Trump and Republicans release polarising memo, undermining FBI

The memo's release sent shock waves across Washington, calling into question the future of Trump's hand-picked FBI director Christopher Wray Donald Trump and his Republican allies unleashed a controversial memo accusing the FBI of bias and abuse of power on Friday, intensifying a high-stakes fight between the White House and prosecutors investigating the president's campaign team. Trump defied his own FBI director and the Justice Department to declassify the four-page Republican document, which implies malfeasance and partisanship at the very top of American law enforcement.

Trump nuclear doctrine takes tougher stance on Russia

Acting Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator Steve Erhart answers a question during a news conference on the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at the Pentagon. less Acting Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and National Nuclear Security Administration Administrator Steve Erhart answers a question during a news conference on the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, Friday, Feb. ... more Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood, speaks during a news conference on the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, at the Pentagon, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018.

Trump approves memo release

Donald John Trump Schiff: Nunes gave Trump 'secretly altered' version of memo Davis: 'Deep state' existed in '16 - but it elected Trump Former Trump legal spokesman to testify to Mueller about undisclosed call: report MORE on Friday said he has approved the release of a controversial Republican memo alleging surveillance abuses at the FBI, escalating a feud between the president and the top law enforcement agency over the origins of the Russia investigation. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump suggested the document shows political bias at the FBI that tainted the probe into whether his campaign cooperated with Russia's election meddling.

McCain: Attacks on FBI ‘serve no American interests’

John Sidney McCain What Trump didn't say in his State of the Union address Trump signs order to keep Gitmo open Trump's pick for NY prosecutor scrutinized MORE Donald John Trump Schiff: Nunes gave Trump 'secretly altered' version of memo Davis: 'Deep state' existed in '16 - but it elected Trump Former Trump legal spokesman to testify to Mueller about undisclosed call: report MORE and GOP lawmakers of the FBI, warning they are only bolstering Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Elected officials, including the president, must stop looking at this [Russia] investigation through the warped lens of politics and manufacturing partisan sideshows," McCain said in a statement.

Eugene Robinson: Trump and his minions can’t out-leak the FBI

President Trump prepares to sign the Executive Order on Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty during the National Day of Prayer event at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington D.C., on May 4, 2017. WASHINGTON -- Presidents don't win fights with the FBI.

RNC chief on life in Trump’s inner orbit: ‘I’m still here’

In this Nov. 8, 2017, file photo, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel speaks to reporters before the Republican Party of Iowa's annual Reagan Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa. Hours after her friend and colleague at the Republican National Committee had been accused of sexual misconduct, Ronna McDaniel was on the phone with President Donald Trump for a difficult conversation.

President Trump approves release of GOP memo criticizing FBI surveillance

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., a close ally of President Donald Trump who has become a fierce critic of the FBI and the Justice Department, strides to a GOP conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. House Speaker Paul Ryan is defending a vote by Republicans on the House intelligence committee to release a classified memo on the Russia investigation.

NJ Congresswoman Reacts to State of Union, Says – Robust Infrastructure Bill’ NeededPhilly.com

President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address on Tuesday night elicited a range of reactions. The president's mention of a possible $1.5 trillion in infrastructure investment was of particular interest to New Jersey's congressional delegation, given this region's urgent need for trans-Hudson tunnel construction among other upgrades.

Trump urges compromise as Republicans wrestle with immigration

U.S. President Donald Trump urged his fellow Republicans on Thursday to put aside misgivings over letting young "Dreamer" immigrants stay in the United States and pass a bill that includes that measure but also imposes tough new immigration curbs. The debate over immigration policy has become closely enmeshed with looming deadlines over government spending.

Trump accuses FBI, Justice Department for politicizing probes

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday accused the FBI and the Justice Department's top officials of politicizing its investigations as the White House prepared to approve the release of a controversial secret Republican memo alleging FBI bias against him in its Russia probe. The top Leadership and Investigators of the FBI and the Justice Department have politicized the sacred investigative process in favor of Democrats and against Republicans - something which would have been unthinkable just a short time ago.

The Takeaway: The State of Trump’s Union – Positive

Trump's SOTU Triumph: The numbers are in for President Trump's first State of the Union address and it's clear large majorities of the public liked what they saw and heard on Tuesday night. A snap poll conducted by CBS News/YouGov showed 75 percent approved of Trump's speech, with another 65 percent saying it made them feel "proud."

Kasich among few Republicans to blast memo’s release

Gov. John Kasich joined Democrats to assail House Republicans for releasing their memo charging the FBI and Justice Department abused court requests for secret surveillance on campaign aides to President Donald Trump who were believed in contact with Russian officials. Although most congressional Republicans supported the release of the memo, Kasich in a sharply worded statement said the manner in which the memo was released "was wrong and does a disservice to our country."

GOP legislators looking for a winning formula in 2018

Congressional Republicans have gathered at a West Virginia resort in search of a winning election-year agenda. The best they have to offer in 2018 may be a recitation of the tax cuts approved in 2017 - and the threat of another government shutdown is looming.