.com | No ‘clean slate’ between the US and Russia – Tillerson

Relations between the United States and Russia, at their lowest level since the Cold War, will not restart "with a clean slate", Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday. The former ExxonMobil CEO, who was decorated in 2013 by Russian President Vladimir Putin, had said previously that the relationship between the two nuclear powers had hit its lowest point since the Soviet collapse in 1991.

Trump tapes? If they exist, they could spell trouble

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.

With ‘tapes’ tweet, Trump evokes Nixon’s White House

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.

Outside money floods House special elections in Georgia and Montana

The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super pac tied to House Speaker Paul Ryan, tops spending in special elections and tests get-out-the-vote strategy for the 2018 midterm elections. Outside money floods House special elections in Georgia and Montana The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super pac tied to House Speaker Paul Ryan, tops spending in special elections and tests get-out-the-vote strategy for the 2018 midterm elections.

Trump firing Comey shrouds Russia probe in doubt, turmoil

President Donald Trump's stunning firing of FBI Director James Comey throws into question the future of a counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign's possible connections to Russia and immediately raised suspicions of an underhanded effort to stymie a probe that has shadowed the administration from the outset. Democrats likened Tuesday's ouster to President Richard Nixon's "Saturday Night Massacre" and renewed calls for the appointment of a special prosecutor, and some Republicans also questioned the move.

8 Top Choices to Replace Comey at FBI

The surprise firing of FBI director James Comey on Tuesday quickly ignited speculation about who could be next in line as head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. President Donald Trump notified Comey, who was leading an investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, of his termination via a letter Tuesday.

Leading Off: Mattingly on ejection streak, K-Rod loses job

A look at key moments in tenure of FBI Director James Comey and the decision by President Donald Trump to abruptly fire him. State-funded adoption agencies backing Texas legislation that would sanction the rejection of prospective parents on religious grounds already routinely deny non-Christian, gay, and unmarried applicants.

Senate GOP struggles to find challengers for some Democrats

By THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa - Senate Republicans landed a top-tier candidate in West Virginia but have struggled to recruit well-known GOP challengers in several states where President Donald Trump romped and Democratic incumbents warily face re-election. Two-term Rep. Evan Jenkins on Monday announced his bid against Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, West Virginia's popular former governor whose conservative record often puts him at odds with his party and made him a possible member of Trump's Cabinet.

Former official says she warned White House about Flynn

Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates says she bluntly warned the Trump White House in January that new National Security Adviser Michael Flynn "essentially could be blackmailed" by the Russians because he apparently had lied to his bosses about his contacts with Moscow's ambassador in Washington. The congressional testimony Monday from Yates, an Obama administration holdover fired soon after for other reasons, marked her first public comments about the concerns she raised and filled in basic details about the chain of events that led to Flynn's ouster in February.

Trump administration was warned Michael Flynn ‘could be…

Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates told Congress Monday she bluntly warned the Trump White House in January that new National Security Adviser Michael Flynn "essentially could be blackmailed" by the Russians because he apparently had lied to his bosses about his contacts with Moscow's ambassador in Washington. The testimony from Yates, an Obama administration holdover fired soon after for other reasons, marked her first public comments about the concerns she raised and filled in basic details about the chain of events that led to Flynn's ouster in February.

Obama warned Trump about Flynn, former officials say

An Obama administration official who warned the Trump White House ... President Barack Obama warned Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as national security adviser during an Oval Office meeting after the 2016 election, according to three former Obama administration officials. WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama warned Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as national security adviser during an Oval Office meeting after the 2016 election, according to three former Obama administration officials.

In Macron, supporters see a champion of optimism

The improbable rise of Emmanuel Macron as the youngest president in modern French history - held up as a rebuke to transatlantic populism and generating expectations from Boston to Berlin - started with the big hope of women like Christelle Dernon. Ms. Dernon was one of thousands of French people who signed up for the political movement "En Marche" that Mr. Macron started just a year ago, knocking on doors across the country and helping create and curate the message of optimism that ultimately prevailed at the polls Sunday night.

Yates-Flynn timeline shows how Trump administration may have been engaged in coordinated cover-up

Sally Yates will finally testify Monday on what she knows about possible contacts between Trump campaign officials and Russia - and there's evidence to suggest she may drop some bombshell revelations. It seems like every time Yates' name or explosive claims about Russia enter the news cycle, President Donald Trump and his allies lash out.