2017-06-09 Comey Says Trump Lied
James Comey says he believes he lost his job as head of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation because of its investigation of Russian involvement in the 2016 elections.…
2017-06-07 Trump Will Not Block Former FBI Director’s Senate Testimony
Aides to President Donald Trump say he will not stop James Comey from speaking to members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. Comey is the former head of…
2017-05-29 Memorial Day: A Former Prisoner of War Remembers Vietnam
People across the United States are observing Memorial Day on Monday. The holiday is a time for remembering the men and women who died while serving the U.S. armed forces.…
2017-05-26 Gaining Political Advantage Through Redistricting
Americans have been fighting over how to create congressional districts since 1789. That was when James Madison was elected to the House of Representatives although his Virginia district was created…
2017-05-20 How Much Independence Will Special Counsel Have?
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein gave his reason for naming a special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election: trust. Rosenstein said it is important Americans “have full…
2017-05-19 Americans Stressed Over Nonstop Political News
It has been a busy two weeks in political news from the United States. President Donald Trump dismissed James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Comey was…
2017-05-18 Former FBI Director Robert Mueller to Lead Russia Investigation
The U.S. Justice Department has named a special counsel to investigate whether Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign worked together to influence the 2016 presidential election. The Justice Department said in…
2017-05-18 Trump to Make His First Foreign Trip as President
Donald Trump’s first foreign trip as U.S. president will not be in neighboring Canada or Mexico like all other American presidents since Ronald Reagan. Trump will go first to Saudi…
2017-05-17 Trump Defends ‘Absolute Right’ to Share Information With Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump is defending his “absolute right” to share information with Russian officials at a White House meeting last week. Trump pushed back against media reports that he…
2017-05-14 American Mosque Brings Men and Women Together to Pray
Muslim men are usually separated from women during religious services in mosques throughout the world. But one mosque in northern California has opened up to let men and women pray…
2017-05-13 Former US President Writing a Book
Former United States president Bill Clinton is joining with American writer James Patterson to write a novel. The book will be called The President is Missing. It is to be…
2017-05-06 Statues, Monuments Connected to Slavery Are Removed
U.S. President Donald Trump, in an interview with the Washington Examiner this week, wondered, “Why was there a Civil War? Why could that one not have been worked out?” The…
2017-04-26 What Is So Special About Trump’s First 100 Days?
Donald Trump was sworn-in as president of the United States three months ago — on January 20, 2017. On Saturday, April 29, reporters, the general public, and Trump himself will…
2017-04-21 Photographer Captured Changing Lives of His People
For more than 50 years, photographer Horace Poolaw captured the lives of members of his American Indian tribe. Now, The National Museum of the American Indian is showing the American…
2017-04-18 Trump Hosts a Major Event … for Children
President Donald Trump returned to Washington, DC on Monday for a very important event. It was not for a meeting with an international leader. And it was not for a…