National Security

State Department employee Christopher Anderson is testifying behind closed doors on Capitol Hill on Wednesday about the Trump administration's policy on Ukraine.

READ: Christopher Anderson's Written Testimony In Impeachment Inquiry

11:18am October 30, 2019

by Amita Kelly

Anderson is expected to say that senior officials at the White House blocked State Department officials from releasing a statement that condemned Russia's action in Ukraine last year.

Catherine Croft, a specialist on Ukraine with the State Department, is one of two witnesses meeting behind closed doors with impeachment investigators on Wednesday.

READ: Ukraine Specialist Catherine Croft's Written Testimony In Impeachment Inquiry

10:32am October 30, 2019

by Brandon Carter

The State Department employee who previously worked for the National Security Council is the latest witness to testify behind closed doors with House investigators.

What's Next For ISIS

7:11am October 30, 2019

by Hannah Allam

The president announced the death of its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. That's spurred a lot of speculation about Baghdadi's successor.

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News Brief: Vindman Testifies On Trump Ukraine Call, ISIS, NCAA

5:05am October 30, 2019

An Army lieutenant colonel who listened in on the phone call between Trump and the president of Ukraine in July testified behind closed doors Tuesday. Also, an update on ISIS and the NCAA.

National

Who Is Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman?

7:48pm October 29, 2019

by Greg Myre

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman immigrated from Ukraine, served in the Army for two decades and was wounded in Iraq. As a NSC member, he was also listening when the president spoke with Ukraine's leader.

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U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff walks to the closed-door deposition of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

House Democrats Unveil Impeachment Process Resolution; White House Remains Defiant

6:29pm October 29, 2019

by Brian Naylor

The resolution calls for public hearings and allows President Trump or his lawyers to cross-examine witnesses. But the administration says its "rights remain undefined, unclear, and uncertain."

Prosecutors say Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rand Paul, both Kentucky Republicans, were targeted in a doxxing scheme in which a former Senate staffer hacked into government computers to expose the personal information of lawmakers.

Former Senate Aide Gets Probation For Helping Dox Republicans Over Kavanaugh Hearings

5:14pm October 29, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Prosecutors say Samantha Davis gave her ex-boyfriend the keys to a Senate office where the personal information of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Rand Paul and others was hacked.

Iraqi youth watch the news about ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death, in Najaf, Iraq, on Sunday.

'We Didn't See A Body': Baghdadi's Death Draws Doubts In Lands Where ISIS Ruled

2:22pm October 29, 2019

In Iraq and Syria, the ISIS leader's death has stirred a mix of responses — from joy to disbelief to dread that the militants will rise again.

President Trump speaks at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., on Jan. 21, 2017, his first full day in office.

How The Relationship Between Trump And His Spy Chiefs Soured

11:30am October 29, 2019

by Mary Louise Kelly

The CIA whistleblower complaint that sparked the impeachment inquiry is just the latest in a history of bad blood. And the mistrust Trump has for U.S. intelligence could pose a national security risk.

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White House's Ukraine Expert To Testify In Impeachment Inquiry

8:21am October 29, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

As part of the House impeachment inquiry, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council is expected to lay out deep concerns he had over how the Trump administration handled Ukraine policy.

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