President Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to fire James Comey, the F.B.I. director, telling reporters that Mr. Comey “wasn’t doing a good job” and accusing Democrats of hypocrisy for criticizing the dismissal of a law enforcement chief they too had assailed.

A day after President Trump abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey, the Justice Department denied reports that Comey had requested more resources to investigate possible coordination between Russian intelligence and members of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.A day after President Trump abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey, the Justice Department denied reports that Comey had requested more resources to investigate possible coordination between Russian intelligence and members of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.

The most prominent congressional investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. election -- and possible ties to President Donald Trump’s campaign -- faces its toughest test yet after the firing of FBI Director James Comey...

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on Tuesday dropped his re-election bid for a second term after four men claimed he sexually abused them when they were teenagers, claims vehemently denied by Murray as an anti-gay political conspiracy aimed at derailing his campaign.

Almost a year and a half after she was first indicted on 20 counts of fraud, former Dance Moms host Abby Lee Miller was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison by a federal judge in Pittsburgh.

Every time he’s forced to answer questions about his extraordinary decision to inject himself into the 2016 presidential campaign a mere 11 days before the election, FBI Director James Comey digs himself deeper and deeper into the hole of his own incompetence and weakness.

Two former Obama officials are testifying before a Senate subcommittee on Monday about Russian election meddling and Trump associates' contacts with the Kremlin. More specifically, they're expected to discuss who knew what — and when they knew it, and how...

President Donald Trump's temporary ban on travelers from six Muslim-majority countries faces a key legal test on Monday before a U.S. appeals court in Virginia, as his administration aims to convince a federal appeals court that the action was motivated by national security concerns not religious bias...

As federal appeals court weighs in, here’s what you should know After a month or so on the back burner of the national consciousness, President Trump’s controversial attempt to ban immigrants from six Muslim-majority nations gets a hearing today in front of a federal appeals court, a move that should heat things up around the measure.

Former President Obama warned President Donald Trump against hiring Mike Flynn as his national security adviser, three former Obama administration officials confirmed...