Dan Boylan

John Brennan defended by 12 former officials in joint statement

More than a dozen former top security and intelligence officials have come together to denounce President Trump's move earlier this week to personally revoke the security clearance of former CIA Director John O. Brennan as "an attempt to stifle free speech."

August 17, 2018

Donald Trump declares ‘fake news’ an ‘opposition party’ as more than 300 papers protest his rhetoric

President Trump declared "fake news media" to be the opposition party and bad for America on Thursday, as hundreds of newspapers protested the president's constant media criticism.

August 16, 2018

Leading Iranian academic says Trump ‘behaving like a mafia boss’ by re-imposing sanctions on Tehran

Re-imposing sanctions on Iran and withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal has President Trump "behaving like a mafia boss" a leading Iranian political analyst has said.

August 15, 2018

Nicolas Maduro seeks FBI’s help in investigating drone assassination attempt in Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a sworn enemy of the U.S., has asked the FBI to help investigate what appeared to be a daring assassination attempt earlier this month involving a drone armed with explosives attacking him.

August 14, 2018

Trump administration pressure on Tehran forces Iran to start selling discounted oil

The battle of wills between Tehran and the Trump administration intensified Monday, as Iranian officials privately admitted they will soon sell discounted oil and gas to Asian customers as they brace for the return of U.S. sanctions.

August 13, 2018

House Intelligence committee members introduce bipartisan election security bill

A bipartisan group of House Intelligence Committee members have introduced a companion bill to the Senate's Secure Elections Act, which aims to significantly bolster America's digital voting election infrastructure against future cyberattacks.

August 10, 2018

Raging feud between key Gulf allies fans Middle East rumor mill

Middle Eastern press outlets are buzzing over a rumor that former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stopped a major military operation planned by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against Qatar at the beginning of a regional crisis that erupted between key U.S. Gulf allies last year.

August 9, 2018

Donald Trump’s ‘Arab NATO’ Middle East Strategic Alliance faces skepticism, commitment issues

President Trump's plan to bring America's top Arab Middle East allies to the White House this fall in a bid to forge a military alliance against Iran and radical terrorism groups has the potential to transform the military balance in one of the world's most unstable regions -- if the putative allies can find a way to get along.

August 9, 2018

House Democrats seek subpoena in State Department’s lead cyber office overhaul

Top Democrats on the House Oversight Committee want to subpoena the State Department for documents related to the overhaul of its Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues (CCI) during a contentious reorganization by former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

August 9, 2018

Michael McCaul presses Senate to pass critical bipartisan cyber and election security legislation

Warning of continuing threats to U.S. interests across cyberspace, House Homeland Security Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul on Wednesday again urged the Senate to pass legislation intended to rename and reorganize the Department of Homeland Security's primary cyber protection wing.

August 8, 2018

WikiLeaks: Senate Intelligence Committee wants to interview Julian Assange

According to a WikiLeaks tweet shared on Wednesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee requested founder Julian Assange agree to be interviewed as part of its 2016 election interference investigation.

August 8, 2018

Senators urge Trump admin. to counter ‘predatory’ Chinese infrastructure lending to poor countries

Sixteen bipartisan senators wrote a letter to the Trump administration about their alarm that Pakistan could soon request an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout loan to repay China for a series of "predatory Chinese infrastructure financing" projects.

August 7, 2018

Officials work to protect voter ballots in primaries, 2018 midterms

Four states hold primaries on Tuesday in several high-profile elections, and in one of them — Washington — Russian hackers in 2016 scanned voter-registration systems looking for weak spots, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

August 6, 2018

Trump’s ‘Arab NATO’ plan to counter Iran draws strong global reactions

President Trump's plan to gather Arab Gulf leaders in Washington for an October summit to create a military alliance against Iran has stirred optimism, curiosity and outrage on the world stage of opinion this week.

August 3, 2018

William Belknap footnote becomes touchstone in Rod Rosenstein impeachment case

Charged with bribery in 1876, Secretary of War William W. Belknap became a historical footnote who's getting a little more headline attention today.

August 2, 2018

Trump should fire Rosenstein if DOJ doesn’t hand over Russia probe documents: Stephen Bannon

President Trump's controversial former chief strategist Stephen Bannon said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is "clearly obstructing justice" and should be fired if he does not produce documents sought by Congress related to Russian election meddling and Hillary Clinton's secret emails.

August 2, 2018

Russia sees 15 percent jump in digital currency ‘mining’

The number of companies in Russia that 'mine' digital cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, increased by 15 percent the first quarter of this year, according to Russia's top digital currency association.

August 2, 2018

Senators introduce bipartisan resolution supporting Macedonia name change, condemning Russia

A pair of senators on Wednesday introduced a bipartisan resolution supporting the name change agreement between Macedonia and Greece, which has put the tiny Balkan country on the path to NATO and European Union membership.

August 1, 2018

Senators warn Washington ‘still only scratching the surface’ of Russian information warfare

Russia's campaign to warp U.S. social media is jeopardizing America's ability to conduct democratic debate heading into the November midterm elections, the bipartisan heads of the Senate Intelligence Committee warned Wednesday.

August 1, 2018

Libya oil reserves eyed in Trump administration power play

As Libya endured yet another oil blockade, which pulled nearly 850,000 barrels per day from the world's markets, Trump administration officials worked behind the scenes over the past month to pressure key militia leaders, government officials and oil executives to cooperate or face dire consequences, multiple sources told The Washington Times.

July 26, 2018