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Getting answers on phone taps, Russia and leaking
The Directors of the FBI and the NSA testified on Capitol Hill today there's no evidence for President Trump's claim he was wire-tapped by former President Obama. We'll hear about that and the investigation into Russian tampering with last year's presidential campaign.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenPhoto: FBI Director James Comey testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 20, 2017. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
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3 storiesOpening day of the Gorsuch nomination hearings
Republicans in the Senate never allowed a vote on President Obama's appointment of Merrick Garland to the US Supreme Court. Democrats have not forgotten. That was clear today as the Judiciary Committee took up President Trump's nomination of Neil Gorsuch . Mark Jospeh Stern , legal affairs reporter for Slate , has an update.
Read the story7 minPolitical drama intensifies on Capitol Hill
Director James Comey told Congress today the FBI is investigating claims that the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia – and firmly denied the President's accusation that Barack Obama wire-tapped him before the election. "I have no information that supports those tweets."
Read the story34 minThe US is warming up to Saudi Arabia
President Trump and warming relations with America's oldest ally in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia.
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