May 18 Was Mueller the right choice for special counsel in Russia investigation? By Daniel Bush Garrett Graff, the author of the 2011 book “The Threat Matrix: The FBI at War in the Age of Global Terror,” weighs in. Continue reading
May 18 Trump: A special counselor for the Russia investigation ‘hurts this country terribly’ By Erica R. Hendry The remarks, delivered during a luncheon with television news anchors, including PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff, came the day after Robert Mueller was chosen. Continue reading
May 18 Jason Chaffetz could leave Congress by June 30, fellow Utah lawmaker says By Associated Press Chaffetz said last month that he would not seek re-election in 2018 and that he was considering leaving office early. Continue reading
May 18 House panel seeking documents about Comey ouster By Associated Press The committee said Thursday it sent a letter requesting material from the FBI and Justice Department related to its ongoing counterintelligence investigation. Continue reading
May 18 Michael Flynn has not responded to subpoena request, Senate chairman says By Chad Day, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Senate Intelligence Committee is one of several on Capitol Hill investigating possible collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. Continue reading
May 18 Kochs unveil campaign to ‘jolt’ stalled tax debate By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The network's leading organizations, Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners, on Thursday released a set of general preferences for major changes to the tax code. While explicitly stating their opposition to new border-adjustment or value-added taxes, there were few specifics… Continue reading
May 18 Saudi Arabia working to impress Trump in the president’s first overseas visit By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Saudi Arabia is making every effort to dazzle and impress President Donald Trump on his first overseas trip, seizing on the visit to cement itself as a major player on the world stage and shove aside rival Iran. Continue reading
May 18 President Trump calls appointment of special counsel a ‘witch hunt’ By Eric Tucker, Julie Pace and Nancy Benac, Associated Press President Donald Trump tweeted today that it is "the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!"… Continue reading
May 17 ProPublica finds lax internet security at four of Trump’s resorts By Jeff Larson, Julia Angwin, ProPublica The risks posed by the lax security, experts say, go well beyond simple digital snooping. Sophisticated attackers could take advantage of vulnerabilities in the Wi-Fi networks to take over devices like computers or smart phones and use them to record… Continue reading
May 17 Mueller accepts role as special counsel for Russia investigation By Associated Press In a short statement, Mueller says, "I accept this responsibility and will discharge it to the best of my ability."… Continue reading