Comey Fallout: Trump Warns Former FBI Chief Over Leaks
President Donald Trump on Friday warned James Comey, the former FBI director he fired this week, against leaking to the media as he once again […] More
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Yates Warned White House: Flynn Susceptible to Russian Blackmail
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates said in late January she warned the White House that then-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was compromised by Russia […] More
Comey Mum on Russia Probe, Warns of Future Election Interference
FBI Director James Comey said he expects his agency will not “say another peep” about the investigation into possible coordination between President Donald Trump’s campaign […] More
Trump Administration Emulating Putin’s ‘Active Measures’ Domestically
President Donald Trump and his White House team are using some of the same “active measures” to manipulate the American people today that Russian President […] More
Trump Aides ID’d as Secret Source; Senate Probes Russia Meddling
Two White House officials provided House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes with the information concerning intelligence reports that showed President Donald Trump and campaign associates were […] More
Trump Supplemental Budget to Fight ISIS, Build the Wall
The Trump administration is building up American ground forces available in Kuwait to fight against Islamic terrorists in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. At the same […] More
Explaining Russian Malfeasance to the American Public
As the House Intelligence Committee gathers on Monday to hold its first public hearing into Russian interference in the 2016 election, experts say this marks […] More
Sen. Graham: “Russia Is Out to Get Us All”
Russian tactics to undermine democracies around the world were in the spotlight at a Congressional hearing on Wednesday. “What I’m trying to explain to the […] More
Change of Tone for Trump? Views from The Cipher Brief Network
The bombastic, bleak tone from his Inaugural Address was gone. In his address to Congress Tuesday night, President Donald Trump was more optimistic, talking about […] More
An Understanding of the Mission: Former Military in Trump’s Cabinet
Compared to the rest of his proposed cabinet, President Donald Trump’s pick of retired Marine Corps General James Mattis for Secretary of Defense has been […] More
Howard Baker’s Words and the Flynn Controversy
“What did the President know and when did he know it?” For those of us who went through Watergate, that question, first posed by Sen. […] More
DHS Secretary Kelly's Border Remedies Differ from Trump
Last Tuesday, days before the current Trump ordered roundup of illegal aliens began, Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly went out of his way to […] More
Checks on Presidential Power Are Stronger Than You Think
Donald Trump today enters the most powerful office in the United States, and probably the world. Just how powerful, however, is an area of much […] More
The Erosion of Congressional Checks on Presidential Power
After his inauguration today, Donald Trump will hold the most powerful office in the country. Just how powerful, however, is much debated. Over the past […] More
President-elect Trump: Can He Keep His Eyes on the Road?
“The great thing about being around Donald Trump is, you never have any confusion about who is driving the bus,” Vice President-elect Mike Pence said […] More
Keane: Mattis Will Be Upfront with Trump
Retired Gen. James Mattis called Russia the “principal threat” to the United States’ security and said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is “trying to […] More
Hayden on Pompeo: “Confident and Knowledgeable”
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for CIA Director, Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS), made clear in his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday that he believes Russia was […] More
Tillerson Grilled on Russia, Sanctions as He Breaks with Trump on Key Issues
Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson on Wednesday sharply differed from President-elect Donald Trump on a number of key foreign policy issues, suggesting he’d take […] More