California’s open primaries are a cautionary tale about political reform

At a time of broken politics and polarization, the impulse to seek out reforms to the political process is understandable. California, which will hold important primary elections Tuesday, offers a cautionary tale about how good intentions alone are not enough.

Secret Service overpaid about $4 million for 2016 campaign flights

The Secret Service spent about $4 million too much for seats on campaign planes during the 2016 presidential election after misinterpreting the rules for calculating fares, according to a congressional watchdog report. The Secret Service spent $17.1 million to include agents on flights chartered by the campaigns of Republicans Donald Trump and Ben Carson, and Democratic candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

Bill Clinton says he doesn’t think he should have resigned over the Monica Lewinsky affair

Former President Bill Clinton has said he disagrees with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's view that he should have resigned because of the Monica Lewinsky affair. 'You have to - really ignore what the context was,' Clinton told CBS Sunday Morning in an interview that will air this Sunday at 9:00am Eastern Time.

The man who investigates the investigators, DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz

When President Donald Trump recently tweeted his demand that the Justice Department determine whether his campaign was improperly "infiltrated or surveilled," the task of conducting that inquiry fell to the agency's inspector general, Michael Horowitz. Horowitz is the man in Washington who investigates the investigators and is now assigned to determine whether there is any truth to Trump's allegation of a spy being planted in his campaign, which he dubbed "spygate," or to many other allegations the president and his lawyers have leveled against the Department of Justice and FBI leadership.

Trump revises Comey firing, Giuliani blasts ‘lynching mob’

President Donald Trump declared Thursday that he didn't fire FBI Director James Comey over the Russia investigation, despite previously citing that as the reason. His lawyer, meanwhile, blasted federal investigators as "a lynching mob" the Trump team will "knock the heck out of" in the end.

Ahead of November election, old voting machines stir concerns among U.S. officials

U.S. election officials responsible for managing more than a dozen close races this November share a fear: Outdated voting machines in their districts could undermine confidence in election results that will determine which party controls the U.S. Congress. In 14 of the 40 most competitive races, Americans will cast ballots on voting machines that do not provide a paper trail to audit voters' intentions if a close election is questioned, according to a Reuters analysis of data from six states and the Verified Voting Foundation, a non-political group concerned about verifiable elections.

Roseanne Barr Meets the New World

When Roseanne returned to prime-time television in March, it was only natural that the title character would be a Trump voter . The Republican won the presidency on the hopes of the small towns and working-class families the iconic ABC series brought to such warm and funny life through nine seasons that ended, the first time, in 1997.

GOP’s Gowdy rejects Trump’s ‘spy’ claim, defends FBI probe

White House Press Secretary Sarah Hucakbee Sanders said Wednesday President Donald Trump is "not defending" the comments made by actress Roseanne Barr, but pointing out a media bias on free speech. WASHINGTON - There is no evidence that the FBI planted a "spy" on President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, a senior House Republican said Wednesday, contradicting Trump's repeated insistence that the agency inserted a "spy for political reasons and to help Crooked Hillary win."

Kim Kardashian West goes to the White House to talk pardon

This combination photo shows President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Moon Township, Pa., on March 10, 2018, left, and Kim Kardashian West at the NBCUniversal Network 2017 Upfront in New York on May 15, 2017. Kardashian West arrived at the White House for a meeting with presidential senior adviser Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law.

Giuliani sets his own deadline for Mueller to release report on Trump and Russia

Rudy Giuliani, a member of President Donald Trump 's personal legal team, told reporters Wednesday that special counsel Robert Mueller would be "doing a Comey" - in other words, he suggested, meddling in an election - if he does not file a report on his special counsel investigation by September. Add Russia Investigation as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Russia Investigation news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

Capitol Hill waits for IG report on FBI’s probe of Hillary’s email

Trump-Kim summit! President shares photo of 'great meeting' with Kim Kardashian in the Oval Office to discuss prison reform and the pardon of a first-time drug offender Capitol Hill holds its breath as inspector general report on FBI's probe of Hillary Clinton's email scandal is expected in less than a week A highly anticipated report by the Justice Department's Inspector General could be made public within days, as a pair of congressional panels prepare for hearings on how the FBI handled the Hillary Clinton probe. The Senate Judiciary on Tuesday gave notice that on June 5, it will hold a hearing titled: 'Examining the Inspector General's First Report on Justice Department Decisions Regarding the 2016 Presidential Election.'

a No Party Preferencea overtakes Republican in Democrat dominated California

Voters choosing no party affiliation have overtaken Republicans in Democrat-dominated California, marking a troubling slide for the GOP in the nation's most populous state that a generation ago was home to the Reagan Revolution. Political Data Inc., which compiles figures from county election offices, reported this week that 4.84 million of California's 19 million voters declared they had no party preference while 4.77 million registered as Republican at the close of registration for the June 5 primary.

Ex-FBI official McCabe gives memo on Comey firing to Mueller – New York Times

Former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe wrote a confidential memo last spring recounting a conversation that provided "significant behind-the-scenes" details on the firing of former FBI director James Comey, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., June 7, 2017.