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WASHINGTON — If one believes James B. Comey’s account of his encounters with President Trump, it could present a prosecutable case of obstruction of justice, several former prosecutors said Thursday. But they also cautioned that little is normal about this situation. The Justice Department has long argued that the Constitution does not permit prosecuting a sitting president. And even if Mr.

WASHINGTON — Upset about the investigation into Russian interference in last year’s election, President Trump sought relief from James B. Comey, then the F.B.I. director. By Mr. Comey’s account, Mr. Trump asked him to help “lift the cloud.” But thanks to Mr. Trump’s own actions, the cloud darkened considerably on Thursday and now seems likely to hover over his presidency for months, if not years, to come. Rather than relieve the pressure, Mr.

WASHINGTON — James B. Comey, the recently fired F.B.I. director, said Thursday in an extraordinary Senate hearing that he believed President Trump had tried to derail an investigation into his national security adviser, and accused the president of lying and defaming him and the F.B.I. Mr.

WASHINGTON — James B. Comey, the recently fired F.B.I. director, said Thursday in an extraordinary Senate hearing that he believed President Trump had tried to derail an investigation into his national security adviser, and accused the president of lying and defaming him and the F.B.I. Mr.

What seemed like a long shot at the start of have lost it instead. That makes it a hung Parliament. Here is what that means. What is a hung Parliament? A hung Parliament occurs when no party has won a majority of the seats in the House of Commons.

LONDON — In a global economy amply stocked with anxiety-provoking variables, Britain just added another. An election designed to bolster the government’s mandate instead yielded fundamental confusion over who is in charge as the nation prepares for fraught negotiations in its pending divorce from the European Union. Prime Minister Theresa May had called the election on the assumption that her Conservative Party would emerge stronger, solidifying her negotiating position.

Britain is headed into a hung Parliament, in which no party has a majority. • Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to call an early election in the hopes of expanding the Conservative Party’s majority in the House of Commons appears to have disastrously backfired. • With votes in nearly all of the 650 House of Commons constituencies counted, the Conservatives were projected to hold 319 seats —

LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May of European Union. Mrs.

LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May of European Union. Mrs.

There were several key phrases and terms that came up in former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony today. Here's a breakdown. In his opening statement, which was provided to the Senate Intelligence Committee a day ahead of the hearing, Comey described one exchange where Trump allegedly asked for Comey’s loyalty. He then said, "I need loyalty." I replied, "You will always get honesty from me." He paused and then said, "That’s what I want, honest loyalty." I paused, and then said, "You will get that from