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General view of the White House on March 10, 2019. Photo by Mary F. Calvert/Reuters

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

Former CIA director John Brennan has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
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

A 2003 aerial photo of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Photo by Andy Dunaway/USAF via Getty Images
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.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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…

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