Trump aide's daughter pictured with pro-Russia politician

Reported by CBS News. The paragraphs below are the opening of that article, reproduced word for word — not a summary, and not the whole piece.

An image circulated on social media and verified by CBS News shows Katie Wiles, the daughter of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, recently traveled to Republika Srpska, the Bosnian-controlled territory led by pro-Russian Serb strongman Milorad Dodik.

The photo raises further questions about possible White House links to the pro-Russian politician. President Trump on Wednesday distanced himself from two top political advisers after the New York Times reported they had traveled to Republika Srpska last week to assist Dodik's pro-Russia party in Bosnian elections.

The image, shared online by conservative Albanian American activist Evi Kokalari, shows Wiles holding a rifle and standing next to a man CBS News has identified as Željko Budimir, the interior minister of the semi-autonomous Republika Srpska administration. In a post on X, Kokalari claimed the image was taken in August. CBS News Confirmed has verified the image is of Wiles and that it was taken in Republika Srpska. The image appears to be a screenshot of a story from Wiles' personal Instagram account, with a caption "mostly work + some serious fun!"

CBS News confirmed the veracity of the images through satellite imagery and previous social media posts from the shooting range where the image was captured. The position of the sun in the image also indicates that it was taken in the summer.

The RIS shooting range is located in northern Republika Srpska and is frequented by Budimir, the interior minister, according to Bosnian media reports.

Katie Wiles is a partner at Continental Strategy, a large political lobbying firm based in Washington, D.C., according to its website.