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Trump Says He Wants to Pick New FBI Director Quickly

Trump said, "Even that is possible". "I think the process is going to go quickly", he said, adding that the candidates under consideration were mostly well kn...

GOP declares war with health care vote

House. If the Senators are forced to approach health care defensively due to ad hominem attacks, constrained by party dicta, and consumed with tactical conc...

Donald Trump warns sacked Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey against leaking to media

The President's abrupt move to fire the director of the FBI during an ongoing investigation into whether his presidential campaign had ties to Russian Federatio...

Grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017!

And it found those who backed Leave in the European Union referendum were most likely to want to drop out, with 76% to 21% in favour of quitting. It's that ti...

Jordan Edwards shooting: Texas police change account of death

The family of the black teenager shot and killed by a white police officer while riding in a vehicle leaving a party wants criminal charges filed against the of...

Trump Keeps Controversies Smoldering With a Warning for Comey

If so, President Donald Trump is following a problematic precedent. Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates - who was sacked by Trump after she refused to ...

Donald Trump Says James Comey 'Should Have Never Exonerated' Hillary Clinton

Trump said, referring to his deputy press secretary, who helmed several briefings this week while press secretary Sean Spicer was on Naval reserve duty. A spo...

Senate aides: Comey has declined to testify before Intelligence Committee

Trump said in a string of Twitter posts on Friday morning. Seeking respite from the tumult he set off in Washington after firing his Federal Bureau of Investi...

US House Democrats Request Trump-Comey Dinner Tape Turned Over to Congress

It hasn't recovered from that. He went to Capitol Hill and in a brief scrum with reporters described the decision-making process that led to Comey's dismissal a...

President Trump slams media after Yates, Clapper testimony on Russian Federation

Mr Trump made no mention of the fact that Mr Flynn had been fired from his position by the Obama administration in 2014. The decision came three days after the ...

Remains removed from site of southern Kentucky plane crash

Miller said there were no survivors. But Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin released a statement of prayer on Twitter saying it was a "multiple fatality" crash. Chr...

Parents demonstrate at school where 8-year-old was bullied

Reynolds' attorneys say she didn't learn her son, Gabriel Taye , was bullied until they saw an email written by a Cincinnati police detective that describes ...

James Clapper destroys Trump's favorite talking point about the Russian Federation investigation

Now Trump has tweeted a threat to cancel press briefings and a suggestion about "tapes" of his private conversations with Comey. "And Jim and I spoke briefl...

Amtrak: 6 weeks of disruptions for Penn Station repairs

Charles Schumers office said Tuesday, May 2, that an agreement has been reached in Congress to boost funding for Amtrak to $1.495 billion for the coming fiscal ...

Appalachia's approach to drugs at odds with AG policy

The policy signaled a return to "enforcing the laws that Congress has passed ", Sessions said Friday in a speech at the Justice Department, characterizing his ...

2 sought after noose found at Maryland middle school

In a letter sent home to parents Thursday, Principal Nuria Williams called the incident extremely disturbing on many levels and said the school will not tolerat...

James Comey's dismissal: Differing accounts from Trump officials

The New York Times first reported on the dinner, saying that seven days after Trump was sworn in as president January 20, Comey was summoned to the "White H...

Justice Department directs federal prosecutors to charge maximum sentences

The new Justice Department policy was met with fierce criticism from sentencing advocates, some former federal prosecutors and even some Republicans in Congress...

Paid family leave bill passes House, goes to Senate

On Sunday, Congress rolled out an interim budget with no funding for medical marijuana enforcement . (There are now seven licensed growers.) Then, four new lic...

Sean Spicer refuses to deny that Trump is taping White House visitors

In a statement, Durbin said that what he characterized as Trump's admission that he fired Comey because of the Russian Federation probe was "dangerously close...

Donald Trump refers to 'tapes' that may exist of James Comey conversations

The newly-elected President, only four months into his term, has himself repeatedly jumped into the fray, getting personal with everyone from stand-up comedians...

Why Was James Comey Fired? President Trump Contradicts His Team

The White House did not immediately respond to questions about whether Trump had in fact taped his conversations with Comey . When asked if Trump request...

Body of suspected shooter found in Dallas

Members of that same crew have been assisting search and rescue efforts after the deadly tornadoes in East Texas. Dallas Fire-Rescue said they are thankful ...

School: Boy, 8, who killed himself never said he was bullied

The boy's mother has accused the school of covering up the January 24 attack. His devastated mum explained how her little boy took his own life after sufferin...

Spicer Pressed on Clapper's New Comments on Trump-Russia Collusion

He tweeted that Comey, "better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!" "Does he think it's appropriate to ...

Trump tweets warning to Comey about 'leaking to the press'

I think it's really important that the Congress, and more broadly the American people, hear Director Comey's side of the story". "You know, I mean it depend...

Clapper: 'I Don't Know If There Was Collusion' Between Trump Camp, Russia

The dinner came in the early days of Trump's administration, as the FBI was investigating Russian meddling in the election and possible ties to Trump's campaign...

Fired officer to plead guilty in killing of black motorist

In the agreement, federal prosecutors agreed to recommend Slager receive a reduction in his possible offense level, meaning he would get less than the maximum s...

Chicago Police say 2 officers shot and wounded

As a city, we must hold police officers to the highest standards because we count on them to look out for us, to keep us safe. The good news is both of the pl...

President Trump Threatens to Cancel White House Press Briefings

It would be convenient for Republicans for Trump to pick a reasonable nominee for Federal Bureau of Investigation director, thus allowing GOP members of Congres...