Politics Sep 04 Supporters of election security bill warn delay could embolden Russia in 2018 midterms Bipartisan legislation to try to prevent foreign hacking into U.S. election systems is stalled in Congress because the White House and some Republicans worry it could exert too much federal control over the states.
Politics Aug 13 FBI fires Peter Strzok in wake of anti-Trump text messages The FBI has fired a longtime agent who once worked on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation after he sent text messages criticizing President Donald Trump to a colleague.
Politics Jul 25 House conservatives launch bid to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein House Republicans have criticized Rosenstein for not being responsive enough as they have requested documents related to the Russia investigation as well as a closed investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton's emails.
Politics Jul 24 Trump says without evidence that Russia will be ‘pushing very hard’ to help Democrats win in 2018 Trump has offered mixed messages on Russian interference in U.S. elections — at times even calling it a "hoax."…
Politics Jul 13 5 takeaways from FBI agent Peter Strzok’s explosive congressional hearing In an tense, hourslong congressional hearing Thursday, FBI agent Peter Strzok was defiant as Republicans unleashed blistering attacks, saying his anti-Trump sentiment — captured in personal text messages — is evidence of bias at the Justice Department.
Politics Jul 12 WATCH: FBI agent testifies before Congress after anti-Trump texts Peter Strzok, who helped lead FBI investigations into Hillary Clinton's email use and potential coordination between Russia and Donald Trump's campaign, was testifying publicly for the first time since being removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's team following the discovery…
Politics Jul 11 Senate narrowly confirms new head of Justice Department’s criminal division, who worked for Russian bank Democrats have strongly opposed the nomination, partly because of his work for a leading Russian bank with ties to President Vladimir Putin.
Politics Jun 28 WATCH: Rod Rosenstein and Christopher Wray testify before Congress on Russia probe Republicans accused top federal law enforcement officials Thursday of withholding important documents from them and demanded details about surveillance tactics during the Russia investigation in a contentious congressional hearing that capped days of mounting partisan complaints.
Politics Jun 23 DOJ gives Congress new classified documents on Russia probe The Justice Department says it has given House Republicans new classified information related to the Russia investigation after they had threatened to hold officials in contempt of Congress or even impeach them.
Politics Jun 07 Justice Department offers new briefing as lawmakers dispute Trump spy claim The move comes as Republican congressional leaders are publicly disputing Trump's claims that the government planted a spy in his 2016 campaign "to help Crooked Hillary win" — a reference to his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.