Tornado Warning including Clarita OK, Connerville OK until 12:00 AM CDT

Tornado Warning including Atoka OK, Tushka OK, Bruno OK until 12:00 AM CDT

Tornado Warning including Sulphur OK, Davis OK, Roff OK until 11:45 PM CDT

Coupland, Texas shooting at 400 block of Herrin Street: no casualities

Anderson (county), Tennessee shooting at New River Hwy: 1 injured

Tornado Warning including Wapanucka OK, Bromide OK, Clarita OK until 10:30 PM CDT

[email protected] Says Special Counsel Will Help @POTUS: 'He's Going to Find No Crime' Tucker

Tornado Warning including Tishomingo OK, Ravia OK, Milburn OK until 10:00 PM CDT

[email protected] on media coverage of @POTUS: "They don't want to cover the positive news because it doesn't fit their narrative." TheFive

Tornado Warning including Allen KS, Bushong KS until 9:00 PM CDT

Tornado Warning including Brownwood TX, Early TX, Bangs TX until 8:45 PM CDT

Tornado Warning including Dunlap KS until 8:30 PM CDT

Tornado Warning including Mill Creek OK, Dougherty OK, Hickory OK until 8:30 PM CDT

Russians believed they would be able to use Michael Flynn to influence Pres. Trump and his advisors, multiple sources tell CNN

With President Trump overseas, VP Pence will mark Armed Forces Day Saturday at @WrightPattAFB in Ohio to address military personnel and families.

Tornado Warning including Rowan County, KY until 8:15 PM EDT

By separate presidential proclamations, Saturday, May 20 is Armed Forces Day, and Monday May 22 is National Maritime Day.

By separate presidential proclamations, next week is: National Safe Boating Week, Emergency Medical Services Week, World Trade Week

Tornado Warning including Healdton OK, Ringling OK, Ratliff City OK until 7:15 PM CDT

Burbank, Illinois shooting at 8668 Cicero Av: no casualities

Several passengers came forward and subdued the suspect, and the suspect was arrested in Hawaii by the FBI.

FBI: Man shot and killed in Aneth, Utah, a small community located on the Navajo Nation Reservation; gunman loose

TSA: Passenger subdued on flight from LAX to Honolulu after standing near cockpit door with laptop, lunging toward cockpit door.

Trump has nominated Callista Gingrich, the wife of former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to be the U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See

Former FBI director Comey has agreed to testify in open hearing before senate Intel committee. Will take place after Memorial Day

Tornado Warning including Haven KS until 6:15 PM CDT

Tornado Warning including Valera TX until 6:00 PM CDT

#AA31 LAX - HNL has landed with military escort. Man tried to break into cockpit, was restrained by crew

2 F-22 fighter jets escorted American Airlines Flight 31 to Honolulu Int’l Airport due to disturbance on board, Pacific Command says

[email protected] Statement on incident flight #flight31 LAX to Honolulu:

Passenger subdued after disturbance on board American Airlines flight 31 to Honolulu, source says

Tornado Warning including Hinton KY until 6:30 PM EDT

[email protected]:

White House lawyers begin impeachment research to prepare for a "distant possibility" of an attempt to remove Trump from office - CNN

CNN: White House lawyers are researching impeachment

NBC News confirms: the activities of a current White House official are now under investigation in FBI's Russia probe, 2 U.S. officials say

Trump is sending KT McFarland to Singapore

State Attorney Generals to Jeff Sessions: Rescind criminal charging guidance

Tyres burning at Montaña Alta in Los Teques, Miranda

Two days after firing Flynn, Trump told associates that was a mistake, reports @jdawsey1(Politico)

Politico: Trump told aides that firing Mike Flynn was a mistake

Trump will keep Gen. Dunford, reappoints chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for customary 2nd 2-yr term, per DOD statement.

Maduro: I reject the interventionist expressions of Donald Trump. Go home, Donald Trump

Hawk of @BLMGreaterNY speaking to the crowd in Harlem for #MalcolmXDay

Tornado Warning including Winters TX, Ovalo TX, Bradshaw TX until 4:00 PM CDT

#MontañaAlta clashes continue between demonstrators and troops of the GNB.

Cummings to Chaffetz:nImmediately Obtain Documents onnPresident’s Claims to Russians

McClatchy: Trump-Russia probe now includes possible cover-up, Congress is told

Democrats push back against prospect of Lieberman running

Panamericana highway at Montaña Alta: truck of Venezuela National Guard was seized

Situation now at Montaña Alta

[email protected] is coming out against @JoeLieberman for FBI Director.

Trump on Comey: “a real nut job”

Protesters have shut down 125th street and MalcolmX boulevard in Harlem for #MalcolmXDay

“A thorough investigation will confirm that there was no collusion between the campaign and any foreign entity," says @PressSec.

White House on Washington Post report: "No collusion between the campaign and any foreign entity."

Statement from @PressSec on @nytimes story

The White House has acknowledged that Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner had contacts with Russian officials.

WH not denying but explaining @nytimes report that Pres Trump badmouthed James Comey as "nut job" during talks with Russians last week.

Market is falling after WashPost scoop that current WH official is of interest in Russia probe

White House spokesman Sean Spicer, in statement, does not dispute the quotes reported by the New York Times

Rosenstein on Comey memo: 'I wrote it. I believe it. I stand by it.'

Washington Post: A Senior White House adviser close to Trump is a “significant person of interest” in Russia investigation

Probe into possible Russia-Trump contacts has identified a current White House official as a "significant person of interest"-WaPo

A White House official close to Trump is now a person of interest in Russia probe, people familiar with the case say

Trump told Russian officials at the White House: "I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job" - NYT

Trump told Russians that firing FBI Director Comey relieved "great pressure" because he led Russia investigation - NYT

The Justice Department is planning to increase private prison beds

Danville, California shooting at 3150 Fostoria Way: no casualities

Fresno, California shooting at Fresno St and Van Ness Ave: no casualities

Beaverton, Oregon shooting at 10140 SW Canyon Rd: 1 killed

Oakland, California shooting at 4700 block of Fleming Ave: 1 injured

Protesters in Harlem just got Popeye's to shut down in honor of MalcolmX for #MalcolmXDay

Tornado Warning including Canaan IN until 3:30 PM EDT

Tornado Warning including Canaan IN until 3:00 PM EDT

Donald Trump has left US soil

Mike Pence watches Trump leave the WH for his first foreign trip as president (pic: Reuters)

Pres Trump seems in good spirits, waving several times as he and the First Lady walked to Marine One.

More waves as the First Couple boarded Air Force One.

VP Pence watches as Pres and Mrs Trump make their way to Marine One.

Also on the trip, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner followed the President and First Lady aboard Marine One.

Here's a list of the West Wing power players traveling with President Trump on his first international trip

Mattis on ISIS fight: "Our recent coalition meetings ... reflect an energized campaign among contributing nations"

Defense Secretary James Mattis: President Trump "ordered an accelerated operation against ISIS"

Longview, Texas shooting at Green Street and Estes Parkway: 1 injured

Minneapolis, Minnesota shooting at 2400 block of Logan Ave N: no casualities

Saint Paul, Minnesota shooting at 400 block of Spring St: no casualities

Saint Paul, Minnesota shooting at 505 Rice St: no casualities

Saint Paul, Minnesota shooting at Edgerton St and Magnolia Ave E: no casualities

New Orleans, Louisiana shooting at 2100 block of North Miro Street: 1 injured

Rockford, Illinois shooting at 4400 block of Grinnell Dr: no casualities

Hensley, Arkansas shooting at Oak Rd: 1 killed

Saint Paul, Minnesota shooting at 200 block of Dayton Ave: no casualities

Saint Paul, Minnesota shooting at 612 University Ave: no casualities

Memphis, Tennessee shooting at Kerr Ave: 2 injured

Memphis, Tennessee shooting at Appleton Ave and Applestone St: 1 injured

Chicago, Illinois shooting at 3100 block of West 13th: 1 injured

Chicago, Illinois shooting at 1100 block of West 31st St: 1 injured

Chicago, Illinois shooting at 900 block of East 82nd St: 1 injured

Chicago, Illinois shooting at 100 block of West Erie: 1 injured

Chicago, Illinois shooting at 1200 block of South Racine: no casualities

Chicago, Illinois shooting at West Rogers Park: 3 injured

New York Times: Ukraine’s ex-premier comes to Washington with a warning: Putin’s "primary objective is to outplay President Trump.”

Washington, District of Columbia shooting at 800 Block of Michigan Ave NE: 1 injured

Covington, Kentucky shooting at 500 block of Patton Street: 1 injured

Knoxville, Tennessee shooting at Chickamauga Ave and Oswald St: 1 injured

Lexington, Kentucky shooting at 1192 Center Parkway: 1 injured

Bridgeport, Connecticut shooting at N/A: 1 injured

Nashville, Tennessee shooting at 2300 block of 8th Avenue S: 1 injured

Darby, Pennsylvania shooting at 100 block of Spring Valley Rd: 1 killed

Hamilton (county), Tennessee shooting at Cummings Hwy at Wilcox Road: no casualities

Boston, Massachusetts shooting at Abbotsford St and Harold St: no casualities

Louisville, Kentucky shooting at 1600 block of South 11th St: 1 injured

Adger, Alabama shooting at 2300 Block of Mud Creek Rd: no casualities

Chesterfield, Virginia shooting at 14900 block of Spruce St: 2 killed

Dayton, Ohio shooting at 1600 block of Hearthstone: 1 injured

Nashville, Tennessee shooting at South Eighth Street: 1 killed, 2 injured

Pompano Beach, Florida shooting at 2100 N Powerline Rd: 1 injured

Fort Wayne, Indiana shooting at 905 E Washington Blvd: 1 killed

Manassas, Virginia shooting at 14420 Bristow Rd: 1 injured

Charlotte, North Carolina shooting at Anderson St: 1 injured

High Point, North Carolina shooting at Oberline Dr: 2 injured

Birmingham, Alabama shooting at Jefferson Avenue: 1 injured

Mobile, Alabama shooting at 1567 E Dublin St: no casualities

Hollywood (Miramar), Florida shooting at 2606 Acapulco Dr: 1 injured

Athens, Georgia shooting at Herbert Road: no casualities

Madison, Tennessee shooting at 2418 Gallatin Pike N: 2 injured

Crestwood, Kentucky shooting at N/A: 2 injured

Lexington, Kentucky shooting at East Loudon Avenue: no casualities

Melbourne, Florida shooting at 729 E University Blvd: 1 injured

Julian Assange hails 'victory' as Swedish prosecutors drop rape probe against him but says 'war is just commencing'

Deputy AG Rosenstein explains multiple disagreements with Comey's decisions and public actions.

7 years without charge – why my children grew up without me – Assange

Assange: important victory for UN, 7 years without charge, almost 5 in embassy. Won't forgive or forget

Cummings to press: "This is your moment. You have got to put it out there so people can understand what is going on"

Rep. Cummings: "I like Joe Lieberman," but "you need a career kind of police person" for FBI

Rep. Speier: "It's a huge mistake" if Rep. Nunes is reviewing intel related to Russia probe

Rep. Jackie Speier says the Russia investigations "go to the heart of our democracy"

Rep. Darrell Issa on Joe Lieberman as the potential FBI director: "I think it's great"

Rep. Darrell Issa on the reported Comey memo: "The record is what it is and there's nothing unusual about a memo"

Springfield: A man shot dead on a sidewalk in Springfield has been identified as James White Jr., 25

Rep. Darrell Issa on deputy AG briefing: There were questions well outside the scope of Russia

Rep. Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the House intel committee, praises the DOJ's pick of Robert Mueller

Rep. Darrell Issa: "There was great consensus" that going after Russia for election interference was bipartisan

Omaha: Police were called to 65th and Ames Ave on reports of shots fired in the area. Police found a victim with a gun shot would to the leg, and a vehicle that had run into a house

Miami: Police searching for 2 intruders they say shot a man and a dog this morning

Emergency crews are at the scene of a crash involving a school bus in Kenosha County.

Austin-Travis County: Man is in critical condition after a shooting at 611 South Congress. The man is described only as being in his 50s and was taken to the hospital

Former US Rep. Anthony Weiner to be charged in sexting investigation.

Two women and a child were hospitalized Thursday night after falling 15 to 18 feet from a Ferris wheel at a carnival in Washington State

Two people are under arrest in connection with a fatal beating that claimed the life of a man in Lynn on Sunday.

Weiner surrendered to the FBI this morning and he's due to appear in federal court in the next few hours to plead guilty - NYT

Manassas City Police Shoot 18-Year-Old with Weapon

Former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner will plead guilty to a charge of transferring obscene material to a minor - NYT

Beaverton: Shot and killed a man outside a strip club. The scene at the Xpose strip club at 10140 Southwest Canyon Road

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to ask France for political asylum: report

Chicago: A man was robbed and shot as he sat in a car in River North. The 26-year-old was parked in the 100 block of West Erie when another vehicle pulled up and two people demanded his things

Manassas: An 18-year-old man was seriously injured in a police-involved shooting

Rep. Devin Nunes is still reviewing Russia intelligence, despite his recusal from the probe

[email protected] casts doubt on @nytimes report of Comey memo allegedly describing Trump attempt to quiet Flynn probe

Sen. Angus King: "You can call it a witch hunt. I call it my duty ... we cannot turn a blind eye to what happened"

Fire breaks out at Pembroke Pines animal hospital; no injuries reported

Preliminary report from NTSB on the helicopter crash in Newton, NC

Republican @RepSeanDuffy: Special prosecutor wasn't need but I'll support it

Kansas City: police are looking for someone who shot and killed a man just north of Quindaro Park

Melbourne: A man is in critical condition after he was found shot at an apartment complex. The shooting was reported at Shull Manor at 729 E. University Blvd. The victim was taken to a hospital, where he remains in critical condition

Memphis: Two people are recovering at the hospital after being shot in South Memphis. The shooting happened on Kerr Avenue. Two victims were taken to Regional One

Milwaukee: Man was shot near 39th and Wright. He was transported to Froedtert Hospital

Colleton County: Investigators have made an arrest in a shooting that killed three people and sent a 9-year-old to the hospital in Colleton County. Authorities arrested 19-year-old Kenneth Markeith Chisolm for the murder of 46-year-old Phillip Miller, 52-year-old Lori Miller and 13-year-old Vincent Miller

Daytona Beach: A man was injured in a drive-by shooting near the intersection of Orange Avenue and Adams Street

Statement by the MET police with regards to Julian Assange

Charlotte: Police are looking for the person they said shot a woman in the leg. Anderson Street, off Sugar Creek Road. She was taken to the hospital with serious injuries

UK police say Julian Assange will be arrested if he leaves the Ecuadorean embassy in London

Jacksonville: home invasion that left two people in the hospital. The incident happened on the 1300 block of Marsh Hen Drive. That's on the city's north side

Tornado Warning including Montgomery City MO, Wellsville MO, New Florence MO until 4:45 AM CDT

Three young Mississippi men were arrested hours after a 6-year-old boy was found shot dead Thursday in his mother's stolen car and the suspects will be charged with capital murder, authorities said.

Prince William County: Officer involved shooting investigation, PIO on scene at Hellwig Park

Swedish prosecutor drops rape probe against WikiLeaks founder Assange

Swedish prosecutors say to drop Assange preliminary rape investigation

A woman has been arrested after shooting two of her children in the head in the southwest Ohio city of Dayton.

One possibly injured after smoke fills Harrison Twp. apartment

Tucson nurse charged with sex crimes against children as young as 3

TIME's interview with President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan.

Two men armed with a sledgehammer and a gun rob a Nolensville Pike McDonalds

“I’ve seen what cancer does to people” Teens create tool to help diagnose cancer more quickly.

Knoxville: Shooting happened at on Chickamauga Avenue at Oswald Street. A woman was found in the street with a gunshot wound. She was unresponsive and sent to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in critical condition

Harris County: fatally shot in the 19200 block of Juergen Road. The five adults inside the home told deputies they woke up to the sound of their front door being kicked in. The homeowner, Lorenzo Martinez, was the first to encounter the intruder in a hallway

Tornado Warning including Spade TX until 4:00 AM CDT

Flagstaff: David Scrum has been arrested for allegedly shooting and robbing a victim at the Coconino County Jail parking lot

Tornado Warning including Licking MO, Mountain View MO, Thayer MO until 3:45 AM CDT

The city of New Orleans is set to remove its fourth and final Confederate-era monument. The statue of Gen. Robert E Lee is coming down during the day.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that 60-year-old Willie James Carradine; 39-year-old William Faison; and 38-year-old Robert Nathan Hall have been charged with murder in the slaying of 36-year-old Anthony Dale Vickers of Waycross in 2006.

Tornado Warning including West Plains MO, Mountain Grove MO, Willow Springs MO until 3:15 AM CDT

A Thursday night blaze at a shopping center led to the death of one firefighter and injuries for two others.

The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a missing boy who was last seen on May 18.

Tornado Warning including Ava MO, Seymour MO, Sparta MO until 2:45 AM CDT

Dayton: Two children and a relative were inside the home when the 35-year-old victim was shot

Top congressional Republicans are demanding the Trump administration take swift and severe action against the Turkish government in response to violence involving members of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's security detail.

Tornado Warning including Nixa MO, Ozark MO, Branson MO until 2:00 AM CDT

Authorities say three people were injured after a kitchen fire broke out during Google's I/O developer conference at a California.

Sacramento mother and her son continue to make a remarkable recovery after a horrific DUI crash.

Tornado Warning including Kimberling City MO, Shell Knob MO, Purdy MO until 1:30 AM CDT

The South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office are investigating a serious crash on the Fripp Island Bridge.

Police are looking for a suspect who wore a creepy mask while swinging an ax.

A Pennsylvania man is locked up after he left his three young children home alone – one locked in a homemade cage.

A former employee at the Kickback Jack’s restaurant on Midlothian Turnpike in Chesterfield County is facing at least 17 charges after police said she stole credit card information from customers.

Two men forced their way into a home in Statesville Tuesday morning and attacked and injured an 81-year-old man.

Boston Police are investigating a crash involving a Boston Public Works SUV.

Richard Rojas, 26, is charged with second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder and aggravated vehicular homicide, authorities said.

A 30-year-old man threatened to his kill mother and assaulted her late Thursday afternoon in West Linn.

A female motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a minivan Thursday night in San Jose.

Tornado Warning including Madill OK, Oakland OK, Mannsville OK until 12:15 AM CDT

Tornado Warning including Bentonville AR, Bella Vista AR, Siloam Springs AR until 12:15 AM CDT

Tornado Warning including Anderson MO, Noel MO, Goodman MO until 12:15 AM CDT

Tornado Warning including Gravette AR, Colcord OK, Kansas OK until 12:15 AM CDT

Tornado Warning including Madill OK, Oakland OK, Lebanon OK until 11:45 PM CDT

Press pool members making their way to Riyadh (via Hahn) on a Delta 757-200 prior to POTUS visit

Tornado Warning including Muskogee OK, Wagoner OK, Fort Gibson OK until 11:15 PM CDT

Tornado Warning including Priddy TX until 11:00 PM CDT

Tornado Warning including Checotah OK, Warner OK, Gore OK until 11:15 PM CDT

Tornado Warning including Muskogee OK, Okay OK, Taft OK until 11:00 PM CDT

Rabbinical permission granted for @jaredkushner and @IvankaTrump to fly on the Sabbath on Air Force One to Saudi Arabia.

Jacksonville: A bicyclist was injured in a drive-by shooting in the Woodstock area. It happened at West First and St. Clair streets

Norfolk: officer takes down a murderer hours after a fatal shooting

Bessemer: Two females suffered gunshot wounds. It happened in the 2500 block of Fairfax Avenue. Victims were hospitalized

[email protected]: "President Donald J. Trump Proclaims 5/14/2017 through 5/20/2017 as LESM

Rep. Will Hurd says James Comey may break his silence next week

Tornado Warning including Comanche TX, Vandyke TX until 9:15 PM CDT

Tornado Warning including Archer City TX, Scotland TX, Windthorst TX until 9:15 PM CDT

Benton Harbor: Police responded and found a man had been wounded by gunfire. The man was taken to Lakeland Hospital, where he is being treated. The victim is identified as 38-year-old Dondrell Blackamore of Benton Harbor. Mr. Blackamore is the business owner of M&M Garage which is located at this intersection

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 101km SSE of Yunaska Island, Alaska

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 74km SE of Amukta Island, Alaska

Tornado Warning including Cross Cut TX, May TX until 8:00 PM CDT

Pres Trump departs Friday on his first foreign trip: stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel, the West Bank, Vatican City, Brussels and Sicily.

NYT: Comey Is Said to Have Become Unsettled by Interactions With Trump

No joke: Comey (6'8) tried to blend in with CURTAINS in Blue Room at WH ceremony so Trump wouldn't notice him.

Tornado Warning including Salina KS, Assaria KS, Brookville KS until 7:00 PM CDT

[email protected]: A great honor to welcome President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House today!

Turkey's ambassador to the U.S summoned to the State Deptartment after Turkish President Erdogan bodyguards beat Kurdish protesters

Health insurers and state officials say Trump is undermining Obamacare, pushing up rates

Video shot by @VOATurkish shows @RT_Erdogan watched his bodyguards attack demonstrators across from Turkey Embassy in Washington.

Richmond named among best cities in country for black entrepreneurs

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson faults the US for the evils of Mexico's drug trade

Pelosi tells Democrats to "curb their enthusiasm" over Trump impeachment

Trump administration imposes sanctions on Venezuela Supreme Court following ruling that sparked wave of unrest.

Tornado Warning including Alva OK, Capron OK, Hopeton OK until 5:15 PM CDT

Feinstein on Joe Lieberman possibly being picked as FBI director: The best appointee would be a career law enforcement official like McCabe

Tornado Warning including Waynoka OK until 5:15 PM CDT

Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Russia probe: It's both a counterintelligence investigation and criminal investigation

After making statement, Pres Trump - knowing the answer - facetiously asked reporters: "Does anybody have a question."

Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Russia probe: It's both a counterintelligence investigation and criminal investigation

Most Americans think President Trump fired James Comey over the Russia investigation, a new poll shows

John McCain: "Screw" Democrats who don't approve of Joe Lieberman for FBI director

VP Pence is standing by his claim that he first learned of Flynn's foreign lobbying from news reports.

US executives tell Congress they want permanent tax reform

President Trump says James Comey "was very unpopular with most people"

Sens. McCain and Feinstein call on Turkish Pres. Erdoğan to hold accountable his guards "who attacked peaceful protesters" in DC.

Police investigate stabbing at Dolores Park

Franken blasts Trump nominee Bernhardt over climate change

GOP senators praise Lieberman for FBI director

Toobin: Trump categorically denied collusion on his part but was a lot more cautious when talking about his campaign

Palm Beach, FL - Palm Beach County Medical Examiner's Office: Roger Ailes died of bleeding on the brain caused by fall at home.

Most important moment: Trump just denied on camera that he urged Comey to close/back off Flynn investigationnnTrump's word vs. Comey's memos

President Trump said James Comey had a “poor performance” at the Senate intel hearing

"I think its totally ridiculous. Everybody thinks so," says @POTUS, asked if he's done anything to warrant criminal charges or impeachment.

"There is mounting evidence of obstruction of justice," @SenBlumenthal tells reporters.

President said Rosenstein called for Comey firing. Then he said he did it on his own.Then he said today that it was Rosenstein.

Pres Trump says he's anxious to pass new health care bill because Obamacare is collapsing: "It’s dead, it’s gone.”

On Comey’s testimony to congress @POTUS says, “I believe that’s why the Deputy AG went out and wrote his very, very strong letter”

Pres Trump says he'll "soon" be announcing nominee for FBI Director. Says he looks forward to getting "this whole situation behind us."

Trump: "Russia is fine, but whether it's Russia or anybody else, my total priority" is the United States

"I am not in a position to give any advice to President Trump. He can take care of himself," says @JuanManSantos.

[email protected]: "Even my enemies have said there is no collusion."

"No. Next question," President Trump cuts short a reporter who asked if he asked then-FBI Director Comey to end investigation of Gen Flynn.

"There was no collusion. Even my enemies have said there is no collusion," says @POTUS.

"We look forward to getting this whole situation behind us," adds @POTUS.

Trump brings up Rosenstein memo when talking about firing Comey—Rosenstein just told senators he knew Comey would be fired before writing it

[email protected]: "We need a great director of the FBI."

[email protected]: "We're going to have a director that's going to be outstanding."

Trump says he did not ask FBI Director Comey to end Flynn investigation

"We need a great director of the FBI. I cherish the FBI. It's special," says @POTUS.

Trump denies trying to influence FBI investigation

Trump: “Well, I respect the move, but the entire thing has been a witch hunt … believe me, there's no collusion. Russia is fine.”

On turmoil in Venezuela, Pres Trump says US willing to provide humanitarian aid. Says Venezuela "unbelieveably poorly run" for long time.

[email protected]: "[Venezuela's] been unbelievably poorly run for a long period of time."

[email protected]: "We have to get back to running this country really, really well."

[email protected]: "I hate to see anything that divides."

Trump says Russia investigation 'divides' the country

"We have to get back to running this country really, really well," adds @POTUS. "There's no collusion. Russia is fine."

[email protected]: "There is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign... and the Russians. I think it divides the country."

[email protected]: "The entire thing has been a witch hunt."

"The entire thing has been a witch. There has been no collusion," says @POTUS of appointment of special counsel for Russia probe.

The Trump administration has set into motion the process to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, following through on the president's earlier promise.

President Trump: “My administration is committed to keeping drugs and gangs from pouring into our country”

Pres Trump also congratulates Pres Santos for having won the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to end civil war in Colombia.

[email protected]: "I have no doubt that the United States and Colombia will continue to be today more than ever a support for [each] other."

[email protected]: "Our nations have had for a long time a strategic alliance and an extraordinary friendship."

[email protected]: MS-13 gangs are being decimated.

[email protected]: "America stands with all of the people in our great hemisphere yearning to be free."

[email protected]: "The United States and Colombia are also strong economic partners."

"They will be gone very quickly," says Pres Trump of street gangs composed of illegal immigrants.

Venezuela "is a very, very horrible problem, says @POTUS.

[email protected]: "Together, we will continue to fight the criminal networks responsible for the deadly drug trade."

Alongside @JuanManSantos, at news conference @POTUS says MS-13 gangs have "literally taken over towns and cities of the United States."

Washington Post: Comey practiced extensively for his conversations with Trump—concerned he would cross legal/ethical boundaries

Pres. Donald Trump holds joint press conference with Colombian Pres. Juan Manuel Santos.

Speaking to reporters while meeting with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, Trump said he is "very close" to choosing a new FBI director to replace James Comey.

[email protected] reporting Rojas was high on synthetic marijuana (aka K2). Tested negative on booze, positive on drugs

Dayton, Ohio, police: 8-year-old girl, 6-year-old boy are in critical condition after shooting

Lindsey Graham on Russia probe: “It seems to me now to be considered a criminal investigation”

Awaiting start of Pres Trump's joint press conference in the East Room with Pres Santos of Colombia.

[email protected]: "He stressed that this is an investigation... He said to say that it went beyond that would prejudice people's opinion."

Durbin: Rosenstein said he knew the day before he wrote his memo that Comey would be fired (further debunking White House's initial story)

Sen. Rubio on President Trump’s “witch hunt” tweet: He’s entitled to his opinion but “we are a nation of laws”

"Witch hunt" tweet by @POTUS is "outrageous," says @DickDurbin.

McCaskill: "He (Rosenstein) did acknowledge that he learned Comey would be removed, prior to writing his memo" About WH story...

Deputy AG "knew the day before" that @FBI director Comey would be fired, @DickDurbin tells reporters.

"We're very close to an FBI Director," said Pres of selection process. He said Joe Lieberman is one of the top candidates being considered.

Sen. Marco Rubio: I have full “faith and confidence” in the special counsel in the Russia probe

Trump says special counsel is an excuse for Dems losing the election (the investigation began months before he won)

Rosenstein told senators he learned Comey would be fired as @FBI director prior to writing his letter, @clairecmc tells reporters

At luncheon with TV anchors, President Trump again decried appointment of Special Counsel: “I believe it hurts our country terribly."

Sen. Claire McCaskill says deputy AG Rod Rosenstein knew Comey was going to be removed prior to writing his memo

[email protected]: From the very first day of this administration, @POTUS has been fighting to restore jobs and opportunities

Democratic senator: Deputy attorney general knew FBI Director James Comey would be removed prior to writing his memo

Rosenstein told senators he learned Comey would be fired as @FBI director prior to writing his letter, @clairecmc tells reporters.

"It's a mistake to nominate anyone who has ever run for office," says @clairecmc of @JoeLieberman to run @FBI.

[email protected]: "We still don't have all the facts. We don't have the documents. We don't have the sworn testimony."

Sen. Lindsey Graham on the Russia probe: "It seems to me now to be considered a criminal investigation"

Asked if @JoeLieberman among finalists for @FBI director, @POTUS said 'yes' emphatically, according to press pool report.

Pres Trump welcomes Pres Santos of Colombia to the Oval Office. Says they'll be discussing "knocking out" drug trafficking problem.

[email protected]: "If I were the president, I'd focus on defending the nation and trying to get his legislative agenda through."

Chairman of House Oversight and Government Reform to resign from Congress June 30.

[email protected]: Former CT Senator @JoeLieberman is top candidate for FBI Director.

@LindseyGrahamSC: Biggest legal change is probe will be a criminal investigation instead of a counter-intelligence investigation.

Trump meets with Colombian Pres. Juan Manuel Santos at the White House.

"Congress has limitations on what we can do" now that special counsel appointed, @LindseyGrahamSC tells reporters.

"We're not together as a country," @POTUS tells TV anchors at @WhiteHouse lunch. Special prosecutor "hurts our country terribly."

Police are searching for a driver who set in motion a crash that tipped a school bus on its side, sending 16 people to the hospital and leaving a 6-year-old boy struggling for his life.

U.S plans to impose sanctions on Venezuelan individuals

Former @CIA Director John Brennan talks to @HouseIntelComm May 23 in open hearing re Russia

Trump: Special counsel "hurts our country terribly because it shows we're a divided, mixed-up, not-unified country"

Portland, Oregon shooting at Southeast 92nd Avenue and Foster Road: 2 injured

Portland, Oregon shooting at 4700 block of NE 49th Avenue: 1 injured

Vancouver, Washington shooting at 400 NE Mother Joseph Pl: 1 killed

This week the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting engineering drills

Several news reports at this hour say former US Senator @JoeLieberman the leading candidate.

[email protected]: "@TheDemocrats have overshot. I don't think there's going to be anything that ties @POTUS to the Russian activity."

ISIS supporters attempting to capitalize on TimesSquare car incident (motive, if any,still unknown)posting previously issued incitements

[email protected]: "The president did the right thing to empower his commanders."