Trump slams FBI chiefs while vowing he’s – more loyal than anyone’ to police

President Donald Trump has attacked the FBI leadership while proclaiming loyalty and support for law enforcement in an address at the agency's training academy. "It's a shame what's happened" with the FBI, the president said as he left the White House for Quantico, Virginia.

Ohio’s elections chief wants new voting machines by 2020

Ohio's elections chief wants counties to modernize their voting machines before the 2020 presidential election, and he's urging the governor and state lawmakers to foot much of the bill. Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted sent a letter to Gov. John Kasich, his budget director and state legislative leaders on Thursday seeking $118 million in state capital funds for the project.

Vietnam pilot reveals how he was shot down and ejected

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Senator: Comey’s remarks on Clinton probe heavily edited

Parts of a letter written by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., to FBI director Christopher Wray are photographed in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Johnson says edits to a draft FBI statement on the Hillary Clinton email investigation appear to have watered down the significance of the bureau's findings.

Alabama win has Democrats broadening their target list

To Democrats, Senate candidate Doug Jones ' stunning victory in reliably Republican Alabama is more than a quirky one-off. Instead, party leaders cast the upset as a sign of growing nationwide momentum among voters opposed to President Donald Trump and an indication that Democrats shouldn't shy away from competing in Republican territory.

Democrats see lesson from Alabama win: Compete everywhere

To Democrats, Senate candidate Doug Jones' stunning victory in reliably Republican Alabama is more than a quirky one-off. Instead, party leaders cast the upset as a sign of growing nationwide momentum among voters opposed to President Donald Trump and an indication that Democrats shouldn't shy away from competing in Republican territory.

U.S. Sets January Push for $1Tr Infrastructure Revamp

The White House is preparing to roll out a long-delayed infrastructure rebuilding plan in January, as President Donald Trump's advisers bet that voters want a $1tr road-and-bridge-building plan - even though it is opposed by some lawmakers. Trump's advisers are putting finishing touches on a plan to direct federal spending of $200bn or more - funds it would propose to offset with cuts elsewhere in the federal budget - to leverage hundreds of billions more from local governments and private investors to pay for road, rail, water and utility upgrades.

‘Civil rights champion’ wins senate seat over accused child molester

Doug Jones, the Democrat who pulled off a stunning upset victory in Alabama's nail-biter Senate contest on Tuesday, is considered a champion for civil rights in a state that played a seminal role in the 1960s movement for racial equality. Jones' supporters erupted in cheers and jubilation as it became clear their portly, balding candidate had become the first Alabama Democrat to win a US Senate seat in 25 years.

Justice official defends special counsel Mueller, sees no cause for firing

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, facing congressional questions about anti-Donald Trump text messages exchanged between two FBI officials assigned to the Russia probe, defended special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday and said he had seen no cause to fire him or received encouragement to do so. Rosenstein appeared before the House Judiciary Committee one day after the Justice Department provided congressional committees with hundreds of text messages between an FBI counterintelligence agent assigned to Mueller's team and an FBI lawyer who was on the same detail.

Democrats just won Alabama – and their clearest path yet to taking back the Senate

Supporters celebrate after media began to call the election for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones, at his election night party in Birmingham, Alabama, Dec. 12, 2017. Democrats didn't just win Alabama on Tuesday night.

Republicans accuse Justice Department of bias after release of FBI officials’ text messages

FBI officials' text messages were released Tuesday describing the possibility of a presidential victory by Donald Trump as "terrifying" and saying that Hillary Clinton "just has to win." Accusations of bias, primed by the newly released texts from FBI officials, took centre stage Wednesday when Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general who appointed Mueller as special counsel, began testifying before the House Judiciary Committee.

Trump, Hillary Clinton and others congratulate Doug Jones on Alabama victory

President Donald Trump along with other politicians from both sides of the aisle reacted late Tuesday after Democratic Alabama Senate candidate Doug Jones defeated Republican Roy Moore in a special election . Trump congratulated Jones in a tweet on his "hard fought victory" and said Republicans will "have another shot at the seat in a very short period of time."

FBI agent removed from Russia probe called Trump an ‘idiot’

In this Dec. 12, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump speaks before signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. An FBI agent removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigative team over politically charged text messages at one point referred to Trump, then the Republican presidential candidate, as an "idiot."

Trump attacks Gillibrand in tweet critics say is sexually suggestive and demeaning

Democrats accused the president of making unsavory insinuations. , D-N.Y., who had called for Trump's resignation a day earlier because of allegations of sexual misconduct, called Trump's attack as a "sexist smear attempting to silence my voice."