Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he’d like to see “less drama” from President Donald Trump and wants him to choose an “apolitical” FBI director, McConnell told Bloomberg News Tuesday. “I think it would be helpful if the president spent more time on things we’re trying to accomplish and less time on other things,” McConnell said. WashExaminer: White House Shakes […]

U.S. lawmakers on Sunday called on President Donald Trump to turn over any tapes of conversations with fired FBI chief James Comey, potentially setting up a showdown with the White House as Democrats consider boycotting the vote on Comey’s replacement, reports Reuters. “You can’t be cute about tapes,” said Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. “If there are any tapes of this […]

President Trump on Friday warned James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director he fired this week, against leaking anything negative about the president and put the news media on notice that he may cancel future White House briefings, reports The New York Times. WashExaminer: Trump Lawyer: Tax Returns Show No ‘Income of Any Type From Russian […]

Acting FBI director Andrew McCabe vowed Thursday that he would tell the Senate Intelligence Committee if the White House tried to interfere with the bureau’s probe of possible coordination between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election — though he asserted that there had “been no effort to impede our […]

When President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, the news was received with a considerable amount of shock across the political spectrum, reports ABC News. WashTimes: White House Says No Need for Special Prosecutor After Comey Firing Reuters: FBI in Turmoil Over Comey Firing, Scramble on for New Chief Daily Caller: Byron York: to Fire […]