Aug 02 Christopher Wray sworn in as FBI director, succeeding James Comey By Associated Press Wray was a high-ranking Justice Department official in the George W. Bush administration and has spent the last decade in private practice. Continue reading
Aug 02 WATCH: Sessions discusses opioids with Columbus police By Erica R. Hendry Sessions is scheduled to begin speaking around 11:45 a.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 7:59 Lankford: Obamacare repeal vote is not the final step on health care reform By PBS News Hour Republicans have not yet been able to muster enough support among their ranks to pass what's being called a "skinny repeal" of the Affordable Care Act. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., joined Judy Woodruff to discuss what he sees as the… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 10:20 Why are leaks and infighting plaguing Trump’s presidency? By PBS News Hour Why are there so many leaks coming out of the White House? Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union and Karine Jean-Pierre of MoveO.org join Judy Woodruff to discuss various tensions bubbling on Capitol Hill, from President Trump’s public criticism… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: No changes to transgender policy for now, says military commander By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. military’s top commander said there won’t be any changes for transgender troops for now. That came a day after President Trump tweeted he’s reinstating the ban on transgender service members. Also, Republican… Continue watching
Jul 27 Sessions to AP: I’m not stepping down unless asked By Sadie Gurman, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Sessions told The Associated Press he and Trump have a "harmony of values and beliefs" and he intends to stay and fight for the president's agenda "as long as he sees that as appropriate."… Continue reading
Jul 27 Scaramucci, with vulgar language, signals internal White House fight By Julie Bykowicz, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump's new communications director exploded the smoldering tensions at the White House into a full-fledged conflagration Thursday, angrily daring Trump's chief of staff to deny he's a "leaker" and exposing West Wing backstabbing in language more suitable to… Continue reading
Jul 27 Senators craft bill to prevent Robert Mueller from being fired By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A Congressional spokesman says the senator's still working on the bill, and it's unclear when it will be introduced. Continue reading
Jul 27 Jeff Sessions goes to El Salvador to learn how to eradicate the MS-13 gang By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press Trump praised Sessions when he announced his mission to eradicate the gang in April. But the attorney general has since fallen out of favor with his onetime political ally. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 8:58 Under attack from the president, Attorney General Sessions still advancing conservative agenda By PBS News Hour Continue watching