A Bipartisan Group Of Senators Just Released A New Authorization For The War On Terror
For more than 16 years, the US has been waging the global war on terror using legal authority passed by Congress just after 9/11. Critics say that legislation is too broad and that administrations have used it to usurp Congress’s authority.
The Justice Department Watchdog Says Former Top FBI Official Andrew McCabe Misled Investigators
“He LIED! LIED! LIED!” President Trump tweeted Friday afternoon.
Outgoing CIA Director Mike Pompeo Takes Heat From Democrats Over Russia
Democratic senators repeatedly asked Mike Pompeo about his opinion of and role in Robert Mueller's investigation of election meddling.
Jill Stein’s Campaign Recently Turned Over Documents To The Senate Intelligence Committee
“We got a sufficient supply; we got an adequate response from them,” said Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Richard Burr.
A Group Of Republican And Democratic Senators Is Trying To Protect Robert Mueller
The legislation unveiled Wednesday faces an uphill path to becoming law.
Senate Investigators Spent 7 Hours Interviewing A Former Trump Business Associate Who Tried To Get Him A Deal With Moscow
Felix Sater is one of the most mysterious figures in the Trump-Russia investigation and has spoken previously to special counsel Robert Mueller and the House Intelligence Committee.
Senate Investigators Have Steered Clear of Trump Family Members’ Finances in Russia Investigation
“If you want to compromise people, you do it with dough.”
The White House Said Trump Wouldn't Shut Down The Government. Then Trump Said He Might. But Now He's Definitely Not.
Thus ends the cycle of shutdown drama — at least until September.
The House Intelligence Committee’s Russia Investigation Is Over, But The Drama Isn’t
Leaks, an office wall, public bashing, calls for resignation — the House Intelligence Committee is more broken than ever before, but members don’t agree on how to move past the drama of the Russia investigation.
Republicans On The House Intelligence Committee Say They've Found No Evidence Of Collusion
Rep. Mike Conaway, the Republican who has led the investigation, announced Monday that the committee had finished interviewing witnesses.
Senators Call For A Major Overhaul Of The Security Clearance Process Amid White House Issues
“We believe that the current backlog of over 700,000 clearance cases constitutes a major national security issue,” one expert told senators Wednesday.
The Democrats Just Released Their Own Memo About The Russia Investigation. Read It Here.
Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said the document was necessary to correct “many distortions and inaccuracies” in the Republican memo.
Republicans Are Praising Trump To Try And Get What They Want. It Doesn’t Always Work.
With a president so receptive to praise, Republican senators see a chance to wield significant power — but it doesn’t always work.
Bannon Again Refuses To Answer Questions. Contempt Finding May Be Next.
Members of both parties expressed frustration that the former Trump adviser refused to answer queries beyond 25 questions preapproved by the White House.
The White House Has Delayed The Release Of A Democratic Memo On The Russia Investigation, Citing National Security
The House Intelligence Committee sent the Democratic memo to the White House on Monday night so the president could decide whether to make it public, as he did with a Republican memo the week before.
That Secret Republican Memo About The Russia Investigation Is Now Public. Read It Here.
The House Intelligence Committee voted on Monday evening to declassify the memo, which was written by Republicans. Trump then authorized its release.
Democrat Accuses Republicans Of Secretly Changing Memo, Demands They Withdraw It
Rep. Adam Schiff said a Republican-written memo that questions the propriety of the FBI's Trump-Russia probe was changed before it was submitted to the White House for possible release.
The FBI Says It Has “Grave Concerns” About House Republicans’ FISA Memo
In a statement Wednesday, the FBI warned that a Republican-drafted memo alleging government abuse of spying laws leaves out important facts.
Senators Don't Share House Republicans' Enthusiasm For #ReleaseTheMemo
Republicans on the Senate Intelligence Committee have distanced themselves from a House memo that is said to accuse the Justice Department and FBI of impropriety in the Trump-Russia probe.
Republicans Don’t Seem Worried About Reports That Trump Tried To Fire Robert Mueller
“Trump thinks about a lot of things,” one Republican aide said.