Watergate

McCain: Controversies Surrounding Trump Reaching ‘Watergate Size and Scale’

Jenna Lifhits · May 17, 2017 1:46 am

The Arizona Republican made the remarks during a panel discussion in Washington on Tuesday evening. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

McCain: Trump scandals have reached ‘Watergate size and scale’

Anna Giaritelli · May 17, 2017 1:13 am

The famous Watergate reporter said the president has long been "impulsive." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

Bob Woodward on Comey controversy: ‘This is not yet Watergate, not yet a clear crime’

Anna Giaritelli · May 14, 2017 2:12 pm

Trump tapes would be subject to government record-keeping laws

Trump tapes would be subject to government record-keeping laws

David M. Drucker and Sarah Bedford · May 12, 2017 9:31 pm

In this Wednesday, May 3, 2017, photo then-FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. President Donald Trump abruptly fired Comey on May 9, ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

James Comey: Latest victim of the Clintons

Michael Barone · May 11, 2017 4:01 am

The Times has no evidence of the real motivation behind the Comey pink slip, and its editorial board is getting ahead of itself by making unfounded assertions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Let’s take it down a notch, NYT, and make sure we have the facts

Becket Adams · May 10, 2017 6:35 pm

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said people who are calling President Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey "Nixonian" need to "suck it up" and get over it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Watch: Chuck Grassley tells people comparing Trump to Nixon to ‘suck it up’

Kyle Feldscher · May 10, 2017 12:39 pm

Democrats referred to Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre in 1973, when he fired the special investigator who was probing the Watergate scandal. (AP photo)

National Security

Nixon library: Actually, Nixon never fired the FBI director

Kyle Feldscher · May 9, 2017 11:57 pm

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein imparted an austere but reassuring message to their fellow journalists at a time when President Trump has repeatedly excoriated the media for perpetuating "fake news." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Woodward and Bernstein offer reassurance to media amid ‘fake news’ storm

Daniel Chaitin · April 30, 2017 5:02 am

"The American people have a right to know if their President is a crook," Moore said. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)

Michael Moore evokes ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ in urging Democrats to revolt against Trump

Daniel Chaitin · March 22, 2017 7:25 pm

Bernstein suggested that House intel members decrying leaks of classified info have themselves been leakers. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Carl Bernstein calls out lawmakers for being hypocrites over leaks

Kyle Feldscher · March 20, 2017 4:59 pm

In this Oct. 6, 1960, file photo, Republican presidential nominee and Vice President Richard M. Nixon acknowledges cheers during a campaign speech at Public Hall in Cleveland. Cleveland is hosting the Republican National Convention from Monday through Thursday, July 18 to 21, 2016. (AP Photo)

Washington Secrets

Book: Nixon used ‘spies’ in first election, 26 years before Watergate

Paul Bedard · March 14, 2017 1:40 pm