Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-IL, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, joins Morning Joe following a recent trip to Ukraine. Krishnamoorthi, who toured the country’s drone factories and operations centers, calls Ukraine’s drone strategy “incredibly sophisticated.” He adds that the U.S. can “take a page” from the Ukrainians when it comes to drones.
House Deals Bipartisan Blow To Trump Admin’s Iran War Efforts
Jay Clayton, President Trump’s pick to replace Tulsi Gabbard at the helm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday morning. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) pressed Clayton over several topics that called into question the independence of administration officials from the possibility of political interference from the president. #ODNI #DNI #Nominee #JayClayton #SenateHearing
AI:President Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Director of National Intelligence, Jay Clayton, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding his potential leadership of the agency. During the hearing, Senator Jon Ossoff challenged Clayton on matters concerning the independence of intelligence officials and addressed concerns regarding potential political interference from the presidency.Open
Jay Clayton, President Trump's pick to replace Tulsi Gabbardat the helm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday morning. Clayton, who previously chaired the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), was nominated to the role after Trump faced pressure over his appointment of Federal Housing Finance Agency Chief Bill Pulte to serve in the acting role. The House and the Senate rejected bills to renew the nation's warrantless spy powers over Pulte, who has referred many of Trump's foes for criminal prosecution over mortgage fraud claims. Gabbard stepped down from the intelligence chief role at the end of last month citing her husband's cancer diagnosis.…
AI:Jay Clayton, President Trump's nominee to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), is set to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee this Wednesday. Clayton, a veteran official who formerly chaired the Securities and Exchange Commission, steps into the role following the departure of Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned last month due to her husband's cancer diagnosis. This nomination comes amid significant political maneuvering regarding intelligence authority and oversight within the administration's efforts to secure the nation's intelligence apparatus.Open
The top Democrats on congressional committees overseeing foreign, defense and intelligence policy are demanding Secretary of State Marco Rubio provide a briefing on the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding . Why it matters: Unlike some of Congress' hawkish Republicans , these lawmakers aren't dismissing the deal out of hand. - "While we welcome the Administration's turn toward diplomacy and its decision to end this war of choice, the Administration must provide Congress with greater details," they wrote in a three-page letter to Rubio. - The State Department did not immediately provide a comment for this story. Driving the news: Reps. Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.), Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Adam Smith (D-Wash.) — the ranking members of the…
The amendment, introduced by Senate Intelligence Committee vice chair Mark Warner, failed in a 49-49 split. GOP Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted with the Democrats.
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence committee, about mortgage chief Bill Pulte's move to acting director of national intelligence.
New probe is latest to emerge from a Trump administration crackdown on the leaks of classified secrets.
President Donald Trump, for his part, called for a clean extension of Section 702 last week, citing the ongoing Iran war.
Jim Himes’s quest to hand Trump a clean spy powers reauthorization spy powers involves misleading colleagues about reforms. The post Meet the Democrat Trying to Save Deep State Spying Powers For Trump appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Meet the Democrat Trying to Save Deep State Spying Powers For Trump Jim Himes’s quest to hand Trump a clean spy powers reauthorization spy powers involves misleading colleagues about reforms. (Photo by Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images) Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, spent last year warning Americans about Donald Trump’s “creeping authoritarianism.” Now he is scrambling alongside Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to hand the Trump administration a clean extension of one of the federal government’s most sweeping domestic surveillance authorities while working to…Open