FBI firing account changes
Changing his account, Trump declares he had planned to fire FBI Director James Comey all along, regardless of whether top Justice officials recommended it.
New panel on voter fraud
Trump signs an executive order creating a panel to probe voter fraud and building on his unsubstantiated claims that millions of people voted illegally in the 2016 election.
Senate confirms trade rep
The Senate voted 82-14 Thursday to confirm veteran trade lawyer Robert Lighthizer, 69, as U.S. trade representative. The job will empower him to renegotiate and enforce trade deals, many of which Trump has condemned as destroyers of American jobs.
Mormons to start scouting group
The Mormon church, the biggest sponsor of Boy Scout troops in the U.S., is cutting some of its ties to the organization.
Justice to probe police shooting
The Justice Department will probe the killing by a white officer of a black 15-year-old passenger in a car leaving an unruly party.
Hepatitis C is spreading
The heroin epidemic is driving up hepatitis C infections, with the biggest increase in people in their 20s, U.S. health officials say.
Sinkhole sealed at nuke site
Workers in Washington state where a nuclear waste-filled tunnel collapsed have safely sealed off a large sinkhole there, officials say.