President Donald Trump’s sudden dismissal of FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday has seen the betting odds of a Trump impeachment skyrocket, bookmaking sites told AFP on Wednesday. Opposition Democrat lawmakers have ramped up calls for an independent investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow since Trump’s surprise firing of the head … Read more
FBI director James Comey has defended his decision to brief US lawmakers on FBI moves to look again into Hillary Clinton’s email use, US media say. Not making it public would be “misleading”, he said. He was aware of a risk of being “misunderstood”, given that the FBI does not know the significance of the … Read more
Hillary Clinton has urged the FBI to explain without delay why it is carrying out a new investigation into her use of emails. Americans “deserve to get the full and complete facts immediately,” she said. The FBI says it has new emails linked to her use of a private server when she was secretary of … Read more
Hillary Clinton says she is “confident” a new FBI probe linked to her emails will not change its original finding that she should not be prosecuted. The Democratic presidential candidate called on the FBI director to explain the new inquiry to the American people. James Comey earlier said the FBI was looking into newly found … Read more
FBI director James Comey has said the bureau is reopening its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails. Investigators have discovered new emails “in connection with an unrelated case… that appear to be pertinent to the investigation”, he said. Mr Comey said investigators would determine whether the emails contain classified information. The FBI has already found the … Read more
I have a confession to make: I’m not sure how much more of this election I can take. After months scouring newspapers and websites for every drop of political news, wringing every bit of gossip from friends and contacts, I find myself turning to the sports pages first. That’s something I haven’t done since I … Read more