March 6, 2017 Carson equates slaves to immigrants, social media blasts comment In his first speech as secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson likened slaves forced to come to America to immigrants seeking a better life.
March 3, 2017 Rep. Gowdy: Sessions statement 'not tantamount to perjury' Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C. told ӣƵ' "The First 100 Days" Thursday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions' failure to disclose two conversations he had with Russia's ambassador to Congress "is not tantamount to perjury."
March 3, 2017 Trump: 'Pathetic' that Dems have not approved full Cabinet President Trump on Friday morning revived his criticism of Senate Democrats for allegedly slow-walking his Cabinet picks, pressing them to allow his last remaining nominees through.
March 3, 2017 Mistake or Misunderstanding? Jeff Sessions defuses media uproar, recuses himself from probe You know you’ve got a problem when the political world is debating whether you should recuse or resign.
March 2, 2017 Sessions: Meeting with Russian envoy 'hyped beyond reason'; criticism 'unfair' Attorney General Jeff Sessions told ӣƵ' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" in an exclusive interview that conversations between him and the Russian ambassador to the U.S. had been "hyped beyond reason" by the media and criticism of them was "unfair."
March 2, 2017 Sessions announces recusal from Russia-related probes, denies misleading Congress Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday he will recuse himself from “any existing or future investigations” regarding the 2016 presidential campaign, responding to bipartisan pressure to step aside from a probe into Moscow meddling amid revelations he spoke twice with Russia’s ambassador and didn’t disclose it to Congress.
March 2, 2017 Kushner, Flynn met with Russian ambassador in December President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn had a previous undisclosed meeting with the Russian ambassador in December at Trump Tower in New York, officials confirmed Thursday to ӣƵ.
March 2, 2017 New Interior secretary rides horse to work for first day in office Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke arrived on horseback for his first day of work Thursday.
March 2, 2017 White House defends Sessions as Dems seek resignation over Russia revelation The White House is standing by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the face of mounting Democratic calls for his resignation – after reports showed he spoke with the Russian ambassador, despite testimony that he did not have “communications” with Moscow.
March 2, 2017 Sessions, Russian ambassador reportedly spoke twice during presidential campaign Attorney General Jeff Sessions had two conversations with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. during last year's presidential campaign, while Sessions was still a senator.