White House official mocked 'dying' McCain at internal meeting
A White House official mocked Sen. John McCain’s brain cancer diagnosis at an internal meeting on Thursday, a day after the Arizona Republican announced his opposition to President Trump’s nominee for...
View ArticleHaspel delivers first public remarks as Trump’s CIA chief
Gina Haspel delivered her first public address as CIA director on Monday, offering a robust endorsement of the clandestine foreign intelligence service she leads and laying out her priorities in her...
View ArticleValerie Plame to run for Congress in New Mexico
Former CIA operative Valerie Plame, whose cover was blown by George W. Bush administration officials in a major scandal in the run up to the Iraq War, will run for an open House seat in New Mexico....
View ArticleDems ask former CIA chief John Brennan for Iran briefing: report
House Democrats will reportedly receive a briefing on Tuesday from former CIA Director John Brennan on Iran as tensions between the Middle Eastern country and the U.S. escalate. Brennan, who has been...
View ArticleBrennan shreds 'misleading & highly politicized' Barr memo
Former CIA Director John Brennan ripped Attorney General William Barr's memo to Congress about special counsel Robert Mueller's report before the document was released as "misleading & highly...
View ArticleGeraldo Rivera: Comey, Clapper, Brennan should be 'quaking' in...
Fox News correspondent-at-large Geraldo Rivera said Friday that a handful of former intelligence chiefs should be "quaking" in their boots following remarks by Attorney General William Barr that he has...
View ArticleSchiff requests briefings from intel chiefs on Barr 'spying' probe
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Friday asked for in-person briefings from U.S. intelligence chiefs regarding President Trump’s directive that they comply with Attorney...
View ArticleGOP takes aim at Comey, Brennan
Republicans are targeting former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan as they seek to bring more attention to what they say was an unfair investigation of President Trump...
View ArticleJustice gives Congress new details on 'spying' probe
The Justice Department on Monday offered more details to Congress on the investigation that Attorney General William Barr ordered into the intelligence collection on the Trump campaign ahead of the...
View ArticleTrump appears to walk back pledge not to use CIA informants against Kim Jong Un
President Trump on Wednesday appeared to backtrack on his pledge not to use CIA informants to spy on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a remark that raised eyebrows among lawmakers and national security...
View ArticleJury finds second Benghazi militant guilty in 2012 attack
A federal jury on Thursday found a second militant guilty in the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, The Washington Post reported.Mustafa al-Imam, 47, was found guilty on one...
View ArticleTrump puts GOP in tough spot with remarks on foreign 'dirt'
President Trump has put Republican lawmakers in a tough position by saying that he would be willing to accept damaging information a foreign country such as Russia or China might offer about his 2020...
View ArticleTrump remarks deepen distrust with intelligence community
President Trump’s declaration that he would accept dirt on his 2020 opponents from foreign governments is threatening his already strained relationships with the intelligence and law enforcement...
View ArticleIran: Suspected US spies may face death penalty
Iranian prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty for several people who were arrested last year and charged with spying for the U.S., Reuters reported, citing state media.The suspects are accused of...
View ArticleCNN reports US pulled spy from Russia amid concerns about Trump's...
The White House is strongly disputing a report from CNN that the United States removed a spy from Russia in 2017 partly due to concerns that President Trump mishandled intelligence. CNN is reporting...
View ArticleBrennan's CIA a subject of Barr's review of Russia investigation:...
Investigators reviewing the origins of the Russia probe are reportedly looking into the CIA's actions when John Brennan served as its director.Politico, citing anonymous sources, reported that Attorney...
View ArticleEx-CIA officer sentenced to 19 years for China conspiracy
A former CIA officer has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after he was convicted of conspiring to turn over U.S. intelligence information to China's government. Prosecutors said that Jerry Chun...
View ArticleThe Memo: Trump era flips script on views of intelligence agencies
The Trump era has utterly scrambled views of the FBI and the intelligence community.Republicans — historically the strongest defenders of the national security apparatus — complain about abuse of power...
View ArticleBarr announces crackdown targeting violent crime in seven US cities
Attorney General William Barr announced Wednesday the launch of an initiative aimed at combating violent crime in seven U.S. cities.Barr kicked off Operation Relentless Pursuit in Detroit alongside...
View ArticleFormer acting CIA director: 'There will be dead Americans' as...
Former acting and Deputy CIA Director Michael Morell on Friday warned that President Trump’s decision to kill a top Iranian general will lead to “dead civilian Americans.”Morell told “CBS This Morning”...
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