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Former FBI Director James Comey listens during a hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

The Russia Investigations: What Comes Next?

4:50pm June 09, 2017

by Scott Detrow

The multiple investigations into Russian meddling will move forward in the wake of James Comey's Senate testimony this week. But the next developments may not be as dramatic — or public.

"I buy up the stuff, retail, full monty," Mike Hallatt told NPR last year. "I own it, I get to do with it whatever I want to and I just happen to want to sell it to my friends in Canada." That argument was not enough to convince Trader Joe's, however.

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It's Checkmatey For Pirate Joe's: Canadian Grocery Reseller Lowers Its Sails

4:39pm June 09, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Break out the pirate pun of your choice, for an era has come to a close: After five years buying Trader Joe's products in the U.S. and reselling them in Vancouver, Pirate Joe's is shuttering the shop.

James Comey Testifies At Senate Hearing On Russian Interference In US Election

Politics & Government

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

4:06pm June 09, 2017

Some cities had watch parties. Plenty of others went on with life as normal. And Washington held its breath.

Reality Winner, a 25-year-old National Security Agency contractor and an Air Force veteran, was being held in Lincoln County, Ga.

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Accused NSA Leaker Reality Winner To Remain In Jail Pending Trial

8:13pm June 08, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

A judge denied her bail after prosecutors suggested she may possess more secret documents. The 25-year-old National Security Agency contractor allegedly gave classified material to a news outlet.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks during the Sergeants Benevolent Association of New York City event on May 12, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Comey Testimony Raises New Questions About Jeff Sessions And Russia

7:46pm June 08, 2017

by Arnie Seipel

Democrats pounced as former FBI director James Comey raised the prospect that Sessions' role in the investigation is more intense than has been known previously.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has ordered an internal review of sage grouse plans and programs.

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Trump Administration Orders Review Of Sage Grouse Protections

7:37pm June 08, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced that the regulations – which have been subject to years of negotiation and controversy in Western states – are once again under review.

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, authored and championed the Financial Choice Act.

House Passes Bill Aimed At Reversing Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations

7:05pm June 08, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

The GOP-led House approved legislation that scales back the massive set of Wall Street regulations created after the 2008 financial crisis. The Financial Choice Act faces dim prospects in the Senate.

The FBI announced on Wednesday charges against 27 people allegedly associated with a Russian crime syndicate.

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Russians Charged With Racketeering (And Selling 10,000 Pounds Of Stolen Chocolate)

5:56pm June 08, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The feds said the indictment represents one of the first federal racketeering charges ever brought against a vor v zakonei -- a Russian phrase that translates roughly as "thief-in-law."

Former FBI Director James Comey testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Comey Accuses White House Of 'Lies, Plain And Simple' About His Firing

5:52pm June 08, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

A month after being fired, former FBI Director James Comey made his first public remarks about the dismissal and his conversations with President Trump during testimony on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Former FBI Director James Comey Testifies Before Senate Intelligence Committee

4:34pm June 08, 2017

Former FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. NPR's Robert Siegel recaps the highlights of the hearing.