May 09 President Trump fires FBI Director James Comey By Julie Pace and Eric Tucker, Associated Press In a statement, Trump says Comey's firing "will mark a new beginning" for the FBI. The White House says the search for a new FBI director will begin immediately. Continue reading
May 09 Across the country, activists ramp up fight against GOP health care bill By Jessica Yarvin It’s turning into a pattern: House lawmakers return to their districts during their congressional recess for a week or two of constituent outreach, and progressive activists show up to their town halls to protest Republicans’ plans for a health care… Continue reading
May 09 Senate GOP weighs future of Medicaid in health care overhaul By Alan Fram, Associated Press The strategy: "to look at this with fresh eyes and think, 'How do you ensure these people can continue to get coverage,'" Ohio Sen. Rob Portman said. Continue reading
May 09 ProPublica report: Comey’s testimony on Huma Abedin forwarding emails was inaccurate By Peter Elkind, Special to ProPublica The testimony came in Comey's first public explanation for revealing the existence of the emails days ahead of the 2016 election. Continue reading
May 09 WATCH LIVE: Spicer may address Russia probe in news briefing By News Desk and Associated Press Spicer is scheduled to begin speaking at 1:30 p.m. EST. Watch live on this page. Continue reading
May 09 Trump announces first slate of federal court nominees By Vivian Salama, Associated Press White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the candidates include individuals previously named on Trump's list of 21 possible picks for Supreme Court. Continue reading
May 09 White House postpones climate change meeting By Catherine Lucey, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press It's the second time a meeting of top aides on climate has been delayed. Ivanka Trump will meet separately with EPA chief Scott Pruitt and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska… Continue reading
May 08 Watch 8:30 Yates’ Senate testimony on ‘compromised’ Flynn returns Russia probe to the spotlight By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 08 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: Trump names federal court nominees By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Trump released a slate of 10 conservative judicial nominees as he begins to fill more than 120 federal court vacancies. Also, Pentagon officials have confirmed that a military raid last month killed the leader… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 6:15 Former DOJ official explains why the Michael Flynn controversy is ‘incredibly unusual’ By PBS News Hour Former Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Carlin joins Judy Woodruff to discuss congressional testimonies by former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates and the ongoing investigation into Russia's interference in November's… Continue watching