Changes in FBI Leadership Follow Criticism From Trump

Wray, a Trump nominee, has faced relentless criticism from Republicans over perceived political bias in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of possible Trump campaign ties to Russia during the 2016 presidential election, as well as in the handling a year earlier of an FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton’s …

The annual gathering at Davos attracts free-trade-loving political and business elites, who might be surprised that the protectionist-leaning American president will be in their midst. Trump told reporters as he prepared for the trip that he’s going to push for investment in the U.S., touting a booming economy.

For a brief, shining moment, CNN paused in its nonstop coverage of everything it loathes about President Trump for some actual “breaking news.” One of the network’s reporters had noticed that Congress was looking into malfeasance and politicalcorruption at the Obama-era Department of Justice, FBI, …

Senate Democrats angered their liberal, activist political base Monday by yielding on GOP demands to reopen the government without an immigration deal. President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday “nobody knows” whether a deal can be achieved. Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved …

Pope Francis leads his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Tony Gentile Reuters. By Philip Pullella. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned fake news as satanic, saying journalists and social media users should …

Separately, a person familiar with the conversation said this week that Trump in a meeting last year with FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe brought up McCabe’s wife’s political background following the revelation that she had accepted campaign contributions during a state Senate run from the political …

Protect Pregnancy Resource Centers · News · Political News. US Likely to Send 1st Aircraft Carrier Since War to Vietnam. In a move likely to irritate China, a U.S. Navy aircraft …. The King has fallen further from its throne. See More. Popular Articles. China Denies Former Senior Officer Being Investigated …

For three days, Senate Democrats staged a shockingly irresponsible act of politicaltheater. They shut down the United States government on Friday night, blocking funding for our military, vulnerable children needing health care, and seniors. They held the needs of millions of Americans hostage and chose …

President Donald Trump waves as he leaves the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, en route to Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP). By JILL COLVIN and ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald …