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The nation's top intelligence official said Thursday that Russia undoubtedly interfered in America's 2016 presidential election but stopped short of using the explosive description "an act of war," telling lawmakers such a call isn't within the purview of the U.S. intelligence community.
Democrat Tom Perriello Thursday joined the 2017 race for governor in Virginia, promising to make sure the commonwealth acts as a firewall to Republican President-elect Trump. Perriello, a former congressman with ties to President Obama , is challenging Lt.
Longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone claimed that CIA Director John Brennan is a "mole" for the Saudi government and suggested that he be thrown in jail. Stone is a longtime friend and ally of President-elect Trump's with a decades-long history of employing political dirty tricks, and he regularly spouts violent, racist, and sexist rhetoric.
Clapper is among top U.S. intelligence officials set to testify on Jan. 5, 2017, at a Senate hear... WASHINGTON - The Latest on accusations that Russia meddled in America's presidential election to help Donald Trump win : The Director of National Intelligence says he won't discuss details about the Obama administration's comprehensive report on Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election early next week. James Clapper said Thursday at a hearing on foreign cyber threats to the U.S. that he understands there is enormous public interest in the report's conclusions but said he won't be discussing them.
The Latest on accusations that Russia meddled in America's presidential election to help Donald Trump win : U.S. intelligence officials have delivered the classified report on Russian and other foreign meddling in American elections to the White House.
12, 2011 file photo, Anthony Sowell sits in a courtroom for rape and kidnapping charges in Cleveland. On Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, the Ohio Supreme Court it won't reconsider the death penalty appea... The Latest on accusations that Russia meddled in America's presidential election to help Donald Trump win : Chicago police say charges are expected against four people who police say beat a man in an assault that was broadcast live on Facebook.
The Latest on accusations that Russia meddled in America's presidential election to help Donald Trump win : The Latest on accusations that Russia meddled in America's presidential election to help Donald Trump win : Chicago police say charges are expected against four people who police say beat a man in an assault that was broadcast live on Facebook.
Senior intelligence officials will testify this morning before the Senate Armed Services Committee about foreign cyberthreats to the U.S. Much of the testimony is likely to focus on what role Russia had in the U.S. election. U.S. intelligence officials say Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee and others in an attempt, they say, to influence the U.S. presidential election.
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Thursday that "every American should be alarmed" by Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election, and lawmakers pressed intelligence officials about foreign cyberthreats. There is "no escaping the fact that this committee meets today for the first time in this new Congress in the aftermath of an unprecedented attack on our democracy," said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
President-elect intends to restructure CIA, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, amid more social media attacks on intel community over Russia hacking assessments President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, Wednesday, December 28, 2016, in Palm Beach, Fla. President-elect Donald Trump, a fierce critic of the US intelligence community in recent weeks, is planning to restructure two top spy agencies once he takes office later this month, people familiar with the planning told US media on Wednesday.
Despite President-elect Donald Trump's repeated denials of election hacking, Democrats are still hoping to launch a full inquiry. Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned U.S. intelligence agencies and the administration of President Barack Obama for stating Russia helped the president-elect win the 2016 election by hacking the Democratic Party.
"The expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats from the US was still to come when White House press secretary Josh Earnest was busy confirming to journalists that President Obama shared the view of the CIA and the FBI that Russia's top intelligence agencies had hacked and leaked emails from the Democratic National Committee. But one question from reporters stood out: did the White House believe Russia had successfully rigged the US presidential election? 'There are a variety of potential explanations [for Donald Trump's win],' responded Earnest.
In the last 24 hours, House Republicans unveiled a plan Monday to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics and then reversed its plans Tuesday - and that's how the whole holiday season has been. President Barack Obama on Dec. 29 announced sanctions against Russia for meddling in the U.S. presidential election, though the next day, President-elect Donald Trump praised Vladimir Putin for not retaliating.
Members of the 115th Congress will be sworn in at noon Tuesday, setting off an aggressive campaign by Republicans who control the House and Senate to dismantle eight years of President Barack Obama's Democratic policies. One of the biggest and most immediate targets is Obama's Affordable Care Act, which many Republicans have long sought to gut and has been blamed as a primary cause for a lackluster economic recovery.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is calling for an aggressive response to Russia's alleged hacking of Democrats during the presidential election. The Connecticut Democrat pointed to recently discovered malware at a Vermont utility as further evidence the nation needs to toughen its cybersecurity.
Gun owners and enthusiasts are breathing a collective "sigh of relief" after the election of Donald J. Trump, one York County gun shop owner said. For gun buyers, 'panic' ebbs with Trump victory Gun owners and enthusiasts are breathing a collective "sigh of relief" after the election of Donald J. Trump, one York County gun shop owner said.
They've raised eyebrows, created national controversies, settled national controversies, won elections, lost elections, stuck it to their political enemies and signed truces with their political enemies. These five governors know how to make news.
Crucial elections loom this year in France and Germany, where the same anti-establishment backlash that produced Donald Trump and Brexit could offer an opening to nationalist leaders who oppose Muslim immigration and further erode the European unity that has been a signature of the post-World War II era. The Middle East is spiraling deeper into the mire of fraying borders and sectarian disorder while violence in places such Syria is unleashing a tide of desperate refugees that is destabilizing Europe.
Turkish police struggled Sunday to track down a gunman who attacked New Year's Eve revelers at a popular Istanbul nightclub, killing at least 39 people, most of them foreigners. Close to 70 more were wounded.