May 02 AP source: Sally Yates to testify next week to Congress about Michael Flynn By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Yates is expected to recount in detail her Jan. 26 conversation about Michael Flynn and that she saw discrepancies between the administration's public statements on his contacts with ambassador Sergey Kislyak and what really transpired, according to a person familiar… Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: FBI Director James Comey testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Under fire from Democrats, FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday it would have been "catastrophic" to keep Congress in the dark about developments in the Hillary Clinton email investigation that emerged close to Election Day. Continue reading
May 02 What we’ve learned about Trump from a week of explosive interviews By Lisa Desjardins In a series of eight sit-down interviews over the last seven days, President Donald Trump launched a buckshot round of headline-making quotes. The interviews were all pegged to the president’s first 100 day. Poring over them now, we noticed some… Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: Clinton blames misogyny, FBI, Russia, herself for 2016 election loss By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that she's taking responsibility for her 2016 election loss but believes misogyny, Russian interference and questionable decisions by the FBI also influenced the outcome. Continue reading
May 02 Teachers not shying away from divisive political discussion, survey suggests By Madeline Will, Education Week Months after the 2016 presidential election, a majority of educators polled say that national politics have created a sharp divide among students, leaving teachers grappling with how to handle classroom conversations about controversial issues. Continue reading
May 02 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Jessica Yarvin The 24-hour news cycle is filled with politics coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Continue reading
May 02 Retired coal miners get health care fix, but pension problems remain By Julie Percha On Monday, lawmakers announced they reached a permanent solution for miners by glomming a health care fix onto the new government funding bill on track for passage this week. Funding for the miners provision would rely on trade fees, called… Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: Spicer, Mulvaney address budget deal in White House briefing By News Desk Spicer and Mulvaney are expected to speak around 1:30 p.m. Watch live here. Continue reading
May 02 Trump: U.S. ‘needs a good shutdown’ in September to fix Senate ‘mess’ By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The president says on Twitter that the country needs to "either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51 (percent)."… Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: In testimony, United Airlines CEO says passenger incident was ‘a mistake of epic proportions’ By News Desk The testimony is part of a House Transportation Committee hearing to discuss customer service aboard U.S. airlines. Continue reading