Dan Boylan

Gina Haspel, Trump’s CIA pick, lobbies on Capitol Hill before confirmation hearing

President Trump's pick to lead the CIA gathered privately Monday with senators on Capitol Hill ahead of her highly anticipated confirmation hearing this week.

May 7, 2018

House Dems to soon release up to 3,000 Facebook Russian propaganda ads

Democrats on the House Intelligence committee are preparing to publicly release 3,000 Facebook ads which Kremlin operatives created as part of an effort to spread propaganda across social media during the 2016 election.

May 7, 2018

Iranian dissidents call for Trump to ‘rip up’ nuclear deal

Thousands of supporters of Iranian opposition groups rallied just blocks from the White House on Saturday for the downfall of Tehran's theocratic government and to invite President Trump to "rip up" the Iran nuclear deal.

May 5, 2018

Senate Dems concerned Ukraine not cooperating with Mueller’s Russia probe

Top Senate Democrats are pushing Ukrainian officials to explain allegations that they're not cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation because they fear President Trump.

May 4, 2018

Google announces overhaul of political ad-buying guidelines

Political ads on Google must now be bought by someone showing verification that they are a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, the firm announced on Friday.

May 4, 2018

Gina Haspel CIA nomination: Waterboarding, Black site work eyed to defeat bid

Gina Haspel, President Trump's nominee to lead the CIA, faces a contentious hearing next week before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence amid questions of her central role in some of the agency's most controversial policies of the post-9/11 era.

May 3, 2018

Russia is key to preventing Israel-Iran war, regional crisis expert argues

Russia could prevent the Middle East from plunging into a massive conflict between Israel and Iran triggered by "a game of chicken that could easily spiral out of control," a leading regional crisis expert warned.

May 3, 2018

Cambridge Analytica, disgraced British data firm, to close

Cambridge Analytica, the British "data-mining" firm at the center of Facebook's user privacy scandal, is shutting down as clients flee and contracts collapse, the company announced Wednesday.

May 2, 2018

Visa wait long for Iraqis, Afghans who help U.S. military

Even though the U.S. government has special visas to smooth the immigration process for Iraqi and Afghan interpreters, the program has proved a major bust.

May 1, 2018

House Dems seek subpoena for reported loan Manafort received in exchange for promise of W.H. job

Top Democrats on the House Oversight Committee want to subpoena a leading Chicago bank over charges that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort promised its CEO a White House job in exchange for millions in home loans.

May 1, 2018

Facebook a national security threat because society values ‘Free Services’ over privacy: Study

Facebook is a national security threat because society has been distracted by "Free Services" while privacy rights have diminished, according to a new study by renowned tech security experts.

May 1, 2018

Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron vow to preserve Iran nuclear deal

The presidents of Russia and France have spoken and vowed to preserve and implement in full the Iranian nuclear deal, Russian state media reported on Monday.

April 30, 2018

House Intelligence report on Russia probe had too much information redacted, critics say

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence report finding "no evidence" of collusion between President Trump's 2016 campaign and the Kremlin has been met with criticism from Republicans who crafted it and Washington pundits who say far too much information in it has been redacted.

April 29, 2018

Emmanuel Macron of France challenges Donald Trump’s ‘America first’

A day after the warm back pats, air kisses and hand-holding at the White House, French President Emmanuel Macron used a joint address to Congress on Wednesday to pointedly challenge President Trump's "America first" foreign policy, making a pitch for the Iran nuclear deal, the Paris climate accord and the virtues of multilateralism, free trade and science.

April 25, 2018

Christopher Wylie, Cambridge Analytica whistleblower, interviewed by Democrats

Democrats on the House Intelligence committee have begun conducting interviews with witnesses in their bid to continue the Russian election meddling probe after the panel's GOP leaders concluded the investigation last month.

April 25, 2018

Dem senators demand banks disclose ties with Russian ‘oligarchs’

Two senior Democratic senators have threatened to investigate some of the world's leading financial institutions if they fail to provide information about accounts and assets linked to wealthy Russians designated by the Treasury Department for possible sanctions.

April 25, 2018

Emmanuel Macron tells Congress: Keep ‘eyes wide open’ to overcome dangers of terrorism, nationalism

French President Emmanuel Macron addressed Congress on Wednesday, praising the United States for its global leadership against a host of threats but also urging it to keep its eyes "wide open" because "anger only freezes and weakens us."

April 25, 2018

Mike Pompeo clears panel with Chris Coons ‘present’ vote

A small bipartisan gesture at the end of a fiercely partisan fight Monday has put Mike Pompeo on course to Senate confirmation as the nation's next secretary of state.

April 23, 2018

Javad Zarif: Up to Europe to swing Trump on nuclear deal

Iranian foreign minister says it's up to Europe to convince President Trump not to exit the controversial accord.

April 23, 2018

Rand Paul to support Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State

Senate panel voted to recommend Mike Pompeo as secretary of state, sending nomination to full Senate.

April 23, 2018