Politics Mar 27 Bondi signals chat investigation unlikely, despite long history of similar inquiries By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Nation Mar 26 Watch 4:31 Trump officials face more questions as new details from Yemen strike chat revealed The Atlantic published the full message exchange among the president’s national security aides right before the launch of a military campaign in Yemen. The messages were written on the non-secure, commercial app Signal and the issue dominated a hearing on… By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev
Nation Mar 26 Watch 6:44 Administration trying to avoid that Signal chat is massive security breach, Goldberg says Details about U.S. military strikes being discussed on Signal have shocked many in the national security community. But President Trump called the whole episode a "witch hunt" and said Defense Secretary Hegseth "had nothing to do with this." Geoff Bennett… By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi
Nation Mar 26 Watch 7:18 ‘Just own it’: GOP Rep. Bacon says Signal chat contained classified info To discuss the Signal chat on military strikes, Amna Nawaz spoke with Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska. He spent nearly three decades in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a brigadier general. By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz
Nation Mar 25 Watch 6:13 Democrats grill Trump officials on why they used a commercial app to discuss war plans A typically ordinary Senate hearing on threats to the U.S. became contentious following news of a major national security breach. Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, revealed Monday that he was accidentally put into a chat on Signal with… By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson
Mar 25 WATCH: Warner slams ‘careless, incompetent’ discussion of Yemen strikes in Trump Cabinet group chat By Kenichi Serino "It's also just mind boggling to me that all these senior folks who are on this line and nobody bothered to even check," Warner said. Continue reading
Jan 23 Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving Trump his 2nd Cabinet member By David Klepper, Associated Press Ratcliffe said that if confirmed, he would push the CIA to do more to harness technologies such as AI and quantum computing while expanding use of human intelligence collection. Democrats raised questions about Ratcliffe’s objectivity and whether his loyalty to… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 5:12 Rubio, Ratcliffe hearings give glimpse into how they would carry out Trump’s agenda By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako, Leila Jackson Some of President-elect Trump's nominees for Cabinet posts were in Senate committees for one of the busiest days of confirmation hearings in U.S. history. Amna Nawaz reports on the hearing for Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio and Trump's CIA… Continue watching
Jan 15 WATCH: John Ratcliffe testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for CIA director By David Klepper, Associated Press Lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday questioned President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA on his vision for America's premier spy agency. Continue reading
Nov 13 Trump picks John Ratcliffe for CIA director. Here’s what to know By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump's first term, leading American spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic and as the U.S. government contended with foreign efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading