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TWA-Ep.57

Podcast: In Comey We Trust?

By Shawn Zeller, Ryan Lucas and Todd Ruger
Posted June 9, 2017 at 2:43pm
Former FBI Director James Comey arrives to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Comey Calls Trump Out on ’Lies’ About FBI

By Ryan Lucas
Posted June 8, 2017 at 8:39am
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Top Intelligence Officials Mum on Interactions With President

By Ryan Lucas
Posted June 7, 2017 at 1:35pm

Podcast: Comey Ready to Talk

By Ryan Lucas, Shawn Zeller and Todd Ruger
Posted June 2, 2017 at 3:21pm
From left, Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, and Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats, appear during a Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee hearing in Hart Building titled "World Wide Threats" on May 11, 2017. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Spy Work With Allies Could Chill After Trump Intel Spill

By Ryan Lucas
Posted May 17, 2017 at 3:20pm
From left, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats, National Security Agency Director Adm. Mike Rogers, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Robert Cardillo, appear during a Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee hearing in Hart Building titled "World Wide Threats" on May 11. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Spy Agencies Gear Up for Fight Over Surveillance Authority

By Ryan Lucas
Posted May 15, 2017 at 11:42am
TWA-Ep.53

All the Russia Probes Dogging the President

By Ryan Lucas, Shawn Zeller and Todd Ruger
Posted May 12, 2017 at 3:00pm
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, prepares to leave a meeting with Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Ranking Member Mark Warner, D-Va., after a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in the Hart Building titled "World Wide Threats" on May 11, 2017. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Rosenstein Cameo Adds Drama to Hectic Hill Day

By Todd Ruger and Ryan Lucas
Posted May 11, 2017 at 2:15pm
Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe prepares to testify during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on "World Wide Threats" on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Acting FBI Chief Promises to Keep Congress in Loop

By Ryan Lucas
Posted May 11, 2017 at 1:49pm
Former Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. and former acting Attorney General Sally Yates testify Monday during a Senate panel hearing on alleged “Russian interference in the 2016 elections. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Yates Says She Warned White House About Flynn

By Ryan Lucas
Posted May 8, 2017 at 6:25pm
Maine Sen. Angus King said at a hearing last month on Russian cyber operations that Americans should be concerned about being compromised by fake information planted on their computers, and not just the stealing of emails. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Lawmakers Wary of Russia’s Ability to Plant Cyber Dirt

By Ryan Lucas
Posted April 26, 2017 at 5:00am
Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, and Senate Intelligence Vice Chair Mark Warner confer with staff as they arrive for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Russian intelligence activities on Thursday, March 30, 2017. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Warner Says ‘Great, Great Deal of Smoke’ on Russia

By Ryan Lucas
Posted March 30, 2017 at 2:48pm
Comey, left, confirmed for the first time that the FBI is conducting a counterintelligence probe into Russia’s role in the 2016 election.(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Comey Confirms FBI Investigating Trump Campaign Ties to Russia

By Ryan Lucas
Posted March 20, 2017 at 11:41am

Ep. 45: House Russia Inquiry Goes Public With FBI, NSA

By Ryan Lucas, Shawn Zeller and Toula Vlahou
Posted March 17, 2017 at 3:22pm
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was commended by Republicans for his decision but Democrats reiterated their calls for him to resign. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Under Pressure, Sessions Recuses Himself From Campaign Inquiries

By Ryan Lucas
Posted March 2, 2017 at 6:12pm
Vice chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., left, and chairman Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., confer before Tuesday’s hearing on Russian intelligence activities. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senate Panel to Probe Links Between Russia, Political Campaigns

By Ryan Lucas
Posted January 13, 2017 at 6:55pm

Ep. 36: Spooked by Russia

By Ryan Lucas
Posted January 13, 2017 at 5:18pm
CIA Director-designee Rep. Mike Pompeo of Kansas is expected to have a smooth path to confirmation. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Pompeo, DeVos, Ross Confirmation Hearings Delayed

By Ryan Lucas and Emily Wilkins
Posted January 10, 2017 at 4:20pm
Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. prepares to testify before the Senate Armed Services hearing on cyberthreats on Thursday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Intelligence Officials Say Putin Ordered Campaign to Help Trump

By Ryan Lucas
Posted January 6, 2017 at 6:05pm
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told lawmakers that the intelligence community will brief its oversight committees early next week on the report before providing a similar briefing to the full House and Senate. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Russian Hacking Report Due Next Week

By Ryan Lucas
Posted January 5, 2017 at 12:06pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell meets with CIA Director-designee Mike Pompeo in his Capitol Hill office on Dec. 5. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Trump’s Dispute With CIA Puts Pompeo in a Bind

By Ryan Lucas
Posted December 15, 2016 at 1:19pm

Ep. 34: CIA Russian Hacking Assessment Roils Congress

By CQ Staff and Ryan Lucas
Posted December 12, 2016 at 6:38pm

Reviving Torture Under Trump Would Be Tricky but Not Impossible

By Ryan Lucas
Posted December 12, 2016 at 1:22pm
President Barack Obama expects the report on Russian hacking efforts during the election to be finished before he leaves office. (Alex Wong/Getty Images file photo)

Obama Orders ‘Full Review’ of Russian Hacking

By Ryan Lucas
Posted December 9, 2016 at 2:12pm

Ep. 27: The Next U.S. President’s Challenges in Iraq and Syria

By Toula Vlahou, Ryan Lucas and Adriel Bettelheim
Posted October 21, 2016 at 9:38am

Rights Group Urges Civilian Protections During Mosul Campaign

By Ryan Lucas
Posted October 19, 2016 at 2:09pm
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says the administration is weighing putting the electoral system on a par with the power grid and the financial sector, categorizing it as critical infrastructure. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Recent Breaches Raise Fears of Voting System Hacks

By Ryan Lucas
Posted August 5, 2016 at 12:37pm

Ep. 19: Is Russia Trying to Manipulate the US Elections?

By Ryan Lucas, David Hawkings and Toula Vlahou
Posted August 2, 2016 at 9:46am
Former CIA Director Leon Panetta delivered broadsides at Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats Deride Trump’s Foreign Policy Credentials

By Ryan Lucas
Posted July 28, 2016 at 10:58am
A US Capitol Police sharpshooter, lower right corner, keeps watch with his binoculars during the 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony on the Capitol steps on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Congress Publishes Long-Secret Chapter of 9/11 Report

By Ryan Lucas
Posted July 15, 2016 at 2:46pm
California Rep. Adam Schiff said the release of the 28 previously classified pages of a 2002 report on the 9/11 attacks was "fairly imminent." (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Release of Secret 9/11 Files Imminent, Lawmakers Say

By Ryan Lucas
Posted July 14, 2016 at 11:40am
A Hezbollah rally in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2006. New legislation signed by President Barack Obama in December authorizes sanctions on financial institutions that knowingly do business with the organization. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

US Looks to Clamp Down on Hezbollah Funding

By Ryan Lucas
Posted July 12, 2016 at 5:00am
CIA Director John O. Brennan told senators that while the Islamic State had suffered setbacks in Iraq and Syria, its influence was growing in Egypt and Libya. (Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call file photo)

CIA: Anti-ISIS Efforts Have Not Reduced Group’s Global Reach

By Ryan Lucas
Posted June 16, 2016 at 10:36am
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy had initially planned to repackage nine bills but is scaling back to ensure approval from both chambers. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

House to Vote Thursday on Counterterrorism Bills

By Ryan Lucas
Posted June 15, 2016 at 2:58pm
Illinois Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez will serve on the Democratic National Convention platform committee. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Gutiérrez Quits House Intelligence Panel

By Ryan Lucas
Posted May 26, 2016 at 5:18pm
Texas Rep. Will Hurd was an undercover CIA officer before working at a cybersecurity firm. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House Freshmen Offer Tips to Ward Off Hackers

By Ryan Lucas
Posted May 23, 2016 at 1:52pm
CIA chief John Brennan has warned of the Islamic State’s external operations branch. (Photo By Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call)

ISIS’ More Flexible Strategy Poses Pre-eminent Threat

By Ryan Lucas
Posted April 12, 2016 at 2:48pm

Republicans Rebuke Obama for Gitmo Closure Plan

By Megan Scully and Ryan Lucas
Posted February 23, 2016 at 1:55pm

House Intel Panel Looking into Report NSA Spying Netted Lawmakers

By Ryan Lucas
Posted December 30, 2015 at 7:31pm

A Silent Majority on War

By Ryan Lucas
Posted November 18, 2015 at 3:47pm

Burr Says 4 Suspects in Paris Attacks Known to U.S. Intel Beforehand

By Ryan Lucas
Posted November 17, 2015 at 5:58pm

More ISIS Attacks Likely ‘in the Pipeline,’ CIA Chief Says

By Ryan Lucas
Posted November 16, 2015 at 1:32pm

Common Defense: ‘Going Dark’ Isn’t What It Used to Be

By Ryan Lucas
Posted November 2, 2015 at 1:22pm

CIA Director: Russia Stepping Up Aid to Syria as Assad Slips

By Ryan Lucas
Posted September 10, 2015 at 3:55pm

Cybersecurity Opponents Gird for Senate Floor Debate

By Ryan Lucas
Posted August 3, 2015 at 8:01pm

Cybersecurity Measures Inch Forward, but Critics Doubt Their Effectiveness

By Ryan Lucas
Posted June 22, 2015 at 11:24am