May 22 WATCH: White House says Russia probe briefing between Justice Department, lawmakers set for Thursday By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Reps. Devin Nunes and Trey Gowdy as well as FBI Director Christopher Wray, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Ed O'Callaghan of the Justice Department will be attending. Continue reading
May 22 Trump suggests North Korea summit could be delayed By Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that a planned historic meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un could be delayed, saying the summit "may not work out for June 12."… Continue reading
May 22 Homeland Security head says she’s unaware Russia wanted Trump to win By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press "I do not believe I've seen that conclusion that the specific intent was to help President Trump win. I'm not aware of that," Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told reporters after briefing members of the House on election security efforts. Continue reading
May 22 Pruitt says dealing with water contaminants a ‘national priority’ By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency chief drew questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers last week after emails obtained under the Freedom of Information Act revealed an unidentified White House official calling a pending federal toxicological report on the chemical a "potential… Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: Treasury Secretary Mnuchin testifies before Senate panel By Paul Wiseman, Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the Senate panel this morning. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
May 22 FBI, Justice Dept. officials agree to meet with congressional leaders to ‘review’ information on Russia probe By Desmond Butler, Chad Day, Associated Press Ratcheting up pressure on the Russia investigation, the White House announced that top FBI and Justice Department officials have agreed to meet with congressional leaders and "review" highly classified information the lawmakers have been seeking on the handling of the… Continue reading
May 21 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Texas holds moment of silence for school shooting victims In our news wrap Monday, Texas held a statewide moment of silence for those killed and wounded in Friday's school shooting. Outside Santa Fe High, students and staff gathered around 10 white crosses, one for each person who died in… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 3:34 What we know about Trump’s Justice Department meeting President Trump met with top Justice Department officials after demanding on Sunday that they investigate whether the FBI infiltrated his 2016 campaign. Last week, the Washington Post reported that a longtime U.S. intelligence source had contacts with several of Trump's… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 9:53 What are the ramifications of Trump’s FBI spy claims? The Justice Department has asked its internal watchdog to review President Trump's charge on Twitter that the FBI spied on his 2016 election campaign. Amna Nawaz gets analysis and reaction from former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, former Justice Department official… Continue watching
May 21 Watch 6:12 Supreme Court delivers blow to workers’ rights, making it more difficult to sue employers In its latest major ruling affecting corporate America, the Supreme Court split 5-4 in upholding the practice of arbitration, a blow for workers' ability to take collective legal action against their employers. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal joins… Continue watching