Jan 15 WATCH: ‘I make the decision,’ Barr said on whether he’d recuse himself from Mueller probe By Associated Press Attorney general nominee William Barr says he would seek the advice of career Justice Department ethics officials about whether he should recuse himself from overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Continue reading
Jan 15 WATCH: ‘I was speculating, writing in the dark,’ Barr says of memo criticizing Mueller investigation By Associated Press Barr has said the memo was intended to be narrowly focused on one of Mueller's reported interpretations of obstruction. Barr also says his memo was based solely on public reporting and not any confidential information. Continue reading
Jan 15 WATCH: Barr says he declined to join Trump defense team By Associated Press Attorney general nominee William Barr says he turned down joining President Donald Trump's defense team in the Russia investigation. Continue reading
Jan 15 Trump administration barred from adding citizenship question to 2020 census, for now By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press In a 277-page decision that won't be the final word on the issue, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman ruled that while such a question would be constitutional, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had moved to add it to the census arbitrarily… Continue reading
Jan 15 At Trump’s side, Border Patrol union leader in spotlight By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Brandon Judd, president of the union that represents thousands of border patrol agents, and his proximity to President Donald Trump has elevated the union leader's profile while burnishing the image of the U.S. Border Patrol. Continue reading
Jan 15 Iowa’s Steve King off House committees after white supremacy remark By Matthew Daly, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Veteran Republican Rep. Steve King will be blocked from committee assignments for the next two years after lamenting that white supremacy and white nationalism have become offensive terms. Continue reading
Jan 14 Airport security no-shows are soaring as shutdown enters 4th week By Jeff Martin, David Koenig, Associated Press Monday marked the first business day after screeners did not receive a paycheck for the first time since the shutdown began. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 4:10 Denying he ever worked for Russia, Trump calls the question a ‘disgrace’ On Monday, President Trump denied being a Russian agent after The New York Times reported the FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation into whether he was acting on Russia’s behalf. He called the FBI officials who launched the inquiry “scoundrels” and… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 5:44 Sen. Warner: ‘Legitimate questions’ need to be answered about Trump and Russia The New York Times reports that the FBI launched a counterintelligence investigation into whether President Trump was working on behalf of Russia after Trump fired FBI director James Comey. Today, the president denied being under Russia's influence. Sen. Mark Warner,… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 7:30 ‘Plenty’ is still unknown about Trump’s interactions with Putin, says former NSC staffer Questions remain about President Trump's meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as about Trump's broader ties to Russia. To analyze why the corresponding counterintelligence investigations are 'unprecedented,' Judy Woodruff sits down with Andrew Weiss, a former National Security… Continue watching