U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be getting closer to naming a new, permanent top intelligence official, announcing he has narrowed the list of possible candidates to a handful of finalists. Word of a potential nominee to take over as the country’s director of national intelligence (DNI) comes just days after Trump cast aside […]
President Donald Trump has named ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, a staunch Trump loyalist, as the acting director of national intelligence. “Rick has represented our country exceedingly well and I look forward to working with him,” the president said in a brief tweet announcing his choice. The DNI oversees the entire U.S. intelligence community […]
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday insisted there is “compelling” intelligence showing that assassinated Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was plotting imminent attacks on American forces in Iraq—but the White House can’t reveal that evidence to the public or members of Congress, even in a highly classified and secure setting. In two separate interviews Thursday […]
White House correspondent Steve Herman contributed to this report Acting U.S. Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire told lawmakers Thursday he has complied with his “responsibility to follow the law every step of the way” as he faced questions about why he initially blocked the release of a whistleblower complaint now at the center of […]