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Resigned to Trump's Woes, G.O.P. Keeps Working on Legislative Goals - WASHINGTON - As James B. Comey was testifying that President Trump was a liar, Senator John Hoeven held two meetings about health care, and pondered ideas about infrastructure. - "We're working," said Mr. Hoeven
Comey himself is a controversial figure, having outraged Democrats last year with his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email practices For three hours, former FBI director James Comey levelled an unrelenting attack on the credibility of the president of the United States. The White House's statements were "lies, plain and simple".
'The president's new at this': Other views A roundup of what people are saying about James Comey's testimony. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2sZG4QO Rep. Paul Ryan , R-Wis., House speaker: "Of course there needs to be a degree of independence between , FBI and the White House and a line of communications established.
In a hand delivered lawsuit two tobacco industry powerhouses say the state's newly passed cigarette price increase is illegal. Tobacco giants Phillip Morris USA and RJ Reynolds are suing Oklahoma over a recently passed $1.50 fee on cigarettes.
FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2016, file photo, then-FBI Director James Comey, testifies before a House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee budget hearing about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's F... . FILE - In this May 3, 2017, file photo, then-FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation."
In this May 24, 2017, file photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Brady is calling for immediate action to stabilize health insurance markets around the country, even as the GOP-led Congress pursues repeal of the Barack Obama law that created them.
In this April 4, 2017, file photo, Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Gowdy has been tapped to lead the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee after Chairman Jason Chaffetz leaves Congress at the end of month.
One of Mike Pence's older brothers is being courted as a possible Republican candidate for the same eastern Indiana congressional seat that the vice president and former governor of the state represented for 12 years. Greg Pence, who once ran the family's now-bankrupt chain of Tobacco Road convenience stores, says he has been courted to run for the district, which covers a broad swath of central and southeastern Indiana, including Muncie and Columbus, The Indianapolis Star reports .
Sen. John McCain suggested that he was tired when he questioned fired FBI director James Comey on Thursday, a performance that lit up Twitter and the Internet with unsparing criticism. The 80-year-old Arizona Republican joked that maybe he shouldn't have stayed up late watching the Arizona Diamondbacks playing a night game out West.
The Russian government hacked the computers of the Democratic National Committee, leaked the information they stole and "was behind the cyber intrusion" of American voter files, among much more. In short, Russians interfered in the 2016 presidential election.
Rep. Brad Sherman was in disbelief during Sen. John McCain's questioning of James Comey - and it showed on his face. Sherman was spotted in the hearing room shaking his head during McCain's awkward questioning that Comey even admitted "confused" him.
Republican members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, from left, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., question former FBI director James Comey as he recounts a series of conversations with President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2017. Comey alleges Trump repeatedly pressed him for his "loyalty" and directly pushed him to "lift the cloud" of investigation by declaring publicly the president was not the target of the probe into his campaign's Russia ties.
Congressman Trey Gowdy has been tapped to lead the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee after Chairman Jason Chaffetz leaves Congress at the end of month. The House Republican Steering Committee recommended the South Carolina lawmaker for the post Thursday, choosing him over Oklahoman Steve Russell.
In his Senate committee hearing Thursday, the former FBI director said he believes the president to be a liar, among other things Fired FBI director James Comey appeared Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, delivering an unvarnished account of President Trump's efforts to influence the FBI investigation into disgraced former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. That wasn't all Comey discussed in his testimony, though.
Former FBI director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday about his conversations with President Trump on the FBI's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Key takeaways from the James Comey testimony Former FBI director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday about his conversations with President Trump on the FBI's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Former FBI Director James Comey testified Thursday in public hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. In this exchange with Committee Chairman Richard Burr, Comey revealed that former Attorney General Loretta Lynch asked him to call the FBI probe into Hillary Clinton's email server a "matter" instead of an investigation.
But both chambers of the state's Republican-controlled legislature overrode the Governor's veto on Tuesday, effectively putting an end to the 2013 tax cuts. The state legislature's tax hike will raise $1.2 billion over the next two years through an increase in the individual income tax rate and a repeal of the o% tax rate for pass-through business.
In this March 6, 2017 file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions waits to make a statement at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office in Washington. Sessions is seeking the resignations of 46 United States attorneys who were appointed during the prior presidential administration, the Justice Department said Friday, March 10, 2017.
At the bar of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, you can order a crystal spoonful of Hungarian wine for $140. Cocktails run from $23 for a gin and tonic to $100 for a vodka concoction with raw oysters and caviar.