May 17 Obstruction of justice, explained By Ellis Kim, Daniel Bush Did President Donald Trump commit obstruction of justice by asking James Comey to drop the FBI's probe of his campaign's ties to Russia? Here's a guide to obstruction of justice, and how it works in federal court and in impeachment… Continue reading
May 15 White House ‘moving rapidly’ to select Comey’s replacement, Trump says By Associated Press The administration has interviewed at least eight candidates to replace Comey, with just over half of the 14 being considered. Continue reading
May 12 Condoleezza Rice: I worry firestorm surrounding Russia investigations, Comey firing could ‘erode people’s confidence in our institutions’ By Erica R. Hendry Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talked about Russia and the U.S. in an interview with PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff. Continue reading
May 12 How could Comey’s firing affect foreign relations? By Larisa Epatko Americans might have been shocked when President Donald Trump suddenly fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, but the reaction from some foreign officials was decidedly less so. Continue reading
May 12 Spicer neither confirms nor denies taping system in White House By Associated Press White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer declined to say whether President Donald Trump taped conversations he had with fired FBI Director James Comey. Continue reading
May 12 WATCH: Spicer addresses Trump’s tweets about Comey in news briefing By Erica R. Hendry White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the president had nothing further to add. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 9:06 How the White House’s explanation of Comey firing has changed By PBS News Hour As President Trump lambasted in an interview the man he had fired two days ago, the acting FBI director at a Senate hearing painted a very different picture of James Comey. Meanwhile, the president's explanation seemed to contradict what White… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 5:46 TIME magazine offers portrait of Trump facing realities of the White House By PBS News Hour As questions swirl around President Trump’s decision to fire former FBI Director James Comey, earlier this week TIME magazine was given unusual access behind the scenes at the White House. Judy Woodruff talks to Michael Scherer of TIME magazine about… Continue watching
May 11 On Comey’s firing, the White House keeps changing its story By John Yang When and how Trump reached the decision to fire FBI director James Comey is a moving target. Continue reading
May 11 The ‘special prosecutor’ Democrats want no longer exists By Daniel Bush Democrats are calling for an independent investigation into the ties between Russia and President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. But special investigators lack much of the power and autonomy that Starr enjoyed in the Clinton era. Even if Democrats get their… Continue reading