At Liberty, Trump Calls Critics 'Pathetic,' Praises Putting 'Faith Into Action'
For his first commencement speech as president, Donald Trump chose Liberty University, a bastion of evangelical support during the 2016 campaign.
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The Shadowy History Of Secret White House Tapes
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?
Sen. Sasse: Comey Firing 'Troubling' Amid 'Crisis Of Public Trust'
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.
Friday News Roundup - International
France and South Korea have new presidents. And Russia's president? He's been making time for some ice hockey. On the international edition of the Friday News Round Up, a panel of journalists joins guest host John Donvan to talk about those stories and more.
Trump Says He Planned To Fire 'Grandstander' Comey 'Regardless Of Recommendation'
The president told NBC that he would have fired James Comey as FBI director, even if he hadn't gotten a recommendation and said he was told three times by Comey that he wasn't under FBI investigation.
Despite Little Evidence Of Fraud, White House Launches Voting Commission
President Trump said he would create the commission after claiming, without evidence, that 3 million to 5 million people voted illegally in 2016.
Will Foreign Mischief In U.S. Elections Become 'The New Normal'?
Bitterly divided over the Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign, leaders in Washington so far are not focused on deterring more interference in the next major elections.
Despite Recusal Pledge, Sessions Interviewing Candidates For Interim FBI Director
There is an acting FBI director in place, but the president is seeking to appoint an interim director. The attorney general was conducting interviews for that replacement already.
Suspicious Timing And Convenient Reasoning For Trump's Firing Of Comey
President Trump summarily fired the FBI director, giving little reasoning except for a memo from a Justice Department official who criticized James Comey's handling of the Clinton email probe.
President Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey
The White House pointed to Comey's handling of Clinton's email server as the reason for his firing, but Democrats argued it was designed to derail the investigation into Russian election interference.