Aug 02 Trump’s pick John Ratcliffe withdrawing from national intelligence director consideration By Associated Press In a tweet Friday, President Donald Trump said Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas had decided to stay in Congress. Questions about Ratcliffe's experience have dogged him since Trump announced his candidacy five days ago. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 9:51 Does Trump’s new pick for intelligence director have the background for the job? President Trump has long had a contentious relationship with the nation’s intelligence community, publicly disagreeing over threats to U.S. national security such as Russia, Iran and North Korea. With Dan Coats stepping down as director of national intelligence, Trump is… Continue watching
Jul 29 Trump’s pick for U.S. intelligence chief has less national security experience than predecessors By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Rep. John Ratcliffe's dearth of relevant experience — a departure from the decades of intelligence and foreign policy bona fides of past position holders — may especially matter at a time when current and former government officials expect Russia to… Continue reading
Jul 28 Trump says director of national intelligence is resigning By Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Dan Coats, director of national intelligence, will leave his job next month, President Trump announced Sunday, after a turbulent two years in which Coats and the president were often at odds over Russian interference in the 2016 election. Continue reading
Mar 15 Senate confirms Dan Coats as director of national intelligence By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Senators voted 85-12 to approve former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats, making him the fifth person to hold the post created after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Top U.S. intelligence official addresses Trump criticism over Russia hacking By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the nation’s top intelligence official James Clapper told senators in a hearing he has “very high confidence” that Russia hacked Democratic Party computers in a bid to interfere with the U.S. election. Also, it was… Continue watching
May 20 New documents show Osama bin Laden determined to strike U.S. By Larisa Epatko Newly declassified documents about slain al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden reveal his determination to keep the terrorist network focused on an attack on the United States. Continue reading
May 20 Watch News Wrap: Director of National Intelligence Will Step Down In other news Thursday, there are reports that Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair may resign his office and the Senate moved to clear the way for the final passage of the financial regulatory reform bill. Continue watching