Why FBI directors are forbidden from getting cozy with presidents
Modern FBI directors are supposed to remain independent of the president because of the troubling overreaches of J. Edgar Hoover
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James Comey testifies to Congress: Full video
Watch former FBI director James Comey testify regarding possible foreign influence in the U.S. election
Missing Barack Obama, and his long, hard march toward change
The 44th president’s speech in Montreal was no mere swipe at his successor. It was a reminder of how tough real political leadership is.
Al Franken: America’s political performer
The ’Saturday Night Live’ writer-turned-U.S. Senator on the potential cost of jokes in politics and his burgeoning platform
Canadians shouldn’t be smug about America’s Paris accord retreat
Donald Trump has been slammed for withdrawing America from the Paris climate agreement. But Canada’s not doing much better.
Donald Trump changes the climate game
In withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, Donald Trump has set in motion a number of powerful forces
Why corporate America thumbed its nose at Trump over the climate deal
In the industrialized world, Trump, the Republicans and other North American conservatives are among the final holdouts in taking seriously the fight against climate change
The Bad Poetry of Donald Trump, Vol. 4
Scott Feschuk unleashes Donald Trump’s inner slam poet. Witness a world leader’s actual words, reimagined for an open mic night near you.
BREAKING: Full covfefe of Trump’s midnight tweet
The President renews his attack on Fake Nefefe. Or does he?
What was Jared Kushner doing?
Former U.S. intelligence officers are stumped as to why Trump’s son-in-law and adviser would set up a secret backchannel with Russia