Politics

Trump told Russian officials that firing ‘nut job’ Comey had relieved ‘great pressure,’ New York Times reports

By News Desk and Associated Press

Friday's report quotes Trump calling ousted FBI Director James Comey "crazy" and "a real nut job."…

Senior White House adviser under scrutiny in Russia investigation, Washington Post says

By Associated Press

The adviser under scrutiny is not named, but described as someone close to Trump.

Rosenstein says he stands by memo criticizing Comey

By Eric Tucker, Erica Werner, Associated Press

But Rosenstein made clear it was not his intention for President Donald Trump and other White House officials to use the document to justify firing Comey.

Read Rosenstein’s full opening statement on Comey to Congress

By Joshua Barajas

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said in briefings today that he stands by his memo, which was cited by President Donald Trump as justification for removing James Comey as FBI director.

AP: Trump attorney didn’t want him to sign financial disclosure

By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press

Donald Trump's attorneys originally wanted him to submit an updated financial disclosure without certifying the information as true, according to correspondence with the Office of Government Ethics.

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner pleads guilty in sexting case

By Larry Neumeister and Tom Hays, Associated Press

Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner will appear in federal court Friday to face criminal charges in connection with an investigation of his online communications with a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina.

Vice President Mike Pence avoids the political fray surrounding him

By Ken Thomas and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

It hasn't been easy, and it's getting harder by the day.

President Trump says he’s ‘very close’ to naming an FBI director

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

An announcement could come today, the soft deadline Trump set for himself.

President Trump’s first foreign trip has high stakes at each stop

By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's maiden international trip, a five-stop marathon across the Middle East and Europe, has long loomed as a crucial first test abroad for the chaos-courting president.