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 18 Here are the 4 candidates Trump interviewed for FBI director By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump said Monday that the search for a successor to Comey was "moving rapidly."… 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
May 17 President Trump: ‘No collusion’ between campaign and any foreign entity By Associated Press Trump says he looks forward to "this matter concluding quickly."… Continue reading
May 17 Watch 6:50 Sen. Sasse: Americans need to have confidence FBI is insulated from politics By PBS News Hour Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., joins John Yang to discuss the latest turmoil surrounding President Trump and various pathways for investigating Russian election meddling, the necessity of protecting institutions like the FBI from politicization, what’s lacking in today’s policy discussions in… Continue watching