Sep 23 Watch 6:54 Questions over possible abuse of power overshadow Trump’s agenda at UN After President Trump acknowledged that he spoke to Ukraine's president about investigating possible 2020 rival Joe Biden, he spent the day at the U.N. fending off questions about the potential abuse of power. Meanwhile, the administration's refusal to share a… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 2:40 Why House Democrats are choosing now to launch impeachment investigation The House of Representatives began a six-week recess Friday, as questions swirl about whether Democrats will try to impeach President Trump. The issue arose again as former special counsel Robert Mueller testified before Congress on the Russia investigation. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Jan 29 WATCH: Spy agencies doubt North Korea will give up nuclear weapons The hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. ET today. Watch it here. Continue reading
Dec 17 Russian influence operations still stoking tensions on social media, Senate reports say By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A report expected to be released Monday by the Senate intelligence committee says that Russian interference operations still exist on social media platforms, and that the Russian operation discovered after the 2016 presidential election was much broader than once thought. Continue reading
Jun 08 Ex-Senate aide charged with lying about reporter contacts By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A former employee of the Senate intelligence committee has been arrested on charges of lying to the FBI about contacts with reporters. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 4:34 Attacking Mueller investigation, Trump launches accusations of conspiracy By PBS NewsHour Last week marked the anniversary of the Mueller investigation, and the GOP-led Senate Intelligence Committee found that Russia tried to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. The committee did not refute a report by The New York Times that emissaries… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 4:53 Gina Haspel vows never to resume CIA interrogation as Senate presses her on moral code Gina Haspel couldn't talk about her work for three decades. On Wednesday, she had to defend it. Haspel, who played pivotal roles in the agency's most controversial recent actions in the years after 9/11, promised to never restart brutal interrogation… Continue watching
May 09 Who is Gina Haspel, Trump’s pick to lead the CIA? By Jessica Yarvin The majority of Gina Haspel’s 33-year career at the agency has been spent in the Directorate of Operations, helping oversee clandestine spying efforts around the world. Continue reading
Mar 21 Senators urge Trump officials to ramp up security for 2018 ballots By Christina A. Cassidy, Mary Clare Jalonick and Chad Day, Associated Press The committee is recommending that states make sure voting machines have paper audit trails and aren't capable of being connected to the internet. Senators also are pushing for better communication among the various U.S. intelligence agencies and federal, state and… Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: Senators say U.S. needs to do more to protect elections from foreign interference By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the panel, are scheduled to speak at 12:15 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading