If Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein were removed, Francisco is the next in line to supervise the Justice Department's special counsel investigation.
When Scott Pruitt served as Oklahoma's attorney general, he took over a major pollution lawsuit brought by his predecessor. Critics accuse Pruitt of inaction on the case, which remains unresolved.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein defended the Justice Department Tuesday against threats from hardline congressional Republicans to impeach him. On Wednesday, President Trump reignited his long simmering dispute with the Rosenstein via tweet.
The Pentagon says a 43-year-old convicted al-Qaida operative has been returned to his home country after more than 15 years at the installation on Cuba. He'll serve nine more years in Saudi Arabia.
The U.K.-based firm made headlines for using data from Facebook users without their permission. Video also showed its executives describing campaign tactics of entrapment.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says she's confident Democrats will take back control of the House, and if they do, she's running for speaker again. But there are those within the party that feel it's time for a new generation — and Republicans are "ecstatic" with her decision.
Kanye West's noisy flirtation with the Republican Party and President Trump has led to conservatives embracing him and Black people casting him out. Gene Demby of NPR's Code Switch says that the controversy illuminates some important dynamics about black voting and partisanship.
Why hasn't President Trump's family been called for questioning by Special Counsel Robert Mueller? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Politico reporter Annie Karni to discuss some possible reasons the investigation is being cautious.
President Trump is making his first visit to the State Department, as his new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vows to bring back the department's "swagger."