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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.

Security Researcher And Microsoft Worked To Stop Spread Of Cyberattack

6:52pm May 13, 2017

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks about the implications of Friday's massive cyberattack with Michael Sulmeyer, director of the Cyber Security Project at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

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Former White House Counsel To Nixon Doesn't Think Trump Has Had A Massacre Yet

6:52pm May 13, 2017

Amid comparisons between President Trump's firing of FBI Director Comey and the Watergate scandal's "Saturday Night Massacre," John Dean, a White House Counsel to Nixon, shares a historical view.

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How Is James Comey's Dismissal Being Perceived Around The World?

6:52pm May 13, 2017

Michael Leiter, former director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center discusses how James Comey's dismissal will impact the FBI's ability to collaborate with global intelligence agencies.

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Sen. Klobuchar On Comey And Who Should Lead The FBI

8:04am May 13, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon asks Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota about what Democrats want following President Trump's dismissal of FBI Director James Comey.

How Comey's Firing Will Or Won't Affect The Russia Investigation

8:04am May 13, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon talks with former FBI Special Agent Asha Rangappa about whether James Comey's firing this week will affect the FBI's Russia investigation.

GOP Commentator Calls Trump And Russia A 'Cover-Up In Search Of A Misdemeanor'

8:04am May 13, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Republican commentator Michael Graham of The Weekly Standard about his thoughts on the firing of FBI Director James Comey and the GOP's response.

Trump Tweet Raises Questions About Secret White House Recordings

5:35pm May 12, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia, about the history of recordings at the White House, from FDR to Nixon.

Hackers Used Stolen NSA Tool To Conduct Global Cyberattacks

5:20pm May 12, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Craig Timberg of The Washington Post about the tool hackers stole from the National Security Agency to conduct massive cyberattacks around the world on Friday.

U.N. Aid Workers Question Russian Calls For De-Escalation Zones In Syria

4:30pm May 12, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Russia's calls for "de-escalation zones" in Syria sounds rather Orwellian to a top United Nations aid official. Kevin Kennedy says it is not clear how people living there would be protected, and he worries that countries will try to return refugees to those zones.