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President Donald Trump looks on as he meets with parents and teachers at Saint Andrew Catholic School in Orlando, Fla., on March 3.

President Trump Accuses Obama Of 'Wire Tapping,' Provides No Evidence

6:46pm March 04, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

In a series of tweets early Saturday morning, Trump alleged that Obama wiretapped Trump Tower before Election Day, calling him a "bad (or sick) guy." Obama's spokesman calls the claim "simply false."

Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak arrives before President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.

Sessions Revelations Put 'Quiet, Behind-The-Scenes' Russian Envoy In Spotlight

7:14pm March 02, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Jeff Sessions, now attorney general, met twice last year with Sergey Kislyak, Russia's U.S. ambassador. This has raised more questions about contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.

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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is a tough critic of the Trump administration's stance toward Russia.

Rubio To NPR: No Witch Hunt On Russia, But No Cover-Up Either

4:33pm March 02, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Several prominent Republicans now say Jeff Sessions should recuse himself from the investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 election, while top Democrats ask him to resign.

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Voters arrive at a polling place November 8, 2016 in Brock, Texas.

Justice Department Reverses Position On Texas Voter ID Law Case

5:05pm February 27, 2017

by Pam Fessler

The Trump Justice Department asked a federal court to dismiss the Obama DOJ's earlier claim that the ID law was enacted with the intention of discriminating against minority voters.

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Private Prisons Back In Mix For Federal Inmates As Sessions Rescinds Order

7:37pm February 23, 2017

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

In dropping the Obama-era order to phase out private prisons, Sessions writes that a return to earlier methods allows the flexibility "to meet the future needs of the federal correctional system."

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center Thursday in National Harbor, Md.

DeVos, Defiant At CPAC, Walks A Fine Line On Transgender Rights

3:18pm February 23, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump's education secretary didn't hold back before conservative activists outside Washington, except when it came to the Trump administration's guidance on schools and transgender rights.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in a Senate committee hearing last year.

Republicans Vote To Silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren In Confirmation Debate

11:29am February 08, 2017

by Mark Katkov

After Warren quoted Coretta Scott King and Sen. Edward Kennedy, Republicans invoked a Senate rule that silences a member accused of impugning the integrity of a colleague.

A nine-page letter written by Coretta Scott King is attracting new attention for its critical comments about Sen. Jeff Sessions. King, who died in 2006, is seen here at the Lincoln Memorial in 2003.

Read Coretta Scott King's Letter That Got Sen. Elizabeth Warren Silenced

11:16am February 08, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Warren was reading aloud from a letter by the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when she was interrupted by the presiding chair of the Senate.

Protesters wearing white sheets shout at Sen. Jeff Sessions as he arrives at the Russell Senate Office Building on Monday for his confirmation hearing.

5 Takeaways From Jeff Sessions' Attorney General Hearing, So Far

8:04pm January 10, 2017

by Meg Anderson

Many of the questions during Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing for attorney general centered on whether he would stand up to the president-elect's more controversial stances.

Sen. Jeff Sessions is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the U.S. attorney general on Tuesday.

Watch Live: Jeff Sessions' Attorney General Confirmation Hearing

1:52pm January 10, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The Republican senator from Alabama is Donald Trump's pick for attorney general. He faces the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Watch the hearing live and catch up on the key issues.