Jul 10 Low-key FBI director pick would lead agency through tumult By Sadie Gurman and Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The attorney selected to replace James Comey as FBI director is described by those close to him as admirably low-key, yet he'd be taking over the law enforcement agency at a moment that's anything but tranquil. Continue reading
Jul 09 State election officials worry about 2018 election security By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press State election officials voiced doubt Saturday that adequate security measures can be adopted before 2018 elections to safeguard against the possibility of a foreign government interfering in U.S. elections. Continue reading
Jul 07 WATCH: Chris Wray, Trump’s FBI nominee, testifies before Senate Judiciary By Erica R. Hendry Wray's testimony is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 12. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Jul 05 Ongoing Mueller probe could draw focus to Russian crime operations By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The U.S. government has long warned that Russian organized crime posed a threat to democratic institutions, including "criminally linked oligarchs" who might collude with the Russian government to undermine business competition. Continue reading
Jun 26 Feds looking into Bernie Sanders, wife over real estate deal By Wilson Ring, Associated Press A spokesman for the wife of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says she has hired a lawyer as federal investigators examine a real estate deal involving a Vermont college she once ran. Continue reading
Jun 22 Trump on Twitter: ‘I did not make, and do not have’ recorded conversations with Comey By Joshua Barajas It should be noted that the president first prompted discussions about such tapes when he tweeted in May that Comey “better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!”… Continue reading
Jun 22 President Trump’s tease of possible Comey tapes fits a familiar pattern By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump is expected to answer the tapes question this week. If they don't exist, questions will be raised about why the president would stake his reputation and political capital on promoting something that just isn't real. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 7:43 Sen. Lankford: Michael Flynn accusations ‘more open to interpretation’ By PBS News Hour Current and past U.S. government officials including former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson testified Wednesday before the House and Senate Intelligence Committees in order to offer more accurate picture of how Russia meddled in the 2016 elections. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Jun 21 Intel officials detail how Russian cyberattacks sought to interfere with U.S. elections By Richard Lardner and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Current and former government officials painted a sinister portrait Wednesday of Russian cyberattacks on the United States aimed at interfering in the U.S. presidential election last year. Moscow stockpiled stolen information and selectively disseminated it during the campaign… Continue reading
Jun 21 Jeh Johnson says he was unaware of FBI Russia probe By Associated Press Jeh Johnson, the former Homeland Security chief, says he wasn't aware that the FBI had opened a counterintelligence investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials. Continue reading