Donald Trump Jr and the US president’s one-time campaign chairman Paul Manafort are set to publicly testify next week as the US Senate’s investigation into ties between Russia and Trump gathers pace. It comes less than two weeks after it emerged they met a Kremlin-linked lawyer in 2016 who offered Trump Jr negative information about Hillary Clinton. Another figure at that meeting, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, is expected to testify next week, but behind closed doors. The Sun highlights what it is says was the awkward moment on BBC Breakfast news when two broadcasters discussed the BBC pay news. Sign upIf you would like to receive the Guardian Morning Briefing by email every weekday at 7am, sign up here.

Source: The Guardian July 20, 2017 05:26 UTC