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Dan Boylan

dboylan@washingtontimes.com

Dan Boylan was a former general assignment reporter at The Washington Times.

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In this April 9, 2017, file photo, then-White House chief strategist Steve Bannon steps off Air Force One as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Breitbart News Network announced Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, that the former White House chief strategist is stepping down as chairman of the conservative news site. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Steve Bannon, Corey Lewandowski to face Hill panel on Russia

The House Intelligence Committee this week will explore one of the Russian election meddling saga's most burning questions when it interviews former Trump strategists Steve Bannon and Corey Lewandowski about whether onetime campaign aide George Papadopoulos was wearing a recording device after secretly agreeing to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.

January 15, 2018
In this Feb. 27, 2013, photo illustration, hands type on a computer keyboard in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

U.S. Senate targeted by hackers linked to DNC breach: Report

The U.S. Senate was recently targeted by hackers blamed with breaching the Democratic Party in 2016, cybersecurity researchers warned Friday, paving the way for a possible repeat of the election meddling witnessed during the last presidential race.

January 12, 2018
Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs the Capitol after a closed-door meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russian meddling in the election and possible connection to the Trump campaign, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Robert Mueller money laundering push could spark constitutional crisis

Any move by special counsel Robert Mueller to go beyond collusion and obstruction of justice to probe possible money laundering by President Trump and his family could trigger a major constitutional clash -- and present Congress with a massive political headache.

January 11, 2018
James Comey

Devin Nunes: Deal allows FBI dossier probe to move ahead

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said his panel now has the access to documents and witnesses it needs from the FBI and Justice Department to pursue its inquiry into the role the notorious "Trump dossier" funded in part by the Hillary Clinton campaign played in sparking the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

January 4, 2018
A South Korean government official communicated with a North Korean officer during a phone call on the dedicated communications hotline at the border village of Panmunjom on Wednesday — another sign of easing animosity between the rivals. (Associated Press)

North, South Korea set direct bilateral talks

North and South Korea are suddenly on a fast track to direct bilateral talks without the United States or China -- an unexpected development at a moment of heightened tensions that intelligence sources say is being driven by several factors, including Pyongyang's desire to sidestep Trump administration-backed sanctions.

January 3, 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin didn't care about a victory by Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election, according to a consensus. Moscow's goal was to sow doubt in the integrity of the Democratic process. (Associated Press/File)

Russia’s meddling in U.S. election worries world

What the Russians did, according to a leading international political consultant, was create a blueprint for 21st-century subversion that is now being mimicked by spin doctors and elusive digital data firms to sow chaos in elections wherever they can.

December 28, 2017
President Barack Obama meets with members of his national security team to discuss developments in the Boston bombings investigation, in the Situation Room of the White House, April 19, 2013. Pictured, from left, are: FBI Director Robert Mueller; Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; Attorney General Eric Holder; Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken; and Vice Persident Joe Biden. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Barack Obama used classified intelligence leaks for political gain

By the end of President Obama's second term, the practices of leaking, ignoring and twisting intelligence for political gain were ingrained in how the administration conducted national security policy, according to sources who spoke anonymously with The Washington Times.

December 21, 2017
Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, says she’s cooperating with a Senate intelligence committee probe into Russian interference in the election. (Associated Press)

Jill Stein, other third-party candidates, defend Russia TV debates

Organizers of third-party candidate debates in last year's presidential election -- which included the Green Party's Jill Stein -- are in the awkward position of having to explain why they broadcast their programs on foreign TV channels that are now targets of multiple investigations into Russian election meddling.

December 20, 2017