and attorney alike. Plus, we review what's at stake in Ireland's referendum on their constitutional amendment banning most abortions; and the stealthy North Korean cyberspies raking in millions for the reclusive regime.</p>

The Takeaway

Mueller, Trump & Russia: The Counter-Intelligence Probe Defining The Presidency


Supporters of Austrian far right Freedom Party (FPOe) presidential candidate Norbert Hofer hold images of his face in Vienna, Austria.

Economics

The European Union may be fragile, but it's not cracking up just yet

The British Union Flag, right, and a Scottish Saltire flag fly above the Scottish Office in Whitehall, with the London Eye wheel seen behind, in London.

Global Politics

Scotland's leader wants another independence vote before Brexit

Youth in Istanbul, Turkey protest the results of a referendum on their president's powers. 

Turks vote by a slim margin to expand their president's powers, and dissent erupts on social media

A pro-union demonstration organised by the Catalan Civil Society organisation makes its way through the streets of Barcelona, Spain October 8, 2017.

As Spain sinks further into instability, the EU remains mute

Donetsk

Could other parts of eastern Ukraine follow Crimea's path to Russia?

LGBT activists are excited for Ireland's refendum, but still wary of popular votes

Tributes in memory of murdered Labour Party MP Jo Cox, who was shot dead in Birstall, are left at Parliament Square in London,

Will the murder of an idealistic, young  British MP swing the EU membership vote? 

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