Politics Dec 24 Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from attorney who represented whistleblowers By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
Politics Mar 21 Watch 6:44 Associates at prominent law firms urge their employers to withstand pressure from Trump President Trump rescinded an executive order targeting a prominent law firm after it agreed to drop DEI policies and provide $40 million in pro bono work for Trump-aligned causes. It’s the latest in a series of actions Trump has taken… By John Yang, Jackson Hudgins
Politics May 18 WATCH: Former FBI employees accuse bureau of 'weaponization' against conservatives The three men who described themselves as whistleblowers alleged overreach and retaliation by the FBI in front of a House panel on what Republicans assert is the "weaponization" of government against conservatives. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press
Politics Apr 01 House Oversight Committee to issue subpoena over White House security clearances The chairman of the House Oversight Committee announced plans Monday to subpoena a former White House official to testify about the White House security clearance process, and warned more subpoenas would follow if the Trump administration doesn’t explain how senior… By Daniel Bush
Politics Jan 23 House Democrats investigate security clearances in Trump's White House The review sets up one of the first potential fights between a Democrat-led House committee and a White House bracing for a number of investigations in the wake of last year's midterm elections that eroded GOP control in Washington. By Chad Day, Associated Press
Aug 20 John Brennan gets offers for legal action after Trump revokes his security clearance By Jill Colvin, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Former CIA Director John Brennan said Sunday that he is considering taking legal action to try to prevent President Donald Trump from stripping other current and former officials' security clearances. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 5:35 News Wrap: Trump threatens to revoke more security clearances In our news wrap Friday, President Trump warned he might continue to revoke security clearances. In his sights is Bruce Ohr, a current official at the U.S. Department of Justice. Ohr had contacts with the former British agent who compiled… Continue watching
Aug 17 WATCH: Trump expects to 'quickly' revoke Bruce Ohr's security clearance By Associated Press Trump says the Justice Department official is a "disgrace."… Continue reading
Aug 17 Former U.S. security leaders blast Trump for yanking John Brennan's clearance By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Former U.S. security officials issued scathing rebukes to President Donald Trump on Thursday, admonishing him for yanking a top former spy chief's security clearance in what they cast as an act of political vengeance. Trump said he'd had to do… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 8:32 Trump using his unique power to punish and intimidate critics, former CIA official says President Trump's move to revoke John Brennan's security clearance rippled across Washington, and the former CIA director cast it as a disturbing power play. And Brennan might not be the only former intelligence or national security official to have his… Continue watching