Tag: James Comey

There was widespread indignation at Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney's call to cut Community Development Block Grants that fund the senior assistance program. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

The big White House flip-flop on Community Development Block Grants

Philip Wegmann · November 30, 2017 7:57 pm

Investigators have spoken with Jared Kushner, adviser and son-in-law to President Trump, in their ongoing probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Former national security adviser Mike Flynn was the primary topic of conversation, sources say. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Jared Kushner met with special counsel Robert Mueller about Mike Flynn: Report

Ariella Phillips · November 30, 2017 1:59 am

President Trump reportedly wants to see his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner return to their home in New York City. The pair have been visible White House figures since the inauguration, but have struggled to find their footing under both media and government scrutiny. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump advocated for Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner’s return to New York: Report

Naomi Lim · November 22, 2017 3:46 am

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2013, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller is seated before President Barack Obama and FBI Director James Comey arrive at an installation ceremony at FBI Headquarters in Washington. A Washington restaurant announced on Nov. 1, 2017, it is offering a special $5 "Moscow Mueller" drink every time Mueller, who is now special counsel for the Department of Justice, indicts an associate of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

National Security

Robert Mueller wants documents from Justice Department about James Comey firing, Jeff Sessions recusal

Kyle Feldscher · November 20, 2017 2:20 am

FILE - In this June 8, 2017 file photo, Former FBI Director James Comey reacts during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Comey paid a weekend visit to Iowa, site of the first presidential caucuses. Cue the speculation. One of President Donald Trump's best-known adversaries dined at a must-stop steakhouse for politicos and posed for a photo along a rural road with a neatly groomed field as a backdrop, as countless White House aspirants have before him. However, it turns out, Comey was visiting his in-laws. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

James Comey tweets about leadership after Trump slams UCLA basketball player’s father on Twitter

Naomi Lim · November 20, 2017 12:24 am

In a March hearing before the House Intelligence Committee, Comey confirmed an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Jeff Sessions zings James Comey for talking ‘more than he should’ about Russian meddling

Kelly Cohen · November 14, 2017 6:58 pm

President Trump, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, dismissed intelligence heads who claim there was Russian interference in the 2016 election as "political hacks."

Trump calls James Comey, former intel colleagues ‘political hacks’

Eddie Scarry · November 11, 2017 2:37 pm

Stephen Miller, a senior adviser to President Trump, has been interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller's team as part of the ongoing probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Miller is the highest level White House aide to have been interviewed by Mueller's team. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Mueller team interviewed Stephen Miller as part of Russia probe: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · November 9, 2017 10:51 pm

President Trump may not be the most likable man in Washington, but he has more than one ally in Congress who has his back. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Trump’s 5 best friends in Congress

Al Weaver · November 8, 2017 3:00 pm

Former FBI Director James Comey's long-standing friendship with the special counsel investigating the Trump-Russia ties has received intensifying criticism from some Republican lawmakers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

National Security

Watchdog sues to see if James Comey ‘coordinated’ testimony with Robert Mueller

Joel Gehrke · November 7, 2017 6:54 pm

Comey's scores for 2017 dipped in some categories from 2016, but the former FBI director largely received similar scores in surveys from the past two years.

Chuck Grassley: Early James Comey drafts found Hillary Clinton ‘grossly negligent’ in mishandling emails

Susan Ferrechio · November 6, 2017 11:40 pm

Former FBI Director James Comey had been using @FormerBU and Reinhold Niebuhr's name as his alias on Twitter. On Monday he announced his official Twitter handle is @Comey.

James Comey outs himself on Twitter, announces new handle

Anna Giaritelli · November 6, 2017 3:46 pm