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Wednesday July 26 6:02am: A historian who has predicted every US Presidential election result of the past 30 years claims it is inevitable Mr Trump will be impeached. Professor Allan Lichtman, from Washington DC’s American University, says President Trump’s days in the White House are numbered. He said the Republican will be removed from office once his party realises he is a “liability”.

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7.50pm: Attorney General Jeff Sessions has no plans to resign Despite the recent criticism from Donald Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions still has no plans to step down from his position. The news comes from a source that told ABC News that Mr Sessions is planning to keep his head down and power through the situation. In the meantime, White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has suggested that the issue will soon be resolved. "There’s obviously an issue in the relationship... we’ll get to a resolution shortly," Mr Scaramucci told reporters. "The president wants his Cabinet secretary to have his back.” 6pm: Trump's son-in-law grilled on Russia contacts again Mr Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is visiting Capitol Hill for a second straight day to be interviewed about his contacts with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign and the presidential transition. 5.20pm: Former Trump campaign manager to speak to Senate investigators Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort will speak with Senate investigators on Capitol Hill within the next 48 hours, NBC News reported, citing a source close to Manafort. The questions are expected to focus on a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower in New York attended by Manafort, a Russian lawyer, a Russian-American lobbyist, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and son Donald Trump Jr. 3.50pm: Ukraine denies Donald Trump's allegations of influencing US elections The Ukrainian embassy in Washington is staunchly denying all accusations that it played a role in the 2016 election. "We stand by our words that the government of Ukraine didn't help any candidate in [the] election. Ukraine is proud of bipartisan support in the US," the embassy posted on Twitter. Earlier today President Trump cited in a tweet, "Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump campaign – quietly working to boost Clinton". 11.52am: Donald Trump praises Kushner for ‘proving he did not collude’ with Russians The US President mocked the Russia investigation by suggesting that investigators may want to speak to his youngest son Barron. Mr Trump tweeted: "Jared Kushner did very well yesterday in proving he did not collude with the Russians. "Witch Hunt. Next up, 11 year old Barron Trump!"

On Monday Mr Kushner told Senate investigators that he had no part in any Kremlin attempt to meddle in the US election despite having met Russians four times last year. "All of my actions were proper and occurred in the normal course of events of a very unique campaign," Mr Kushner later told the press. "I did not collude with Russia, nor do I know of anyone else in the campaign who did."

11.12am: Trump accuses Jeff Sessions of 'weak position' over Hillary Clinton email scandal In a series of Tweets this morning, Mr Trump lashed out at both US Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI acting director Andrew McCabe. Without offering evidence, Mr Trump cited "Ukrainian efforts to sabotage" his presidential campaign in order to aid his former Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. He tweeted: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes (where are E-mails & DNC server) & Intel leakers!”

11.40am: Putin's spokesman says Russia banker did not meet Kushner on Kremlin orders A senior Russian banker who met Mr Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner did not do so on the Kremlin's orders, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Kushner, who has been quizzed by Senate investigators on his contacts with Russians, said he met Sergei Gorkov, the head of Russian state-owned Vnesheconombank, on Dececember 13. When asked about Kushner's meeting, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the press that Gorkov had been in the US as part of a roadshow meeting various US representatives in the course of his work. "These contacts do no need any approval from the Kremlin and naturally (these meetings) did not happen on the Kremlin's orders," Peskov said. He said it was "normal practice" for the head of a major Russian bank conducting a roadshow to hold various meetings.

10.40am: US House of Representatives set to vote for new sanctions on Russia US House of Representatives is expected to overwhelmingly vote for a bill that would slap new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea. The bipartisan measure aims to punish Russia for alleged interference in the 2016 US presidential election and its 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. If the Republican-led Senate passes the measure, Trump will need to decide whether to sign the bill or veto it. The Trump administration has objected to a provision in the sanctions bill that the president obtain congressional approval before easing any sanctions on Moscow. "He's going to study that legislation and see what the final product looks like," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters on Monday when asked whether Mr Trump would support it.

The relationship between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, in pictures Wed, July 19, 2017 The relationship between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is under intense scrutiny as ties between the two leaders are being examined for possible illegal activity Play slideshow Mikhail Klimentyev/TASS 1 of 10 Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and US President Donald Trump talking during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg