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Matt Gaetz's 'dangerous' new rumor shot down by Intelligence Committee Democrat
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Matt Gaetz's 'dangerous' new rumor shot down by Intelligence Committee Democrat

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Elected officials are quickly responding to Rep. Matt Gaetz after he spread rumors that there are five "assassination teams" working throughout the United States with the aim of taking out former President Donald Trump. Gaetz claimed in a press release Monday that he has a "whistleblower" who is a senior Homeland Security Department official sounding the alarm about …

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Two controversial Republicans are named to House Intelligence committee angering Capitol Hill
6 months, 1 week ago

Two controversial Republicans are named to House Intelligence committee angering Capitol Hill

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now, Democratic and Republican lawmakers are bracing for the worst after House Speaker Mike …

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US Lawmaker Cited NYC Protests in a Defense of Warrantless Spying
54 years, 11 months ago

US Lawmaker Cited NYC Protests in a Defense of Warrantless Spying

Wired  

At a private meeting about the reauthorization of a major United States surveillance program late last year, the Republican chairman of the US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence presented an image of Americans protesting the war in Gaza while implying possible ties between the protesters and Hamas, an allegation that was used to illustrate why surveillance reforms may prove …

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Transcript: House Intelligence Committee chair Mike Turner on "Face the Nation," Oct. 15, 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Transcript: House Intelligence Committee chair Mike Turner on "Face the Nation," Oct. 15, 2023

CBS News  

The following is a transcript of an interview with House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, that aired on "Face the Nation" on Oct. 15, 2023. REP. TURNER: You know, at this point, Margaret, we're having a hard time keeping the House floor open, I don't want to have to keep trying to bring people in and …

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A four-year inquiry by MPs exposes the scale of China’s ‘existential threat’ to Britain
1 year, 5 months ago

A four-year inquiry by MPs exposes the scale of China’s ‘existential threat’ to Britain

The Independent  

The charges against the government are scathing. Britain is facing a “nightmare scenario” of China carrying out a systematic intelligence assault on almost every strategic sector against “completely inadequate” defences. “None of us give a confident long-term answer to exactly how the balance of power plays out globally across the next decades, but it is clear for us that this …

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Lawmaker says FBI wrongly sought surveillance info about him
1 year, 9 months ago

Lawmaker says FBI wrongly sought surveillance info about him

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Republican lawmaker on Thursday accused the FBI of wrongly searching for his name in foreign surveillance data, underscoring the challenges ahead for U.S. officials trying to persuade Congress to renew their authorities to collect huge swaths of communications. The White House and U.S. intelligence officials are pressing Congress to renew Section 702, which expires at this year’s …

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McCarthy says he’ll block Schiff, Swalwell from Intel panel
1 year, 11 months ago

McCarthy says he’ll block Schiff, Swalwell from Intel panel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy reiterated Tuesday that he will block Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell of California from serving on the House committee that oversees national intelligence, saying the decision was not based on political payback but because “integrity matters, and they have failed in that place.” In the previous Congress, Democrats booted Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene …

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Avril Haines: Senate confirms to new director of national intelligence, the first Biden Cabinet nominee confirmed
3 years, 11 months ago

Avril Haines: Senate confirms to new director of national intelligence, the first Biden Cabinet nominee confirmed

CNN  

CNN — The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s first Cabinet nominee Wednesday evening, voting to approve his pick for director of national intelligence, Avril Haines, on his first day in office Haines’ confirmation as the first woman to lead the US intelligence community, which was approved in the Senate by 84 to 10, continues a recent Senate precedent of confirming …

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Biden Pick For Intel Chief: 'Biggest Challenge Is Building Trust And Confidence'
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden Pick For Intel Chief: 'Biggest Challenge Is Building Trust And Confidence'

NPR  

Biden Pick For Intel Chief: 'Biggest Challenge Is Building Trust And Confidence' Enlarge this image toggle caption Melina Mara/AP Melina Mara/AP Updated at 1:03 p.m. ET Avril Haines, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for director of national intelligence, opened her confirmation hearing Tuesday morning with an implicit criticism of President Trump's management of the country's vast intelligence network. "When it comes …

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Senate Begins Biden Cabinet Confirmation Hearings As Impeachment Trial Looms
3 years, 11 months ago

Senate Begins Biden Cabinet Confirmation Hearings As Impeachment Trial Looms

NPR  

Senate Begins Biden Cabinet Confirmation Hearings As Impeachment Trial Looms Enlarge this image toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP Susan Walsh/AP Updated at 1:55 p.m. Homeland Security The insurrection at the Capitol was a central topic at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's hearing with Alejandro Mayorkas, the incoming administration's nominee to be secretary of homeland security. Texas GOP Rep. …

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Progressives tell Biden: Don't roll out the red carpet for "torture enablers"
4 years ago

Progressives tell Biden: Don't roll out the red carpet for "torture enablers"

Salon  

It was painful enough to live through the U.S invasion of Iraq that caused untold devastation and human misery for no justifiable reason. Haines, who has an inside-the-Beltway reputation for being nice and soft-spoken, was a little too nice to CIA agents who hacked into the computers of Senate Intelligence Committee investigators looking into the CIA use of torture — …

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Trump intel chief unveils unverified Russian info about Dems
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump intel chief unveils unverified Russian info about Dems

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s top intelligence official said Tuesday that he has declassified Russian intelligence alleging damaging information about Democrats during the 2016 election even though he acknowledged it might not be true. In a letter Tuesday to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Ratcliffe said that in late July 2016, U.S. intelligence agencies obtained “insight” into Russian …

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Senate’s Bipartisan Russia Report Refutes Trump’s Repeated ‘No Collusion’ Lie
4 years, 4 months ago

Senate’s Bipartisan Russia Report Refutes Trump’s Repeated ‘No Collusion’ Lie

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s often-repeated “no collusion” claim about the help he received from Russia to win the 2016 election was belied once again Tuesday, this time by the bipartisan Senate intelligence committee following a three-year investigation. Like U.S. intelligence services already concluded in 2017 and special counsel Robert Mueller reported in 2019, the committee found …

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