Tag: FBI

Marc Short made the argument that Rob Porter was allowed to stay in his position for so long because the FBI's backlog of security clearance investigations was causing more people to stay on interim clearances. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Marc Short argues the White House followed proper procedure on Rob Porter allegations

Kyle Feldscher · February 11, 2018 4:37 pm

Bob Woodward, left, and Carl Bernstein, wrote in an article Friday that President Trump's response to the Russia investigation was "eerily similar" to the Saturday Night Massacre during former President Richard Nixon's term in 1973. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Trump-Russia investigation ‘eerily similar’ to Saturday Night Massacre, say Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

Kimberly Leonard · February 10, 2018 5:07 pm

Last year, Stephen Craig Paddock broke the windows on the Mandalay Bay casino in Las Vegas and began firing with a cache of weapons, killing dozens and injuring hundreds at a music festival at the grounds. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Autopsy shows anti-anxiety drug in Vegas shooter

Kimberly Leonard · February 10, 2018 4:46 pm

President Trump tweeted on Saturday that he sent the Democratic memo back to the House Intelligence Committee because it was "very political." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: Democrats’ ‘very political’ memo was weaponized so they could play transparency blame game

Daniel Chaitin · February 10, 2018 3:23 pm

"Democrats specifically put information in this memo that they knew the White House could not sign off on because of national security reasons," former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said early Saturday morning. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Corey Lewandowski: Democrats put classified, ‘partisan’ info in memo on purpose

Daniel Chaitin · February 10, 2018 2:21 pm

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., said Friday he wasn't surprised the White House refused to release a memo prepared by his Democratic colleagues on the panel. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Devin Nunes: ‘It’s no surprise’ DOJ advised Trump to block release of Democratic memo

Daniel Chaitin · February 10, 2018 4:50 am

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Friday said his Republican colleagues, even those not vocally backing the White House, are "complicit" in helping President Trump further his agenda. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Top House Intel Democrat Adam Schiff: Trump’s lack of character has ‘affected our committee’

Mandy Mayfield · February 10, 2018 4:02 am

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Committee on Intelligence, said Friday he was unhappy with the White House decision not to release a memo prepared by Democrats on the committee rebutting an earlier GOP memo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Adam Schiff: Trump suddenly has ‘newfound admiration for the FBI’ by blocking rebuttal memo release

Daniel Chaitin · February 10, 2018 3:48 am

After President Trump declined to release a memo prepared by Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee on Friday, Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., said that it should have been released like the one written by their Republican counterparts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republican decries Trump’s decision to block release of Democratic memo

Diana Stancy Correll · February 10, 2018 2:33 am

After President Trump declined to release a memo written by Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee on Friday, Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic member of the panel, said: "It looks like more obstructive behavior from the president." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats rage at Trump’s refusal to release rebuttal memo

Daniel Chaitin · February 10, 2018 1:34 am

Freshman Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has become a favorite of the media for his vocal defense of President Trump in the Russia investigation. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Matt Gaetz: The boy politician making the most of his Trump moment

Philip Wegmann · February 9, 2018 10:59 pm

DOJ official directly beneath Rod Rosenstein to step down

Kelly Cohen, Diana Stancy Correll · February 9, 2018 10:30 pm