Miles Parks

The two lawmakers leading the committee's Russia investigation said Thursday that they aren't satisfied with President Trump's response to its request regarding former FBI Director James Comey.

The president of the United States went after an MSNBC anchor's looks and intellect on Twitter Thursday morning. It prompted immediate pushback even from elected officials of his own party.

Democrats won the annual congressional baseball game, but this year, the score didn't matter.

Even before a gunman opened fire on a congressional baseball practice on Wednesday, injuring Republican Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a number of threats in recent months have worried Congress.

Scalise, a former systems engineer, served for 12 years in the Louisiana Legislature before being elected to the House. He was playing second base when he was shot in the hip on Wednesday.

The attorney general gave a fiery opening statement and answered senators' questions for 2 1/2 hours. Democrats hammered him on FBI Director James Comey's firing and for being generally evasive.

The deputy attorney general told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday that he would only consider firing special counsel Robert Mueller "if there were good cause" — even if an order comes from the president.

The comedian said she went "way too far" in posing with a model of the president's head covered in blood. CNN announced Wednesday it was cutting her from its New Year's Eve coverage.

Press secretary Sean Spicer said reports that adviser Jared Kushner discussed establishing secret communication with Russia were unsubstantiated. He also dismissed reports of a staff shake-up.

The former speaker of the House told an energy conference in Texas that Trump is "still learning how to be president."

Robert Mueller, a former FBI director, had been working for a law firm whose clients include Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort. Justice has ruled Mueller may serve as special counsel.

Robert Mueller led arguably the biggest FBI overhaul in the bureau's history during his 12-year term as director. Now, he'll investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Sen. Thom Tillis was taken away from the three-mile race in an ambulance, but released a statement saying he's "doing well."

The 58-year-old Arizona man left voicemails for U.S. Rep. Martha McSally saying that he hoped to wring her neck, and that "our sights are set on you," according to the FBI.

Presidents Trump and Erdogan exchanged warm statements about the future of U.S.-Turkey relations, even after a decision by the U.S. to arm a group in Syria that Turkey considers terrorists.

President Trump has shown warmth toward Turkey's authoritarian leader, but a military decision last week puts the two countries completely at odds.

A year and a half ago, James Comey, then the head of the FBI, said "part of doing our work well is to make sure we don't talk about it."

The president seemed to caution the ex-FBI director against leaks to the press, but Trump's spokesman wouldn't say if recordings exist. Four candidates will be interviewed for Comey's job on Saturday.

The former FBI director also said he will "miss ... the mission deeply," CNN reports. The White House maintains that James Comey was fired because of his handling of the Clinton email investigation.

Turkey views the Kurdish groups in Syria as terrorists, but the Pentagon sees them as the best chance to retake an ISIS stronghold.