Tag: James Comey

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi doesn't want to alienate that quantum of voters willing to vote for Democrats to check Donald Trump, but not to force an impeachment trial which will, as in 1999, result in acquittal in the Senate. But such cool rationality seems rare among her fellow Democrats. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats and Trump: Both behaving irrationally

Michael Barone · July 27, 2017 4:01 am

Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte of Virginia defended the Republican's retaliatory move by saying Democrats were being "redundant" for seeking information from the administration while the Mueller special counsel investigation was ongoing.

GOP hijacks Democrats’ bill on Jeff Sessions, uses it to target Hillary Clinton

Todd Shepherd · July 27, 2017 12:10 am

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is reportedly in talks to return to academia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Beltway Confidential

Nobody feels bad for Hillary Clinton anymore, and nobody’s going to really read her new book

Philip Wegmann · July 26, 2017 4:38 pm

Presidents are entitled to choose their cabinet members, and Trump is entitled to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he chooses. But the president's focus on this is inconsistent with his protestations that Russia is a red herring. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump, Sessions, and the whirlwind on the horizon

Washington Examiner · July 26, 2017 4:01 am

Twenty Republicans requested the appointment of a new special counsel. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

House conservatives gunning for probe of James Comey and Hillary Clinton

Josh Siegel · July 26, 2017 12:13 am

Trump told the New York Times in November that he didn't feel "very strongly" about following through on his campaign promise to investigate Clinton. But Trump appears to have changed his mind. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Ex-Bush ethics lawyer: Trump calling for Clinton to be prosecuted is an ‘impeachable offense’

Caitlin Yilek · July 25, 2017 3:22 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer recently said, "When you lose to somebody who has 40 percent popularity, you don't blame other things -- [James] Comey, Russia -- you blame yourself ... So what did we do wrong? People didn't know what we stood for, just that we were against Trump. And still believe that." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump: Chuck Schumer was right, Democrats should blame themselves, not Russia

Anna Giaritelli · July 24, 2017 11:38 am

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was asked by Fox News about whether it would ever be proper for an FBI director to take notes on a meeting with the president and then leak them to the press. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rod Rosenstein suggests Comey broke FBI policy by leaking memos to press

Anna Giaritelli · July 19, 2017 6:29 pm

Manhattan energy businessman Carter Page is one of several individuals who figure in to several ongoing investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 elections. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

National Security

Former Trump aide Carter Page promoting book to counter Comey

Todd Shepherd · July 17, 2017 5:22 pm

Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., (center) introduced an article of impeachment in the House of Representatives against President Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Filing articles of impeachment against Trump shows how unserious Democrats are

Jay Caruso · July 17, 2017 4:09 pm

Former FBI director James Comey has not yet selected a publisher, but he is being represented by Javelin, a literary agency.

James Comey to write a book: Report

Kimberly Leonard · July 15, 2017 9:31 pm

A House Democrat on Wednesday introduced an article of impeachment accusing President Trump of obstruction of justice and alleging that he interfered with the ongoing federal investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

House Democrat introduces article of impeachment against Trump

Al Weaver · July 12, 2017 6:11 pm