Politics & Government

Trump Claims He Asked James Comey If He Was Under Investigation

5:15pm May 11, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Amy Jeffress, former counselor to the attorney general for national security and international matters, about Trump's claims he asked Comey if he was under investigation.

Trump Planned To Fire Comey Regardless Of Justice Department Recommendation

5:15pm May 11, 2017

by Mara Liasson

Trump says he was intent on firing the FBI director no matter what Justice Department officials recommended. Washington Post reporter Robert Costa talks about why these statements are contradictory.

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Democrats Claim Sessions' Role In Comey's Firing Violates Recusal Pledge

5:15pm May 11, 2017

by Scott Horsley

The Justice Department says the attorney general's recommendation the FBI director be fired was based on ineffective leadership, not any investigation he was overseeing. But some Democrats say Jeff Sessions' role violates his pledge to stay out of any campaign-related investigations.

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White House Begins Search For New FBI Director After Comey's Firing

5:15pm May 11, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Josh Gerstein of Politico about possible contenders to replace James Comey as FBI director.

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U.S. Census Bureau Director John Thompson Abruptly Resigns

5:15pm May 11, 2017

by Andrea Bernstein

Census Bureau Director John Thompson resigned his position this week. The bureau is in the midst of ramping up its operation ahead of the 2020 Census. At the same time, Congress is pushing to keep a lid on costs.

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Acting FBI Director Contradicts White House Explanation For Comey's Dismissal

5:15pm May 11, 2017

by David Welna

James Comey was supposed to testify Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee about worldwide threats. Instead, Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe showed up. He insisted the agency's investigation of Russian malfeasance continues and is adequately resourced; he contradicted the White House in affirming Comey had wide and strong support at the FBI; and he said it was not usual to inform someone he's not being investigated.

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Trump Bars U.S. Reporters From Meeting With Russian Officials

5:15pm May 11, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

U.S. reporters were shut out of Wednesday's meetings between President Trump, the secretary of state and the Russian foreign minster. They had to go to the Russian embassy in Washington, D.C., to learn what happened.

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Former Rep. Corrine Brown — seen talking with the press in Tallahassee, Fla., in 2015 — was convicted Thursday of more than a dozen charges in her federal fraud trial.

Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown Convicted Of Stealing From Phony Charity

5:05pm May 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Prosecutors alleged the Florida Democrat and her chief of staff pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars they'd raised for scholarships — and jurors agreed, convicting her of conspiracy and fraud.

President Trump, seen in the Oval Office on Wednesday, spoke out publicly for the first time Thursday about his firing of former FBI Director James Comey.

Trump Says He Planned To Fire 'Grandstander' Comey 'Regardless Of Recommendation'

3:27pm May 11, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The president told NBC that he would have fired James Comey as FBI director, even if he hadn't gotten a recommendation and said he was told three times by Comey that he wasn't under FBI investigation.

A polling station in Virginia during the state's primary election in March 2016.

Despite Little Evidence Of Fraud, White House Launches Voting Commission

2:39pm May 11, 2017

by Pam Fessler

President Trump said he would create the commission after claiming, without evidence, that 3 million to 5 million people voted illegally in 2016.