The Week in Review Another eventful week in Washington was headlined by additional developments with the ongoing investigation into the Trump White House over its alleged connections to the Kremlin during the 2016 presidential campaign. Last week, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein named former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee the Bureau’s investigation. Mueller, who is considered nonpartisan by most lawmakers, will have a considerable degree of authority in carrying out the probe, including any possible laws violated by President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey earlier this month.