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Trump tweets regret for picking Sessions, but advisers say he’s unlikely to fire him
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he wished he had picked someone other than Jeff Sessions to be attorney general, renewing a familiar line of attack against the top U.S....

Justice Department expands probe into FBI
Under pressure from President Donald Trump, the Justice Department on Sunday asked its inspector general to assess whether political motivation tainted the FBI investigation into ties between Russia and Trump's...

Trump says he will call for Justice Department to probe whether FBI surveilled his campaign for “political purposes”
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would demand that the Justice Department explore whether it or the FBI "infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes" -- perhaps...

House Intelligence Committee Republicans release final Russia report
House Intelligence Committee Republicans released a redacted version of their final report from a year-long probe of Russia's "multifaceted" influence operation, generally clearing President Donald Trump and his associates of...

Trump issues pardon to Scooter Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Cheney
President Donald Trump issued a pardon Friday to Lewis "Scooter" Libby, offering forgiveness to a former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney who was convicted of perjury and...

Federal probe into Trump’s lawyer seeks records about two women who alleged affairs with the president
Federal prosecutors investigating President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, are seeking records related to two women who received payments in 2016 after alleging affairs with Trump years ago -...

Sessions, for now, rebuffs GOP calls for second special counsel to probe FBI
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday rebuffed - at least for now - a call from Republican leaders to appoint a second special counsel to look into the FBI's handling...

Andrew McCabe was asked about press contacts on the day James Comey was fired
The troubles that led to the ouster of Andrew McCabe as FBI deputy director began the same day that his boss, James Comey, was fired, when FBI investigators exploring media...

FBI’s McCabe is fired a little more than 24 hours before he could retire
Attorney General Jeff Sessions late Friday night fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a little more than 24 hours before McCabe was set to retire.

Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, hoping to retire, asks Justice Department not to fire him
WASHINGTON - Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on Thursday made a final pitch to the Justice Department about why he should not be fired just 72 hours before his...