Trey Gowdy

Gowdy: Republicans lack ‘core orthodoxy’ for effective governance

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan speaks to reporters at an enrollment ceremony for several House bills on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Toya Sarno Jordan/Reuters

Paul Ryan contradicts Trump’s claim that the FBI planted a ‘spy’

House Speaker Paul Ryan is agreeing with another senior House Republican who says there's no evidence that the FBI planted a "spy" in Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign in an effort to hurt his chances at the polls.

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the Prison Reform Summit at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Trump says he wishes he’d picked a different attorney general

President Donald Trump, still nursing resentment against Attorney General Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation, says he wishes he'd picked a different leader of the Justice Department.

By Associated Press

Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., questions FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers during a hearing into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Trey Gowdy disputes Trump’s ‘spy’ claim, says FBI acted properly

A senior House Republican briefed by the FBI on its Russia probe is disputing President Donald Trump's allegation that the agency spied on his 2016 campaign for political purposes.

By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press

Scott Pruitt, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, testifies to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee oversight hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

GOP-led House committee demands interviews with Pruitt aides

The Republican-led House oversight committee is demanding interviews with five close aides to embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, including his security chief.

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

White House says Trump isn’t considering firing Mueller amid Russia probe

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is not considering firing the special counsel investigating Russian election interference, a top White House lawyer said, after a cascade of Trump tweets revived chatter that the deeply frustrated president may be preparing to get rid of…

Tom Price, ousted health secretary, repaid $60,000 for chartered flights

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

House Democrats say former health secretary Tom Price repaid the government nearly $60,000 for his costs on private charter flights taken for official business.

2 Republican lawmakers ask for new special counsel to investigate DOJ, FBI

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Reps. Robert Goodlatte of Virginia and Trey Gowdy of South Carolina wrote Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Tuesday to ask for the new special counsel, whose work would be separate from special counsel Robert…

GOP Rep. Gowdy, former chair of Benghazi panel, to retire

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

South Carolina GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy says he will not run for re-election and will "instead be returning to the judicial system."…

House panel demands details on Trump aides’ private emails

By Associated Press

A top House Republican has demanded details on the use of private emails by some of President Donald Trump's closest advisers, including Jared Kushner, Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus.