Tag: FBI

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner. Increasing the use of cloud computing within the government and making its data more accessible to those outside of it were the goal of new teams announced during the call. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham team up with Democrats to demand answers on Jared Kushner’s security clearance

Daniel Chaitin · June 24, 2017 3:12 am

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller should step aside after selecting lawyers for the probe who are "highly partisan" and have donated almost exclusively to Democrats, said Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Freedom Caucus member calls for Robert Mueller to recuse himself from Russia probe

Josh Siegel · June 24, 2017 12:37 am

There has been inconsistency to how members in the White House have characterized the significance of Trump's tweets. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House cites Trump’s tweets in affirming to intelligence committee there are no James Comey tapes

Josh Siegel · June 23, 2017 11:53 pm

Trump's lawyers are working to make sure the submissions are "thorough and complete." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Trump attorney Marc Kasowitz to file James Comey complaint early as next week

Kelly Cohen · June 23, 2017 7:33 pm

'It was not a good day for Donald Trump or for Jim Comey,' the author said. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

Trump suggests his ‘tapes’ tweet may have changed Comey’s public story

Anna Giaritelli · June 23, 2017 12:33 pm

President Trump is questioning the independence of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of election interference by the Russians because it includes people who backed his Democratic opponent in the 2016 campaign.

National Security

Trump questions Mueller’s investigation: It’s full of ‘Hillary Clinton supporters’

Josh Siegel · June 23, 2017 2:56 am

Six in 10 people say the economy has improved under President Trump, and 38 percent give him some credit for it. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s job approval rating stays steady despite Russia probe developments

Josh Siegel · June 22, 2017 10:13 pm

Schiff says that Trump declaring no tapes exist "raises as many questions as it answers." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Adam Schiff wants to know if Trump purposely misled on tapes

Kelly Cohen · June 22, 2017 8:12 pm

If this was all an attempt to intimidate Comey into silence, it didn't work. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Thanks for wasting our time, Mr. President

Becket Adams · June 22, 2017 7:24 pm

Stretched to the limit Thursday, the bottom finally and officially fell out of that excuse. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Beltway Confidential

Newt Gingrich claims Trump lied about ‘tapes’ because ‘he’s not a professional politician’

Philip Wegmann · June 22, 2017 6:35 pm

President Trump doesn't regret his tweet from last month suggesting he may have secretly recorded former FBI Director James Comey, according to White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

White House: Trump has no regrets for his Comey ‘tapes’ tweet

Alex Pappas · June 22, 2017 6:20 pm

Johnson offered that rebuke in response to Trump's latest series of tweets about Russian interference in the 2016 elections. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Jeh Johnson: Trump signaling election interference ‘will be tolerated’

Joel Gehrke · June 22, 2017 5:04 pm