Politics Apr 02 WATCH: House committee discusses subpoena over White House security clearances By Chad Day, Associated Press
Politics Mar 01 Watch 7:57 Reports indicate Trump ordered Kushner’s security clearance, despite concerns President Trump is again facing questions about the security clearance of son-in-law Jared Kushner. Multiple news outlets reported this week that the president ordered John Kelly, then his chief of staff, to grant Kushner’s clearance despite concerns from intelligence officials…
Politics Aug 20 Watch 7:34 News Wrap: Melania Trump urges tech companies to promote good online behavior In our news wrap Monday, as President Trump sounded off on Twitter about former CIA director John Brennan, first lady Melania Trump spoke out against cyber-bullying as part of her so-called "Be Best" campaign promoting children's well-being. Also, 177 former…
Politics Aug 15 Trump to revoke security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan The White House is revoking the security clearance of former Obama administration CIA director John Brennan. Brennan has been an outspoken critic of President Trump.
Politics Jun 01 Pentagon to take over security clearance checks for federal government The change aims to fix a system whose weaknesses were exposed by the case of a Navy contractor who gunned down a dozen people at Washington's Navy Yard in 2013. By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
May 23 Jared Kushner granted permanent security clearance By Associated Press White House adviser Jared Kushner — who is also President Donald Trump's son-in-law — has been granted a permanent security clearance after losing access earlier this year. Continue reading
Feb 27 Kushner’s security clearance downgraded per new White House policy By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, is one of dozens of White House aides who have been working without permanent security clearances for the better part of a year. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 4:03 How does Jared Kushner’s downgraded security clearance affect his White House role? By PBS News Hour Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, has been stripped of his top security clearance. That move comes after revelations about Kushner and other top officials at the White House working without permanent clearances. Judy Woodruff learns more from… Continue watching
Feb 23 Trump says son-in-law’s clearance is up to Kelly By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he'll leave it up to chief of staff John Kelly to decide whether Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will keep his interim security clearance. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 4:29 White House security clearance process ‘broken,’ says top Trump intelligence official By PBS News Hour Leaders of the American intelligence agencies sounded a series of alarms at a Senate Intelligence hearing on Tuesday about Russian election meddling and breakdowns in the White House security clearance process. The resignation of a top aide over domestic abuse… Continue watching