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In 2003, reporters listen to the then-newly released 240 hours of Nixon White House recorded conversations at the National Archives in College Park, Md.

The Shadowy History Of Secret White House Tapes

8:00am May 13, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

American presidents began surreptitious recordings in the White House in 1940 under Roosevelt, unbeknownst to Congress or the public. After Nixon, they were believed to stop, but did they?

Senate Judiciary Committee member Ben Sasse, a Republican, listens to witnesses Monday during a subcommittee hearing on Russian interference.

Sen. Sasse: Comey Firing 'Troubling' Amid 'Crisis Of Public Trust'

3:20pm May 12, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that he will not yet call for an independent Russia investigation because it would be a "vote of no confidence" in the Senate panel's current probe.

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The Labour Party Hold Their Clause V Meeting To Ratify Their Election Manifesto

Friday News Roundup - International

3:19pm May 12, 2017

France and South Korea have new presidents. And Russia's president? He's been making time for some ice hockey. On the international edition of the Friday News Round Up, a panel of journalists joins guest host John Donvan to talk about those stories and more.

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.

Bitterly divided over Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign, leaders in Washington so far are not focused on deterring more interference in the next major elections.

Will Foreign Mischief In U.S. Elections Become 'The New Normal'?

12:30pm May 11, 2017

by Philip Ewing

Bitterly divided over the Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign, leaders in Washington so far are not focused on deterring more interference in the next major elections.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is interviewing potential candidates for interim FBI director Wednesday, despite his pledge to recuse himself from Trump campaign-related FBI investigations.

Despite Recusal Pledge, Sessions Interviewing Candidates For Interim FBI Director

3:31pm May 10, 2017

by Tamara Keith

There is an acting FBI director in place, but the president is seeking to appoint an interim director. The attorney general was conducting interviews for that replacement already.

James Comey's March 20 testimony on Capitol Hill contradicted some of the president's positions. It was the first time he publicly acknowledged the FBI investigation into possible ties between Trump associates and Russia.

Suspicious Timing And Convenient Reasoning For Trump's Firing Of Comey

3:09pm May 10, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump summarily fired the FBI director, giving little reasoning except for a memo from a Justice Department official who criticized James Comey's handling of the Clinton email probe.

FBI Director James Comey testifies in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 3 during an oversight hearing on the FBI. Comey was terminated from his position Tuesday.

President Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey

11:03pm May 09, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

The White House pointed to Comey's handling of Clinton's email server as the reason for his firing, but Democrats argued it was designed to derail the investigation into Russian election interference.

President Trump delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress in February. After the compromise spending bill failed to fulfill all his budget requests, the president appears to be gearing up for a fight in September.

Trump May Be Spoiling For A Shutdown Fight, But It Could Spell Disaster In 2018

6:43pm May 09, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

The recent spending compromise may well have just kicked the can down the road until September, when both sides may be spoiling for a fight amid the specter of a government shutdown.