Jun 07 Read James Comey’s prepared statement before Thursday’s Senate hearing By Laura Santhanam In his remarks, the fired FBI director detailed his interactions with President Donald Trump on several occasions. Continue reading
Jun 07 WATCH: Rosenstein, McCabe and Coats testify at Senate Intel hearing By Associated Press High-level Justice Department and FBI officials will testify before Congress today at 10 a.m. ET as part of a review of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that comes on the heels of continued scrutiny about the relationship between the Trump… Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 6:53 Is the GOP’s ambitious to-do list running out of time? By PBS News Hour Members of Congress are back in Washington, ready to return to their legislative to-do lists. Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate are diving right back into the debate over health care -- maybe the biggest item on the GOP… Continue watching
Jun 06 President Trump on Comey testimony: ‘I wish him luck’ By Julie Pace and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Trump's White House and its allies are also crafting a strategy aimed at undermining Comey's credibility. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 2:54 News Wrap: Trump won’t block Comey testimony By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Trump will not invoke executive privilege to try to block former FBI Director James Comey from testifying before Congress this week. Also, the president endorsed a push to privatize the nation's air traffic control… Continue watching
Jun 05 Trump won’t block Comey’s testimony in Russia hearing, White House says By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Donald Trump will not assert executive privilege to block fired FBI Director James Comey from testifying on Capitol Hill, the White House said Monday, setting the stage for a dramatic public airing of the former top law enforcement official's… Continue reading
May 31 House committee issues more subpoenas in Russia probe By Deb Riechmann, Jake Pearson, Associated Press The House intelligence committee said Wednesday it is issuing subpoenas for President Donald Trump's former national security adviser and his personal lawyer, as well as their businesses, as part of its investigation into Russian activities during last year's election. Continue reading
May 31 AP report: Comey cleared to testify about Russia probe before Senate intel committee By Jake Pearson, Associated Press The special counsel overseeing the government's investigation into possible Trump campaign ties to Russia has approved former FBI director James Comey to testify before a Senate committee pursuing the same matter, a Comey associate said Wednesday. Continue reading
May 25 FBI investigates Jared Kushner in ongoing Russia probe By Matthew Daly and Chad Day, Associated Press President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is willing to cooperate with federal investigators looking into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, his attorney said Thursday. Continue reading
May 25 Lieberman latest person to withdraw from FBI director search By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Lieberman interviewed last week with President Donald Trump, who publicly identified him as a leading candidate. Continue reading