Germany’s Top Court Mulls Limits on Spy Agency’s Powers
Germany’s highest court is considering imposing stricter limits on the activities of the country’s foreign intelligence agency.
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Czechs Find Russian & Chinese Cyberspying
Russian and Chinese spies repeatedly targeted the Czech state last year, the country’s intelligence service said in its 2018 report published Tuesday, detailing cyberattacks and disinformation.
Read moreSecond Trump Whistleblower Spoke to Inspector General
A second whistleblower has spoken to the intelligence community’s internal watchdog and has information that backs the original whistleblower’s complaint about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, according to the lawyer for the two.
Read moreTrump Seizes on Schiff as Impeachment Probe Gathers Steam
Taking aim at the congressman who one day earlier forcefully questioned the White House’s handling of the whistleblower complaint, President Donald Trump fired off a volley of tweets Friday that call for the resignation of Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff.
Read moreIntelligence Chief Defends Shrouding Whistleblower Complaint
Under fire about his role in keeping secret a whistleblower complaint that has fueled an impeachment probe against President Donald Trump, the acting director of U.S. intelligence told House lawmakers Wednesday that executive privilege concerns pushed him to seek the administration’s guidance.
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Acting Intel Boss to Speak; Dems Call Complaint ‘Disturbing’
Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire is to speak publicly for the first time about a secret whistleblower complaint involving President Donald Trump as House Democrats who have read the document say it is “deeply disturbing.”
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Still-Secret Trump Complaint Appeal Spurs Subpoena Threat
Three Congressional committees threatened Monday to subpoena the State Department over reports that President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine into investigating the son of his potential 2020 election opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden.
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South Korea Cancels Japan Intelligence Deal in Trade Dispute
South Korea will stop exchanging classified intelligence on North Korea with Japan amid a bitter trade dispute, an official said Thursday, a surprise announcement that is likely to set back U.S. efforts to bolster security cooperation with two of its most important allies in Asia.
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Counterterrorism Head Joseph Maguire Tapped as Intel Chief
President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Thursday to announce Joseph Maguire, the current director of the National Counterterrorism Center, will be the next acting director of national intelligence.
Read moreTrump Pick for Intelligence Chief Withdraws Nomination
John Ratcliffe, the Texas Republican congressman in line to take over as the director of national intelligence, is withdrawing from consideration for the job, President Donald Trump said Friday.
Read moreTrump Pick for National Intelligence Director Sparks Recoil
Tapped for Cabinet-level office after his conspicuous criticism of former special counsel Robert Mueller, Representative John Ratcliffe sparked scrutiny this week about his fitness to serve as national intelligence director.
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Doubts Emerge About Trump Choice for Intelligence Chief
President Trump’s pick for national intelligence director has been mayor of a small Texas city, a federal prosecutor and a member of Congress. But questions were emerging Monday about whether those qualifications are adequate for the position as the nation confronts threats that include foreign election interference, North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and the risk of war with Iran.
Read moreDirector of National Intelligence Dan Coats Is Resigning
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is leaving his job next month, ending a two-year tenure marked by President Donald Trump’s clashes with intelligence officials.
Read moreUS Kicks NATO Ally Turkey Out of Fighter Program
In a major break with a longtime ally, the Trump administration on Wednesday said Turkey is being kicked out of an American-led fighter aircraft program because it is buying a Russian air defense system that would aid Russian intelligence.
Read moreRussia Demands Tinder Give User Data to Secret Services
Russia is requiring dating app Tinder to hand over data on its users – including messages – to the national intelligence agencies, part of the country’s widening crackdown on internet freedoms.
Read moreRussia Rejects US Claim of Violation of Nuke Test Ban
The Russian Foreign Ministry has angrily rejected a U.S. claim of Moscow’s possible violation of a global nuclear test ban.
Read moreAssange Faces 17 New Charges Over Leak of Classified Info
A federal grand jury returned 17 additional charges Thursday against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for his alleged complicity in former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning’s leak of classified U.S. military documents, the Justice Department announced.
Read moreRedaction Nation: US History Brims With Deletions
Somewhere in the shadows of federal bureaucracy, there was an issue about the drinking habits of Augusto Pinochet. The National Security Archive, an advocate for open government, had for years tried to gain access to intelligence files about the Chilean dictator, his human rights abuses and his ties to the United States.
Read moreUS Prior-Restraint System Is Broken, Workers Tell Court
Five military and U.S. intelligence community veterans took legal aim Tuesday at the government’s system of prepublication review, calling it rife with dysfunction and inequality.
Read moreReport Says Trump Ordered Kelly to Give Kushner Top-Secret Clearance
President Donald Trump last year ordered former chief of staff John Kelly to give top-secret security clearance to his son-in-law Jared Kushner, a demand that Kelly documented in a memo, according to media reports.
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