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" Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from investigations related to the presidential campaign, yet he played a central role in the sudden firing of FBI Director James Comey, leaving many wondering if he violated that pledge. Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota called Sessions' involvement a "complete betrayal" of his commitment, and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon called for his resignation.
" Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown could spend the rest of her life in prison after being found guilty of taking money from a charity that was purported to be giving scholarships to poor students. The Thursday verdict came after prosecutors outlined a pattern of fraud by the 70-year-old Brown and her top aide that included using hundreds of thousands of dollars from the One Door for Education Foundation for lavish parties, trips and shopping excursions.
For the first time since an Oval Office taping system was removed by President Richard Nixon's chief of staff nearly 44 years ago, a president has hinted that White House conversations might again be secretly recorded. If so, President Donald Trump is following a problematic precedent.
For the first time since an Oval Office taping system was removed by President Richard Nixon's chief of staff nearly 44 years ago, a president has hinted that White House conversations might again be secretly recorded. If so, President Donald Trump is following a problematic precedent.
President Donald Trump, with a threat to his fired FBI director, tweets "James Comey better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press! " Oakland Congresswoman Barbara Lee calls for an independent bi-partisan Congressional commission to investigate Russian interference in the U.S. election.
Ousted FBI Director James Comey will not testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday about the circumstances of his firing, as top members of the panel had invited him to do. "He won't be testifying on Tuesday but it is our hope in the not too distant future that we can find time for him to come," Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the committee's top Democrat, said in an interview Friday on MSNBC.
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson received national attention after he filed the first state lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban and won. "Moving forward, I've been grappling with how best to decide how to handle different initiatives coming from this administration," Ferguson said on Friday morning while speaking to members of The Columbian's editorial board.
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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein still sees no reason for an independent special prosecutor to investigate possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, CNN reported Friday. Rosenstein, who has the power to name a special prosecutor, won't likely change his mind unless he believes the FBI probe into Trump-Russia ties is at risk, according to CNN.
The committee had hoped to hear from Comey in closed session following his abrupt firing this week by President Donald Trump. The Intelligence Committee is in the midst of a broad investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and ties with Trump's campaign.
In a survey by Democratic staff on the House oversight panel, inspectors general at two dozen agencies expressed worry over harm to their mission productivity from President Trump's earlier hiring freeze and plans for budget cuts.
U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi recently stressed many nuns are strong supporters of Obamacare, and are "speaking out" against Republican attempts to gut the measure. In this week's column, Cokie and Steven V. Roberts wrote it would be suicidal for Democrats to ostracize voters like nuns, who back the party's core principles of economic and social justice, but disagree on abortion rights.
Seconds after Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of Education, walked up to the lectern at a Daytona Beach convention center on Wednesday to deliver her commencement address to Bethune-Cookman University's graduating class, she was drowned out by booing from the crowd. Students stood up and turned their backs to the stage.
Graphic shows key dates in tenure of FBI Director James Comey; 4c x 4 inches; 195.7 mm x 101 mm; Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 11, 2017, while testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats.
"He is not going be testifying on Tuesday but it is our hope in the not too distant future that we can find a time for him to come in and talk to our committee," Warner, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said. Warner added that Comey "is going to tell his side of the story" once "the appropriate time and place" are figured out.
A historically black university in Texas has canceled an upcoming commencement speech by Republican Sen. John Cornyn after students protested. The Senate majority whip was scheduled to speak Saturday at Texas Southern University's graduation ceremony in Houston, but the school announced Friday morning that the speech had been canceled.
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But... At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the... UPDATE 05/10/2017 10:07 AM: Donald Trump has fired FBI director James Comey.
Rep. Elijah Cummings said Friday that the most important person in the firing of former FBI Director James B. Comey is Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. "Right now, in this moment, the key person in all of this is Rod Rosenstein, the deputy," Mr. Cummings said on CNN.
Nine Alabama schools landed on the Washington Post's list of the most challenging high schools in America, with one making an appearance in the top 20. The list ranks schools based on the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests given, divided by the number of seniors who graduated that year. At the top of the list is BASIS Phoenix followed Mickey Leland College Prep in Houston, IDEA Frontier College Prep in Brownsville, Texas, IDEA Mission College Prep in Mission, Texas and IDEA San Juan College Prep in San Juan Texas.
President Trump, accompanied by Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, center, holds up an executive order on "Improving Accountability and Whistleblower Protection" after signing it at the Department of Veterans Affairs, April 27, in Washington. On the same day President Trump plunged the nation into crisis by sacking the FBI director, a court ruling demonstrated the importance of due process for federal employees being fired.