May 15 Rosenstein to brief Senate on Thursday on Comey firing By Associated Press Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will brief all members of the Senate on Thursday about President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey. Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: Schumer calls for senators meeting with DOJ leaders in wake of Comey firing By Associated Press Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to his request to invite Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to brief senators next week. Continue reading
May 10 A roller coaster of reactions unfold in Congress the day after Comey was fired By Lisa Desjardins, Courtney Norris, Erica R. Hendry Here is a look, by rough timeline, at how the scene played out. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 12:42 Comey firing unleashes firestorm from Capitol Hill By PBS News Hour President Trump's stunning move to fire FBI Director James Comey has left a wake of questions and condemnations from across the political spectrum. William Brangham recaps the reactions and the events leading up to the firing, then John Yang and… Continue watching
Apr 10 AP Fact Check: What Trump and lawmakers are saying about Syria, jobs, Supreme Court By Calvin Woodward, Jim Drinkard, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Before the U.S. attack on a Syrian air base, President Donald Trump accused his predecessor of doing nothing when Syria’s government used chemical weapons against its population in 2013. Trump is right that President Barack Obama issued… Continue reading
Apr 03 WATCH: Schumer says Trump should choose a new Supreme Court nominee By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Democrats' planned filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is a "new low" but stopped short of saying he will change Senate rules to confirm him. Continue reading
Mar 30 As Schumer urges ‘no’ to Gorsuch, two Democrats says they’ll vote for Trump’s court nominee By Mary Clare Jalonick and Erica Werner, Associated Press Two Democrats facing tough re-elections in GOP states said they will vote for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, even as the Senate Democratic leader strongly warned Republicans against changing Senate rules to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 5:05 News Wrap: White House struggles to shift gears amid Russia questions By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, White House efforts to move beyond the failed attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act were overshadowed by mounting questions over House Intelligence Chair Devin Nunes' revelation about intercepted Trump communications. Also, Turkish… Continue watching
Mar 27 Explainer: What is the ‘nuclear option’? And how will it affect Neil Gorsuch’s nomination? By Associated Press Senate Republicans and Democrats appear to be on collision course over President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court and whether to changes Senate rules to get him confirmed. Continue reading
Mar 27 Schumer seizes on Trump team’s offer to work on health care with Democrats By Hope Yen, Associated Press Trump initially focused the blame on Democrats and predicted a dire future for the Obamacare. But on Sunday he turned his criticism toward conservatives. Continue reading