First Run News

While Senate Republicans insist they are making progress on health care reform, they are not confident that they can meet the summer timeline being put forth by the White House. Instead, Republicans on Capitol Hill are trying to manage expectations. “We're getting closer to having a proposal that we'll be bringing up in the near future,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters Tuesday. Sen.

When asked today about his message to former recently told ABC News that Comey's testimony will make the president uncomfortable, but will not accuse him of obstructing justice. The committee is expected to question Comey about his reported encounters with the president in relation to the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

White House Press Secretary Jeff Sessions. “I have not had a discussion with him about that,” Spicer told ABC’s Jonathan Karl during the White House press briefing today. When pressed, Spicer responded: “I don't have a comment about that. I'm answering a question. I have not had that discussion with him.

There will be much in former Michael Flynn, a source familiar with Comey's thinking told ABC News. Although Comey has told associates he will not accuse the president of obstructing justice, he will dispute the president’s contention that Comey told him three times he is not under investigation. The president allegedly said he hoped Comey would drop the Flynn investigation, a request that concerned Comey enough that he documented the conversation in a memo shortly after speaking with the president.

As the White House braces for former President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has become so tense that Sessions at one point recently even suggested he could resign. The friction between the two men stems from the attorney general's abrupt decision in March to recuse himself from anything related to the Russia investigation -- a decision the president only learned about minutes before Sessions announced it publicly.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON — With the president’s frustrations with his Justice Department spilling into public view, top White House spokesman Sean Spicer declined to say Tuesday whether President Donald Trump has confidence in Attorney General Jeff Sessions. ‘‘I have not had that discussion with him,’’ Spicer told reporters during a White House briefing, adding: ‘‘if I haven’t had a discussion with him about a subject, I tend not to speak about it.’’ Trump has been angry with Session

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Sessions told President Trump he needed the freedom to do his job, according to two people who were briefed on the discussion.  The former FBI director purportedly made the comment to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.  Republicans raised doubts about former FBI director James Comey, as the GOP braced for Comey’s testimony Thursday in Congress.   Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats told associates the comments came during a March 22 meeting with Trump.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories DATA: Twitter Daniel McLaughlin / Globe Staff © 2017 Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC Continue reading by subscribing to BostonGlobe.com for just 99¢. Continue reading by subscribing to Globe.com for just $.99¢

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories CAPITAL SOURCE After President Trump tweeted “covfefe” last week, a handful of individuals and companies are seeking to trademark the term.   CAPITAL SOURCE Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins took the stage before an unruly crowd Saturday. What happened next will shock you.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Sessions told President Trump he needed the freedom to do his job, according to two people who were briefed on the discussion.  The former FBI director purportedly made the comment to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.  Republicans raised doubts about former FBI director James Comey, as the GOP braced for Comey’s testimony Thursday in Congress.   Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats told associates the comments came during a March 22 meeting with Trump.