With James Comey Gone, These Three FBI and DOJ Officials Are Running the Russia-Trump Probe
Rod Rosenstein, Dana Boente, and Andrew McCabe are in charge of the volatile investigation into connections between Russia and the Trump election campaign.
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Alex Emmons is a former national security reporter for The Intercept. He joined The Intercept in 2016 as a politics intern.
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“Our Democracy Is in Danger”: Key Reactions to Donald Trump’s Firing of FBI Director James Comey
“This is nothing less than Nixonian,” said Democratic Sen. Pat Leahy of Vermont. Republican Sen. John McCain calls for a special congressional committee to investigate Russia and the 2016 election.
Trump Administration Is Sued by ACLU for Files on Botched SEAL Raid in Yemen
Lawsuit requests internal documents that are essential to understand how the military decided to attack the village, killing as many as 25 civilians, including 10 children.
Trump Administration Fights In Court To Prevent Top CIA Official From Testifying On Torture
In a court hearing, the government claims "state secrets" would be revealed if CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel is deposed in the torture case against two contractors.
NSA Backs Down on Major Surveillance Program That Captured Americans' Communications Without a Warrant
Changes to the NSA's "upstream" program are welcomed by privacy advocates who had argued it violated the Fourth Amendment.
Formerly Imprisoned Journalist Barrett Brown Taken Back Into Custody Before PBS Interview
Imprisoned for reporting he did on the hacked emails of intelligence-contracting firms, Brown has been giving interviews since his release.
Making a Killing
Members of Congress Demand Trump Provide Legal Justification for Syria Attack
Two Democrats want to hear some sort of attempt at legal justification beyond off-the-cuff remarks from administration officials.
In Secret Court Hearing, Lawyer Objected to FBI Sifting Through NSA Data Like It Was Google
Amy Jeffress, an independent "friend of the court,"objected to FBI agents' “virtually unrestricted” access to data from one of the NSA’s largest surveillance programs.
Trump’s Abrupt Regime-Change Pivot Raises Concerns About a “Mad Max Syria” Should Assad Fall
If Damascus becomes a battleground for roving gangs and militias, many more millions of civilians would join the 11.6 million who have already fled their homes in the civil war.
"Mother of All Bombs" Never Used Before Due to Civilian Casualty Concerns
When it first introduced the bomb, the Pentagon said it was designed to terrify America’s enemy into submission.