Bloomberg Jared Kushner confirmed four contacts with Russians during his father-in-law’s presidential campaign or after the election, he said, but he described the encounters as unmemorable and denied colluding with the Russian government to help Donald Trump win. In the most consequential meeting, Kushner said he agreed to meet with a Russian banker, Sergey Gorkov, on Dec. 13 at the …

Bloomberg White House envoy Jason Greenblatt flew back to a more volatile Middle East on Monday as deadly violence that began over a Jerusalem shrine spilled over into the Israeli Embassy in Jordan, leading to a diplomatic standoff between two key American allies. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet was set to convene for the second time in 24 …

Bloomberg A suicide car bomb killed at least 24 people and wounded more than 40 others in Kabul on Monday, the worst attack on the Afghan capital since a blast killed over 100 people almost two months ago. The attack hit a minibus carrying government workers in the Western neighborhood of Dehbori, according to a statement from the office of …