Former US Rep Betty Sutton to make ’18 bid for Ohio governor

Former U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton planned to jump into the 2018 governor's race Tuesday, bringing a solid track record of election wins and fundraising that could position her as the initial Democratic front-runner. The 53-year-old lawyer from Barberton served three terms in Congress and eight years in the state Legislature, where she was the youngest woman ever elected at age 29. She also served on her local city and county councils.

The Latest: Kremlin distances itself from Trumpa s claim

The spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin is distancing the Kremlin from President Donald Trump's claim that Barack Obama tapped his phones during the election campaign. The claim comes amid the swirl of revelations about contacts between Trump aides and Russia's ambassador to the U.S., both during and after a presidential election Russia is believed to have meddled in.

The Latest: Dems seek details of communications about Russia

The Latest on President Donald Trump's claim that then-President Barack Obama had Trump's telephones tapped during last year's election : Congressional Democrats are seeking details about reports of contacts between the White House and the Justice Department concerning the FBI's ongoing review of efforts by the Russian government to unlawfully influence the U.S. presidential election. House Judiciary Committee Democrats plan a letter to White House counsel Donald McGahn noting the contacts were inappropriate.

FBI Director Comey asks Justice Department to reject Trumpa s wiretapping claim

FBI director James B. Comey asked the Justice Department this weekend to publicly reject President Donald Trump's assertion that President Barack Obama ordered the tapping of Trump's phones, senior U.S. officials said Sunday. Comey has argued that the highly charged claim is false and must be corrected, they said, but the department has not released any such statement.

FBI asked Justice Department to reject Trump claim: report

FBI Director James Comey reportedly asked the Justice Department this weekend to publicly reject President Trump's claims that former President Barack Obama Newsmax CEO: Trump vows he'll be 'proven right' on wiretaps FBI asked Justice Department to reject Trump claim: report Obama visits National Gallery of Art: reports MORE Senior American officials told The New York Times on Sunday that Comey has said the president's wiretapping allegations are not true and asked the Justice Department on Saturday to publicly correct the record. The report comes after President Trump, in a series of early Saturday tweets, claimed President Obama had ordered the wiretapping of Trump Tower.

White House wants Congressional probe on Obama executive powers

The White House on Sunday demanded that Congress, which is already investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, also examine whether former President Barack Obama abused his executive powers in connection with that campaign. The request followed President Donald Trump's claim Saturday that his predecessor had tapped the telephones at Trump Tower.

Two Special Elections Provide Early Trump Test

In the next few months, Georgia and Montana will hold special elections to fill newly vacant House seats, and what happens in those races may tell us a lot about the broader state of the Democratic and Republican parties in the distant 2018 midterms.

Trump’s Bizarre Tweets Muddy The Waters Over The Potential Abuse of Government Power

The problem is, Trump fires off flares he knows will get his base frothing at the mouth and in the end, it winds up giving cover to the Obama administration. Clouded up, is the possibility the United States government might have monitored the Trump campaign and any contact it had with the Russian government.

‘Simply false’ – Obama’s response to Trump’s ‘bad guy’ phone-tapping tweet allegations

U.S. President Donald Trump accused predecessor Barack Obama on Saturday of wiretapping him during the late stages of the 2016 election campaign, but offered no evidence for an allegation which an Obama spokesman said was "simply false". President-elect Donald Trump, left, and President Barack Obama arrive for Trump's inauguration ceremony at the Capitol in Washington yesterday.

Barack Obama spokesman responds to Donald Trump’s phone tapping accusations

Eastern and cited no evidence, Trump compared the alleged wiretapping to " McCarthyism " and "Nixon/Watergate". However, as former Obama foreign policy advisor Ben Rhodes noted, presidents, sitting or otherwise, don't have the legal authority to do any such thing.

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A spokesman for Barack Obama rejects claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that the then-president had wiretapped Trump in October during the late stages of the presidential election campaign, saying it was "simply false." , moved, by David Shepardson, 917 words) WASHINGTON - The White House budget director confirms that the Trump administration will propose "fairly dramatic reductions" in the U.S. foreign aid budget later this month.

Democrats say long-term success starts with 2018 governors’ races

For almost a decade now, governors' offices have been a weak link for national Democrats, with Republicans racking up stunning and continuous wins in deep-blue bastions like Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey. Now, Democrats building a long-term strategy for retaking power in Congress and the states are counting on winning big in statehouse races over the next two years.

Democrats say long-term success starts with 2018 governorsa races

For almost a decade now, governors' offices have been a weak link for national Democrats, with Republicans racking up stunning and continuous wins in deep-blue bastions like Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey. Now, Democrats building a long-term strategy for retaking power in Congress and the states are counting on winning big in statehouse races over the next two years.

Obama admin scrambled to preserve evidence of meetings between…

President Barack Obama's administration hastily tried to disseminate information about Russia's involvement in the 2016 presidential election and potential ties between Russia and the incoming Trump administration, the New York Times reports . According to former U.S. intelligence officials, European allies of the United States provided the former administration with information regarding meetings in Europe between Russian officials and associates of Trump.

Interview: Activist, educator and author Bill Ayers

Bill Ayers first achieved notoriety as a leading voice in 1960s radical-left groups such as Students for a Democratic Society and the Weather Underground. Now 72, he's spent his life involved in activism, particularly eduction reform, while teaching at the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Press vital, but no Trump dig intended, Bush says

Former President George W Bush speaks during a preview of an exhibition of his paintings of U.S. military veterans in Dallas, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. NEW YORK -- Former President George W. Bush said he didn't intend to criticize President Donald Trump when he said recently that a free press is essential to democracy Bush said Tuesday that he was simply responding to a reporter's question about the role of journalism.