Intel documents offer no evidence of spying on Trump Tower

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The top two lawmakers on the House intelligence committee said Sunday, March 19th that documents the Justice Department and FBI delivered late last week offered no evidence that the Obama administration had wiretapped Trump Tower, but the panel's ranking Democrat says the material offers circumstantial evidence that American citizens colluded with Russians in Moscow's efforts to interfere in the presidential election."There was circumstantial evidence of collusion; there is direct evidence, I think, of deception," Rep.

Senate Intelligence Committee: No indication of Trump Tower wiretapping before or after election

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The top two senators on the intelligence committee say they have seen no indication that Trump Tower was "the subject of surveillance" by the U.S. government before or after the 2016 election.President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of wiretapping him and asked congressional committees investigating Russia's interference in the election to pursue that as well.Republican Sen.

Justice Department asks for more time on wiretapping evidence

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Facing a Monday, March 20th deadline, the Justice Department asked lawmakers for more time to provide evidence backing up President Donald Trump's unproven assertion that his predecessor wiretapped his New York skyscraper during the election.

Pres. Trump praises new health care bill as GOP tries to sell it

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his administration's top health official praised the new House Republican health care legislation Tuesday as the GOP embarked on a drive to sell the proposal to rank-and-file lawmakers and the public.Pres.

Congress to probe President Trump wiretap claim, FBI disputes it

WASHINGTON — Key members of Congress say they will honor President Donald Trump's request to investigate his unsubstantiated claim that Barack Obama overstepped his authority as president and had President Trump's telephones tapped during the election campaign.

House intel panel to probe President Trump's allegations President Obama wiretapped Trump Tower

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes says President Donald Trump's allegations that President Barack Obama's administration wiretapped Trump Tower last year will become part of his panel's investigation.President Trump has offered no evidence or details to support his claim, and President Obama's spokesman has denied it.The California Republican says in a statement his committee "will make inquiries into whether the government was conducting surveillance activities on any political party's campaign officials or surrogates."The committee was already investigating Russian interference in the presidential election.Without offering evidence, President Trump claimed in a series of Saturday, March 4th tweets that former President Barack Obama had telephones at Trump Tower wiretapped.

Pres. Trump suggests former Pres. Obama behind protests against GOP lawmakers

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump says he believes President Barack Obama is behind some of the protests against Republican lawmakers across the country.In an interview with Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" that aired Tuesday, President Trump responded to a question about the protests, saying, "I think that President Obama is behind it, because his people are certainly behind it."He adds that he thinks Obama loyalists are also behind White House leaks.President Trump concedes, "I also understand that's politics.

Former President Obama spotted in New York; attends Broadway show

NEW YORK — The Obamas just can't quit Broadway.Former President Barack Obama and his daughter Malia Obama have caught a new revival of Arthur Miller's "The Price." They attended the play starring Danny DeVito, Mark Ruffalo, Tony Shalhoub and Jessica Hecht at the American Airlines Theatre on Friday.In "The Price," a police officer feels that life has passed him by while he took care of his now-dead father.

Man pardoned by Obama ‘executed’ by masked men at halfway house

SAGINAW, Mich. — A man recently pardoned by former President Barack Obama was shot and killed by two men with assault-style rifles Monday night.It happened at 9:40 p.m. at Bannum Place Federal Corrections Halfway House in Saginaw, Michigan. 

Full list of President Obama's 64 pardons, 209 sentence commutations; 4 from Wisconsin

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 209 people and pardoned 64 others Tuesday as one of his final acts in the White House."These 273 individuals learned that our nation is a forgiving nation, where hard work and a commitment to rehabilitation can lead to a second chance, and where wrongs from the past will not deprive an individual of the opportunity to move forward," read a statement on the White House website.