May 20 Watch 4:34 Attacking Mueller investigation, Trump launches accusations of conspiracy By PBS News Hour 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
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
Oct 04 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Tillerson denies report he considered quitting this summer By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson denied a report that he almost resigned over the summer. NBC News reported that Tillerson was close to quitting after President Trump’s politicized speech to the Boy Scouts of America. Continue watching
Sep 28 Twitter says it suspended accounts linked to Russia By Associated Press Social media company Twitter says it took action to suspend about two dozen accounts that were linked to fake, Russia-tied Facebook accounts were pushing divisive social and political issues during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
Sep 19 Facebook should testify in Russia probe, Senate intelligence chairman says By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate intelligence committee says Facebook should testify as part of its probe into Russian meddling in the U.S. election, and that the social media giant “seems to have been less than forthcoming” with Congress. Continue reading
Sep 19 Trump lawyer to testify in public hearing on Russia probe By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate intelligence committee leaders say they canceled a scheduled interview with President Donald Trump's personal lawyer after he released a public statement. Continue reading