May 16 Cornyn no longer a candidate for FBI director By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Texas Sen. John Cornyn has taken himself out of the running to be FBI director, telling the Trump administration that he'll stay in the Senate. Continue reading
May 16 LISTEN: Unauthorized leaks are 'frankly dangerous,' Spicer says By Joshua Barajas and Associated Press White House press secretary Sean Spicer addressed reports that President Donald Trump shared highly classified information with Russian officials in a meeting last week. Continue reading
May 16 President Trump's talk with Russian officials 'wholly appropriate,' McMaster says By Vivian Salama and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump's national security adviser insisted that Trump's revelations to Russian officials about activities by the Islamic State group amounted to a routine sharing of information. Continue reading
May 16 WATCH: Trump, Turkey's Erdogan vow to repair relationship By Vivian Salama, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The presidents of the United States and Turkey vowed Tuesday to repair a relationship battered by years of disputes over Syria's civil war and its various fighting groups, even as they broached a new disagreement over U.S. plans… Continue reading
May 16 WATCH: McMaster says Trump didn't know where intel he shared came from By Associated Press The adviser, H.R. McMaster, says at a White House briefing that the information was available through "open-source reporting."… Continue reading
May 16 Trump to call Jordan's King Abdullah amid intel report By Associated Press The conversation will take place amid reports by The Washington Post that Trump revealed highly classified information to senior Russian officials at a meeting last week, putting a source of intelligence about the Islamic State extremist group at risk. Continue reading
May 16 White House returns to crisis mode after Washington Post report By Jill Colvin and Catherin Lucey, Associated Press It's become a familiar scenario in the crisis-prone Trump White House, where big news breaks fast and the aides paid to respond seem perpetually caught off-guard. Continue reading
May 16 President Trump defends sharing 'terrorism' intel with Russian officials By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump defended revealing information to Russian officials, saying in a pair of tweets Tuesday that he shared "facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety" and had "the absolute right" to do so. Continue reading
May 15 How lawmakers are reacting to report of Trump sharing classified intel with Russian officials By Deb Riechmann, Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The Trump White House "has got to do something soon to bring itself under control and order," Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., told reporters. Continue reading
May 15 5 important stories that have nothing to do with Comey's firing or Russia By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith, Laura Santhanam Here are five important stories that you might have missed in the news unfolding like a screenplay in Washington. Continue reading