Nov 20, 2017

Report: Mueller wants DOJ documents on Comey and Sessions

FBI Director Robert Mueller listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite / AP

Within the last month, Special Counsel Bob Mueller's team has directed the Department of Justice to turn over documents related to former FBI director James Comey's firing and Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to recuse himself, according to a source "who has not seen the specific request but was told about it," ABC News reports.

Why it matters: Mueller is investigating whether President Trump tried obstructing the probe into ties between his campaign and Russia, and this was his team's first request of the DOJ, which is overseeing the probe.

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Axios

Updated 48 mins ago - Politics & Policy

Coronavirus dashboard

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

Global: Total confirmed cases as of 9 a.m. ET: 31,092,895 — Total deaths: 961,301— Total recoveries: 21,274,210 — Map.
U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 9 a.m. ET: 6,812,470 — Total deaths: 199,517 — Total recoveries: 2,590,671 — Total tests: 95,108,559 — Map.
Health: CDC updates guidances to say coronavirus can be spread through the air — Nursing homes are evicting unwanted patients.
Politics: Testing czar on Trump's CDC contradictions: "Everybody is right."
Education: College students give failing grade on return to campus.
Business: Unemployment concerns are growing.
World: "The Wake-Up Call" warns the West about the consequences of mishandling a pandemic.

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Ben Geman, author of Generate

1 hour ago - Energy & Environment

The climate stakes of the Supreme Court fight

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death and the battle over her vacant Supreme Court seat have real implications for energy and climate policy.

Why it matters: If President Trump replaces her, the court will likely become more skeptical of regulations that claim expansive federal power to regulate carbon under existing law, and perhaps new climate statutes as well.

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Dion Rabouin, author of Markets

2 hours ago - Economy & Business

The tech war between the U.S. and China escalates

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

Economic tension between the U.S. and China continues to escalate but is shifting in focus — away from the tit-for-tat trade war and toward a more direct confrontation over the future of technology at the heart of the conflict between the world's two largest economies.

Why it matters: The battle between the U.S. and China was always about tech supremacy and the direct confrontation could result in an accelerated splintering of global supply chains and a significant reduction of international commerce.