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FBI Director Christopher Wray arrives to testify during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Thursday.

FBI Director Christopher Wray Defends His Agency On Capitol Hill

The director spoke to the House Judiciary Committee just days after President Trump said the FBI's reputation was the "worst in history!"

University of Virginia students, faculty and residents attend a candle light march across grounds in Charlottesville, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. Hundreds gathered on the campus for a candlelight vigil against hate and violence days after Charlottesville erupted in chaos during a white nationalist rally.

Thousands March With Candlelight At Charlottesville Vigil

Family members of the young woman mowed down while protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville used her funeral as a rallying cry, telling mourners the best way to honor Heather Heyer is to continue her fight against injustice.

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, rides in on a horse named "Sassy" to vote for himself on Tuesday.

Moore, Strange Advance To Alabama GOP Senate Primary Runoff

Former state Supreme Court chief justice Roy Moore will face incumbent Sen. Luther Strange, who was endorsed by both Mitch McConnell and President Trump, in a September runoff.

Broadway star Laura Osnes joins the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for the annual Christmas concert.

Christmas With The Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Laura Osnes And Martin Jarvis

Airs Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV

Aretha Franklin Knew How To Make Us Laugh, Too

The Queen of Soul had quite the sense of humor.

Then-Federal Election Commissioner Matthew Petersen testifies during a hearing before the Elections Subcommittee of House Committee on House Administration on November 3, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

3 Trump Judicial Nominees Withdraw, Raising Some Questions About Vetting

The Trump administration and the GOP-controlled Senate have been confirming judicial nominations at a record pace but the breakneck speed and nontraditional vetting has come at a cost recently.

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, introduced a resolution to impeach President Trump, but Democratic leaders plan on voting to table the motion.

Democrat Pushes Vote On Trump Impeachment. It Didn't Succeed

Rep. Al Green forced a vote Wednesday on the controversial measure. It failed overwhelmingly and went against party leaders' wishes, as Democrats struggle to deal with an issue that animates its base.

Koreans — many of them elderly — line up to receive 500 won, or about 50 cents, from Nam Seoul Church in southern Seoul. Each week, organizers say, 300 to 500 seniors show up at each church that offers the service, and the line starts hours in advance.

A Forgotten Generation: Half Of S. Korea's Elderly Live In Poverty

In a country known for its tech advances and rapid economic rise, the generation responsible for the growth isn't faring so well. Half of South Korea's seniors live below the poverty line.

Protesters wearing white sheets shout at Sen. Jeff Sessions as he arrives at the Russell Senate Office Building on Monday for his confirmation hearing.

5 Takeaways From Jeff Sessions' Attorney General Hearing, So Far

Many of the questions during Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing for attorney general centered on whether he would stand up to the president-elect's more controversial stances.

A close up of a typical "G-man" with a machine gun, as part of the Department of Justice's cooperation with the production of the the 1936 film, "You can't get away with it."

The Massive Case Of Collective Amnesia: The FBI Has Been Political From The Start

The fact is — controversy about the FBI is anything but new. And political goals of one kind or another have been part of the reason for the agency since its inception.

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