The FBI and Justice Department obtained a secret warrant last summer to monitor the communications of an adviser to then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.
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Top House Intel Democrat Rejects Call to Recuse Himself from Russia Probe
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, rejected a call by the panel’s former chairman Sunday for him to recuse himself from an investigation into Russian interference.
K.T. McFarland tapped as U.S. Ambassador to Singapore
Deputy National Security Adviser K.T. McFarland is expected to be tapped as U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, according to Bloomberg.
Nunes Stepping Aside Temporarily from Russia Probe
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) announced Thursday morning that he is temporarily stepping aside from leading a committee probe into Russia’s influence on the 2016 presidential elections.
Special Operations Commander: We Are ‘an Approach Short’ of Heavier Military Commitment
WASHINGTON – The commander of U.S. Special Operations Command said Wednesday that special operations forces are “one approach” short of a heavier military commitment. “We are an approach short of a lot heavier U.S. military commitment,” Army Gen. Tony Thomas said during opening remarks at the SOCOM Patriot Awards ceremony. Special operations forces have taken on the brunt of the advising mission in Iraq and Syria, in the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. They were the first to deploy to Iraq and Syria, and Gen. Thomas’ remarks indicate more such forces could deploy soon. The administration is currently reviewing its plan to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria, as well as other terrorists globally. Officials have not ruled out sending more troops to Iraq or Syria. There are currently 5,262 U.S. forces authorized for deployment to Iraq and 503 for Syria. There are thousands more deployed on a temporary basis to Iraq, and hundreds more in Syria, that are not part of the official count, due to long-time Pentagon troop-accounting methods. Special operations forces are currently operating in Afghanistan as part of a counterterrorism mission, as well as in African nations advising local forces in the
Report: ISIS Car Bomb Killed Civilians in Mosul, Not Coalition Airstrike
Iraqi officials believe that an Islamic State (ISIS) car bomb, not a coalition airstrike, caused a March 17 blast in Mosul, according to a new report.
Trump Haters Rush to Susan Rice’s Defense
Trump critics on Monday defended former Obama National Security Adviser Susan Rice, after the mainstream news outlet Bloomberg View confirmed Mike Cernovich’s bombshell report that she was responsible for unmasking the names of Trump aides incidentall…