Giuliani Says Mueller Probe Should Be Investigated

President Donald Trump's attorney said Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election should itself be the subject of a Justice Department examination. "We want the Mueller probe to be investigated the way the Trump administration has been investigated, and we'd like to see a report with the conclusions," Rudy Giuliani said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."

Comey made was the same error everyone made – assuming he knew…

Registration will allow you to post comments on StamfordAdvocate.com and create a StamfordAdvocate.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. For former Clinton campaign staff like me, the Justice Department Inspector General's report on the Clinton email investigation is an experience of frustrating vindication and mouth-dropping irony.

Trump associate Roger Stone reveals new contact with Russian national during 2016 campaign

One day in late May 2016, Roger Stone - the political dark sorcerer and longtime confidant of Donald Trump - slipped into his Jaguar and headed out to meet a man with a Make America Great Again hat and a viscous Russian accent. The man, who called himself Henry Greenberg, offered damaging information about Hillary Clinton , Trump 's presumptive Democratic opponent in the upcoming presidential election, according to Stone, who spoke about the previously unreported incident in interviews with The Washington Post.

Consumer bureau chief chosen

The White House on Saturday said it would nominate Kathy Kraninger, a high-level staff member at the Office of Management and Budget, to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. If confirmed by the Senate, Kraninger would replace her boss, budget director Mick Mulvaney, who has drawn criticism from Democrats for weakening the watchdog agency.

House immigration proposal highlights GOP divide

The Capitol is seen in Washington, Friday, June 15, 2018. The push toward immigration votes in the House is intensifying the divide among Republicans on one of the party's most animating issues __ and fueling concerns that a voter backlash could cost the party control of the House in November.

Seattle Times: Trump should back off states with legal pot a ” and…

On [June 8], the president said he “probably will end up supporting” a bill in Congress to keep the federal government from interfering in states with legal pot laws. The president must not leave legal marijuana states yo-yoing between his vague words of support and Attorney General Jeff Sessions' marijuana-averse statements and policies.

Director: FBI won’t repeat mistakes noted in watchdog report

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, left, and FBI Director Christopher Wray, arrive to testify as the Senate Judiciary Committee examines the internal report of the FBI's Clinton email probe and the ro... . Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, left, and FBI Director Christopher Wray arrive to testify as the Senate Judiciary Committee examines the internal report of the FBI's Clinton email probe and the rol... .

What the first ladies have to say about ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy

America's first ladies, current and former, have weighed in on the "zero tolerance" policy that is separating families seeking asylum in the United States. What the first ladies have to say about 'zero tolerance' immigration policy America's first ladies, current and former, have weighed in on the "zero tolerance" policy that is separating families seeking asylum in the United States.

Closed doors

Something is terribly wrong when a U.S. senator can't get into a facility that is filled with federal detainees, as happened June 3 when Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., arrived at the Southwest Key center on Texas Highway 48 in Brownsville. Victoria Palmer with Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families said Merkley arrived unannounced.

Beto O’Rourke to march to Tornillo tent city for immigrant children

U.S. Rep Beto O'Rourke announced he is leading a march on Father's Day to the tent camp that is housing immigrant children in Tornillo. O'Rourke, who is currently running against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, sent an email out announcing the march, which will start at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at 18051 Island Guadalupe Rd. He also posted about the march on Twitter.

Jay-Z, Beyonce release surprise album ‘Everything Is Love’

In this Nov. 4, 2016 file photo, Beyonce performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland. Jay-Z and Beyonce have released a joint album that touches on the rapper's disgust at this year's Grammy Awards and features a shout out from their daughter Blue Ivy to her siblings.

Republicans worry new immigration proposal will spark conservative backlash

The push toward immigration votes in the House is intensifying the divide among Republicans on one of the party's most animating issues and fueling concerns that a voter backlash could cost the GOP control of the House in November. To many conservatives, the compromise immigration proposal released this past week by House Speaker Paul Ryan , R-Wis., is little more than "amnesty."