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FBI Affirms July Decision Not To Charge Clinton, After Review Of Weiner Emails

FBI Director James Comey testifies during a hearing before House Oversight and Government Reform Committee July 7, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

FBI Affirms July Decision Not To Charge Clinton, After Review Of Weiner Emails

Director James Comey says the FBI's review of new emails involving Hillary Clinton doesn't change the decision not to press charges against Clinton over her use of a private server.

Monday

FACT CHECK: Clinton Says FBI Director Called Her Answers On Emails 'Truthful'

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton appears onstage at a rally at Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center in Columbus, Ohio. Clinton is coming under fire for claiming that FBI Director James Comey said she was "truthful" about past statements regarding her emails. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Politics

FACT CHECK: Clinton Says FBI Director Called Her Answers On Emails 'Truthful'

During an interview on Fox News Sunday, Hillary Clinton was asked about James Comey's remarks on the email issue, which has dogged her for months.

FACT CHECK: Clinton Says FBI Director Called Her Answers On Emails 'Truthful'

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Thursday

LISTEN: 7 Exchanges That Explain FBI Director's Decision On The Clinton Case

FBI Director James Comey testifies Thursday during a hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

LISTEN: 7 Exchanges That Explain FBI Director's Decision On The Clinton Case

FBI Director James Comey spent hours on the Hill. He explained the law, his agency's investigation and his reasoning at length.

Comey Explains The Classified Markings On 3 Clinton Emails

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Tuesday

She Said, He Said: How Clinton's Version Of Events Stacks Up With Comey's

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, N.C. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

She Said, He Said: How Clinton's Version Of Events Stacks Up With Comey's

FBI Director James Comey said ultimately Hillary Clinton should not be charged in connection with her private email server. However, some of the facts of the case he laid out differ from hers.

Monday

Orlando Gunman Had Been Taken Off Watch List, FBI Director Says

FBI Director James Comey (right) delivered an update on the Orlando Fla., shootings shortly after briefing President Obama on the investigation into the killing of 49 people. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Orlando Gunman Had Been Taken Off Watch List, FBI Director Says

The man whose attack on a nightclub resulted in the deaths of 49 victims bought his guns legally, James Comey says. The shooter, he adds, also had three different contacts with a 911 dispatch service.

Friday

Why The FBI Director Puts Tape Over His Webcam

FBI Director James Comey said this week at Ohio's Kenyon College that "I saw something in the news, so I copied it. I put a piece of tape — I have obviously a laptop, personal laptop — I put a piece of tape over the camera. Because I saw somebody smarter than I am had a piece of tape over their camera." Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Why The FBI Director Puts Tape Over His Webcam

After a speech about encryption and privacy, James Comey said he puts tape over his laptop's camera. Privacy activists seized on that as hypocritical, given the FBI's stance on "unhackable" devices.

Wednesday

Panel Finds FBI Made Strides After Sept. 11, But Must Speed Reforms

FBI headquarters in Washington. An independent review says the bureau has made strides since Sept. 11 but "needs to accelerate its implementation of reforms." Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Panel Finds FBI Made Strides After Sept. 11, But Must Speed Reforms

An independent review of how the FBI implemented the recommendations made in the 9/11 Commission Report also says new threats to the U.S. challenged the bureau's "change-resistant culture."

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