Pete Kasperowicz

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Beltway Confidential

James Comey’s wasted independence

Pete Kasperowicz · June 8, 2017 7:43 pm

"I am grateful to the Steering Committee and the Conference as a whole for this opportunity to serve," Gowdy said in a statement. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trey Gowdy picked to lead House Oversight Committee

Pete Kasperowicz · June 8, 2017 7:21 pm

Sen. James Lankford on Thursday asked former FBI Director James Comey to take back the notes he handed to a friend of his to be leaked to the New York Times, so they can be given to Congress. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

GOP Sen. James Lankford asks James Comey to re-leak his Trump memo to Congress

Pete Kasperowicz · June 8, 2017 4:04 pm

Congressman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Thursday morning that he hopes someone in the Senate asks former FBI Director James Comey why he only seems to have taken notes on his conversations with President Trump. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Jim Jordan: How come only Trump’s talks with Comey were ‘memorialized?’

Pete Kasperowicz · June 8, 2017 12:16 pm

Comey's recollection of his interactions with Trump had Democrats arguing that Trump was trying to obstruct justice. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Republicans see the bright side of Comey’s testimony

Pete Kasperowicz · June 8, 2017 1:17 am

Trump's claim was met with skepticism, especially among Democrats, and left some wondering if Trump pushed James Comey to offer that information. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Comey confirms telling Trump he was not under investigation

Pete Kasperowicz · June 7, 2017 6:17 pm

President Trump said Wednesday he will meet with "victims" of Obamacare on Wednesday in Ohio, as part of his effort to keep up pressure on Congress to pass legislation to repeal and replace the healthcare law. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump to meet with ‘Obamacare victims’ in Ohio

Pete Kasperowicz · June 7, 2017 3:00 pm

National Security

Senate Intelligence chairman promises closed session to talk about Trump-Russia probe

Pete Kasperowicz · June 7, 2017 12:32 pm

Former National Intelligence Director James Clapper said Wednesday that in his view, the Russia scandal facing the Trump administration is far worse than the Watergate scandal. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

James Clapper: Watergate ‘pales’ in comparison to Trump/Russia scandal

Pete Kasperowicz · June 7, 2017 12:31 pm

A lawyer for Reality Winner, the 25-year-old government contractor who was arrested for leaking classified information to the press, said Wednesday that people should ignore her anti-Trump tweets and instead take it from her parents when it comes to "who she is as a person." (Photo courtesy: Facebook)

National Security

Reality Winner’s lawyer asks public to ignore her anti-Trump tweets

Pete Kasperowicz · June 7, 2017 11:35 am

"We just don't have time to waste," Spicer said at the White House. "Obamacare continues to collapse." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Sean Spicer: Obamacare collapse shows ‘we just don’t have time to waste’

Pete Kasperowicz · June 6, 2017 6:55 pm

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is among 14 GOP lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee who are sponsoring a permanent reauthorization of Section 702 and other provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Senate Republicans push for extension of expiring surveillance program

Pete Kasperowicz · June 6, 2017 3:39 pm