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Trump Hosts Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov And Ambassador Kislyak At White House

2:08pm May 10, 2017

by Bill Chappell

One day after firing FBI Director James Comey, the president shakes hands with the Russian ambassador who's a key figure in the investigation into ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Sally Yates, former acting U.S. attorney general, speaks during a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Monday.

One Hearing, Two Different Realities — And The Data Prove It

2:35pm May 09, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Democrats focused on Russia and the White House's conduct when confronted with information that Michael Flynn lied to the vice president. Republicans wanted to know how it got out.

Former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates, who had warned the Trump administration about Michael Flynn's Russia ties, was fired by President Trump in late January over another controversy.

Sally Yates To Testify In Russia Hearing. Susan Rice? Not So Much

2:59pm May 08, 2017

by Philip Ewing

A Senate panel is scheduled to hear testimony from the former acting U.S. attorney general and the former U.S. spy boss, James Clapper. But former national security adviser Rice declined to appear.

The House Intelligence Committee met behind closed doors in March on Capitol Hill. The committee is conducting one of several investigations of Russian attempts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election. Monday, former Obama administration officials

What We Don't Know (And Wish We Did) About The Russia Investigation

1:40pm May 08, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

When Russia tried to influence the U.S. presidential election, who knew it was happening? Who helped, and who was exploited? And in the months since, who leaked classified intel, and why?

The 2020 election cycle might have already started. The Federal Election Commission shows that 129 people have filed to run for president in the next election.

Say It Ain't So: 129 People Have Already Filed To Run For President In 2020

7:51am May 06, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Already 129 people have filed to run for president in 2020. Among them: Donald Trump. Prominent people are considering it, but these elections receive outsize attention compared to office's power.

Tennessee state Sen. Mark Green has withdrawn his nomination to be secretary of the Army. Opposition was building against Green among Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee over statements Green made that critics called insensitive toward Muslim

Trump's 2nd Nominee To Serve As Army Secretary Withdraws

7:43pm May 05, 2017

by Philip Ewing

Tennessee State Sen. Mark Green blasted what he called "false and misleading attacks." Opponents of his nomination cited what they called his discriminatory views and comments.

Amid Presidential Access Questions, Former Trump Campaign Manager Quits Lobbying Firm

1:12pm May 05, 2017

After criticism that the controversial Corey Lewandowski promised access to the president and hadn't registered as a lobbyist, he's stepping aside and says he will focus on speaking engagements.

Protesters shout at lawmakers walking out of the Capitol on Thursday after the House of Representatives narrowly passed a Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Health Care Vote Could Threaten Republican House Majority

11:52am May 05, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

Some of the most vulnerable House Republicans voted in favor of the GOP health care plan — and Democrats are already trying to use it against them ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

The House GOP believes it has the votes to pass a repeal-and-replace health care bill, but this very likely won't be the final version of the law.

GOP Passes Its Health Care Bill At Long Last, But Still A Long Way To Go

8:01pm May 04, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The House voted Thursday to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. But this bill will likely never become law, at least not in its current form, and the road ahead is bumpy and full of potholes.

Raymond Skiles, longtime wildlife biologist at Big Bend National Park, says that animals require free access to the Rio Grande as their primary water source.

In Big Bend, Texas, There's Bipartisan Consensus: No Border Wall

5:17pm May 03, 2017

by John Burnett

President Trump says he's forging ahead with his U.S.-Mexico border wall. But one place nearly everyone agrees it won't cross is the starkly beautiful Big Bend region of far west Texas.

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