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Presiden Trump waves as he arrives to give the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday.

Trump: No Politician 'Has Been Treated Worse Or More Unfairly' Than Me

2:51pm May 17, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

"You can't let the critics and the naysayers get in the way of your dreams," the president told U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduates amid growing controversies over Russia in the Trump administration.

Republican legislators have called reports of President Trump sharing intelligence with Russian officials "troubling" and "disturbing" but have restrained from criticizing him directly.

Republicans Restrained In Response To Trump Sharing Intelligence With Russia

4:46pm May 16, 2017

by Brian Naylor

A call for "less drama" is issued by the Senate's top Republican amid concern that Trump is sharing secrets with Russia.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer speaks to reporters during the daily press briefing on Monday.

White House Dodges Questions About Possible Comey Tapes

4:49pm May 15, 2017

by Brian Naylor

President Trump raised the possibility of a taping system in a tweet last week, but the White House has refused to elaborate and confirm or deny the existence of any tapes.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin briefs reporters on President Trump's tax plan at the White House on April 26.

Trump's Tax Plan Renews Anxieties About Deficits And The Debt

3:38pm May 15, 2017

by John Ydstie

One hurdle for President Trump's proposed tax cuts is the threat that they'll produce large budget deficits and balloon the U.S. debt. Prominent Republicans are already expressing great concern.

President Donald Trump meets with Dr. Henry Kissinger, former secretary of state and national security adviser under President Richard Nixon, in the Oval Office on Wednesday, May 10, 2017.

This Isn't 'Another Watergate' But It Plays As One On TV – And On Twitter

7:00am May 14, 2017

by Ron Elving

Watergate happened before many Americans alive today were born. But President Trump was in his later 20s at the time and surely recalls the traumatic events that ruined a president.

Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, while testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats.

Trump Says It's Possible He Could Pick A Replacement For Comey In Less Than A Week

8:14pm May 13, 2017

by Vanessa Romo

The White House is moving swiftly to fill the vacancy left by sacked FBI Director James Comey. President Donald Trump told reporters he may find a replacement by the end of the coming week.

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?

Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe (from left), Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Vincent Stewart and Nation

4 Big Intelligence Stories You Missed Amid The Comey Headlines This Week

4:19pm May 12, 2017

by Philip Ewing

There's a lot more going on in the shadowy world of America's spies than just the controversy over the abrupt dismissal of James Comey as director of the FBI.

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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President Trump sent a flurry of tweets Friday morning, saying "The Fake Media is working overtime today!" and suggesting that there could be "tapes" of his private conversations with former FBI Director James Comey.

Trump Tweet Suggests His Conversations With Comey Might Have Been Recorded

2:35pm May 12, 2017

by Miles Parks

The president seemed to be cautioning the former FBI director against "leaking to the press." Democrats have already seized on the tweets and requested that any such tapes be provided to Congress.