May 15 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: White House interviews FBI director candidates By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Trump announced the White House is “moving rapidly” to replace former FBI director James Comey. At least eight candidates were interviewed over the weekend. Also, the United Nations is nearly doubling its appeal for… Continue watching
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 15 Rosenstein to brief Senate on Thursday on Comey firing By Associated Press Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will brief all members of the Senate on Thursday about President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey. Continue reading
May 15 Lawmakers urge President Trump to avoid picking a politician as new FBI director By Hope Yen, Associated Press As President Donald Trump considers a replacement for fired FBI Director James Comey, lawmakers are urging the president to steer clear of appointing any politicians. Continue reading
May 13 GOP leaders see more smoke than fire in Comey’s dismissal By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Republicans who attended the national committee's spring meeting outside San Diego this week defended the president's actions and insisted that they would have little political impact on midterm elections next year. Continue reading
May 13 Trump says he could name FBI head by next week By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he could name a new FBI director by late next week, before he departs on his first foreign trip. 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 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 12 Trump to Comey: Better hope there are no ‘tapes’ of their talks By Julie Pace, Eileen Sullivan and Jake Pearson, Associated Press President Donald Trump, in an apparent warning to his fired FBI director, said that James Comey had better hope there are no "tapes" of their conversations. Continue reading