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In this Jan. 3, 2006, file photo, then-Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Alice Fisher briefs reporters at the Justice Department in Washington. President Donald Trump is considering nearly a dozen candidates to succeed ousted FBI Director James Comey, choosing from a group that includes several lawmakers, attorneys and law enforcement officials.
" 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.
The tough-on-crime policy announced Friday by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions runs counter to the recent emphasis in Appalachian states on treatment and less prison time for low-level drug offenders. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul opposes the directive.
The speaker of the Alaska House said he believes there will be a rising up of opposition if a mine proposed near the headwaters of a world-class Alaska salmon fishery advances. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Pebble Limited Partnership disclosed a settlement Friday clearing a way for the company to seek permits.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn could be the next FBI director, a White House official says. Cornyn is one of about 11 contenders for the post, according to Fox News .
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.
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. . Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves a closed-door Republican strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 9, 2017, the day after the firing of FBI Director James Comey by President Donald... .
North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr says he expects James Comey will soon speak privately with members of the Senate Intelligence Committee after the former FBI Director declined an invitation to testify before the panel next week. Burr is the Republican chairman of the committee investigating Russia's meddling in last year's U.S. presidential election and whether there was any collusion with members of President Donald Trump's campaign.
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The threat of an iconic Topeka hospital's closure has reignited Kansas' Medicaid debate. Medicaid expansion is one way lawmakers can help employers and critical health care providers like Topeka's St. Francis Health Center.
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.
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.
Among the four Democrats and two Republicans who qualified for three debates in one week - catch your breath there for a second - front-runners Phil Murphy and Kim Guadagno had the most to lose. They gave strong performances and came well-prepared for their brawls, but it will be interesting to see if all the attacks, especially the focused fire on Murphy at Thursday's Democratic debate, will take a chop at their poll leads ahead of the June 6 primaries.
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.
Former FBI Director James Comey has declined an invitation to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee next week. That's according to an aide to the committee's chairman, GOP Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina.
"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.
A super PAC supporting Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., is requesting records of communications between the senator's potential and current Republican challengers and Gov. Kay Ivey. One of the goals of the records request is to determine if Strange's opponents spoke to Ivey about moving the special election from 2018 to this summer.