Former CIA Director John O. Brennan stopped short Tuesday of saying Trump campaign officials colluded with Russia, but he warned Congress that Moscow is carefully watching "what is happening in Washington right now" as the U.S. struggles to understand whether the Kremlin had an impact on the November presidential election. Published May 23, 2017
Former CIA Director John Brennan is scheduled to testify before the House Intelligence committee on Tuesday as part of a congressional probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Published May 23, 2017
Last month he slapped a Kevlar helmet and flak jacket over his chinos and blue blazer and visited Baghdad to talk with Iraq's top military leaders. This week details emerged that he played a major role organizing his father-in-law's first foreign trip despite his lack of diplomatic experience. Published May 22, 2017
The Justice Department's look at Russian meddling in the presidential election has turned from a counterintelligence investigation into a criminal probe, leading senators said Thursday as they emerged from a secret briefing with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Published May 18, 2017
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is preparing to brief the Senate behind closed doors on Thursday to try and explain the giant political mess that is the Department of Justice's investigation into alleged meddling by Russia in last year's presidential election. Published May 18, 2017
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed a former FBI director as special counsel to oversee the investigation into Russian efforts to influence the presidential election, agreeing to Democrats' demands to elevate the probe and put it outside President Trump's political chain of command. Published May 17, 2017
Senators said Wednesday they want former FBI Director James B. Comey and his replacement, acting Director Andrew McCabe, to return and testify about the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Published May 17, 2017
With U.S. and Iraqi officials talking of the imminent defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq, President Trump faces a challenge to swing a deal that President Obama failed to nail down: an agreement with Baghdad to keep U.S. forces in Iraq after the fighting ends. Published May 16, 2017
CIA Director Mike Pompeo is expected to brief the House Intelligence Committee late Tuesday to provide lawmakers information on reports that President Donald Trump shared classified information with Russian officials last week during a meeting at the White House. Published May 16, 2017
After the shortest tenure as White House national security adviser in history, Michael Flynn faces a legal mess that Washington has not seen in decades, according to legal analysts. Published May 15, 2017
Government agencies and leading companies from Britain, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Ukraine have reported being hit by an extensive cyberattack on Friday. Published May 12, 2017
Thrust into the hot seat less than 48 hours after taking command as acting director of the nation's leading law enforcement agency, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe robustly defended the honor of his former boss on Thursday, pushing back at White House charges that agents had lost faith in James B. Comey and that the bureau was in disarray. Published May 11, 2017
The Senate Intelligence committee's leading Democrat issued a bold warning to President Trump on Thursday, telling acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe that if he faces any "political influence from the White House or others to squash" the agency's investigation into Russian election meddling, he should let the committee know. Published May 11, 2017
Congressional insiders leading multiple probes into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election openly worried Wednesday about their ability to investigate if the FBI seals up as a source of information in the wake of former director James B. Comey's shocking dismissal. But they also warned the White House might have underestimated Washington's ability to bounce back. Published May 10, 2017
The Senate Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena for documents from former Trump Administration National Security Advisor Michael Flynn related to their investigation of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election, according to a news release issued late Wednesday from committee chair Sen. Richard Burr. Published May 10, 2017
The Senate Intelligence committee's leading Democrat, Sen. Mark Warner, said Wednesday that he has asked former FBI Director James B. Comey, who was fired by the White House Tuesday, to testify before the committee next week. Published May 10, 2017
Days after his inauguration, President Trump met FBI Director James B. Comey at a White House reception and made a point to shake hands, with the president joking Mr. Comey had "become more famous than me" thanks to his involvement in the 2016 election. Published May 9, 2017
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today made the following statement regarding the termination of FBI Director James Comey. Published May 9, 2017
NSA Director Adm. Mike Rogers, who also heads U.S. Cyber Command, warned Washington lawmakers Tuesday that America's enemies in the cyberspace realm "have grown more sophisticated and assertive" -- especially Russia -- which is increasingly attempting to undermine democracies across the world through cyberattacks. Published May 9, 2017
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: When the U.S. fired 59 Tomahawk missiles at a Syria airfield last month in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack, it drew praise from across the Middle East from those frustrated by America's perceived lack of strategy toward the region's bloodiest conflict. Published May 8, 2017
