May 15, 2018 CIA pick Haspel wins key Dem endorsements ahead of confirmation vote President Trump’s pick to lead the CIA Gina Haspel picked up endorsements from key Democrats Tuesday ahead of a confirmation vote expected later this week.
May 15, 2018 Trump CIA pick Gina Haspel says agency should not have conducted enhanced interrogation program Gina Haspel, President Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, admitted the agency should not have conducted its enhanced interrogation program.
May 11, 2018 North Korea will receive US economic assistance if it gives up nuclear weapons, Pompeo says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday extended America’s potential economic assistance to North Korea, under the assumption that it'll get rid of its nuclear weapons.
May 11, 2018 DHS denies report Secretary Nielsen considered resigning after Trump criticism A spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security denied a New York Times story on Thursday saying Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen nearly resigned this week after President Trump “berated” her in front of other Cabinet members.
May 10, 2018 McCain urges Senate colleagues to reject Trump CIA pick Haspel Following a confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., voiced his opposition to Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA.
May 10, 2018 Gina Haspel is a great pick for CIA -- Why are Democrats playing politics with our national security? When I worked as a CIA officer, playing politics wasn’t part of the job. After watching Democratic senators play to the cameras at the Gina Haspel confirmation hearing, I was disappointed to see politics was their major focus.
May 9, 2018 Pullout from Iran nuclear deal is latest Trump move to dismantle key Obama policies President Donald Trump’s announcement Tuesday that the United States would withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement is the newest element of Trump’s ongoing effort to dismantle predecessor Barack Obama's legacy.
May 7, 2018 Sessions says all illegal border crossers will be prosecuted; children may be separated from parents Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Monday that the Department of Homeland Security will refer anyone caught entering the U.S. illegally from Mexico to the Justice Department for prosecution.
May 7, 2018 Trump comes to Haspel's defense, says Dems 'worry' she's 'too tough on terror' President Trump defended his nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Gina Haspel, Monday, slamming Democrats for accusing her of being “too tough on terror.”
May 4, 2018 Ben Carson hits back at 'hysterical' critics, says rent reform gives 'poor people a way out of poverty' Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is firing back at the critics who claim his proposal to reform federal government housing subsidies is an “example of the Trump administration’s war on poor people,” as one congressional Democrat put it.