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Special counsel Robert Mueller arrives at the U.S. Capitol for closed meeting with lawmakers in June 2017. Mueller is back on Wednesday to testify before two House committees about his findings on election interference in 2016.

6 Questions Congress May Ask Robert Mueller During His Testimony

2:18pm July 23, 2019

by Philip Ewing

In two separate hearings on Wednesday, Democrats want Americans who haven't read Mueller's findings to see and hear them instead. Republicans want to take the former special counsel down a peg.

Changes to the expedited removal process allow low-level immigration officers to determine if an undocumented immigrant has been living in the U.S. for less than two years.

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Trump Administration Moves To Speed Up Deportations With Expedited Removal Expansion

5:20pm July 22, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The changes will allow ICE officials to deport undocumented immigrants who can't prove they have been in the U.S. for more than two years, without a hearing before a judge. It takes effect Tuesday.

U.S. Officials Skeptical After Iran Says It Arrested 17 Iranians On Spying Charges

5:07pm July 22, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jason Rezaian of The Washington Post after Iran said it arrested 17 Iranians accused of spying for the U.S. American officials expressed skepticism.

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U.K. Says It Won't Join The U.S. In Maximum Pressure Campaign Against Iran

5:07pm July 22, 2019

by Greg Myre

Britain says Iran's seizure of a British-flagged ship was an "act of state piracy." But Britain declined to join a U.S. naval coalition in the gulf, saying it seeks to form a European-led group.

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President Trump has denied that 17 spies recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency have been captured in Iran.

Trump Denies Iran Has Captured 17 CIA Spies

5:06pm July 22, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

A senior Iranian intelligence officer says Iran has detained CIA-trained spies who were attempting to gather information on the country's military and nuclear capabilities.

Top Intelligence Boss Creates A New Role: The Election Threats Executive

1:23pm July 22, 2019

by Pam Fessler

The nation's intelligence agencies have designated one person to be in charge of coordinating the government's efforts to identify threats to U.S. elections.

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National Intelligence Director Creates New Position To Protect U.S. Elections

1:20pm July 22, 2019

by Pam Fessler

The move by Dan Coats comes as intelligence officials warn that the 2020 elections remain susceptible to attacks from foreign governments or others intent on disrupting the process.

Robert Mueller leaves in May after speaking about the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.

Will Robert Mueller's Testimony Shift The Prevailing Winds In Washington?

8:16am July 22, 2019

by Philip Ewing

All eyes in the capital — and many more in the nation — will be on the former special counsel this week in Congress. Whatever takes place, the political stakes are high.

In a country of 7 million, more than 5 million people in Bulgaria had personal data such as social security information, addresses, incomes and names leaked online.

Man Accused Of Hacking Bulgaria's Tax Agency Is Released And Given Lesser Charges

3:53pm July 21, 2019

by Kaity Kline

A Bulgarian cybersecurity expert was arrested by police after being accused of involvement in the hack of millions of records from the nation's tax agency.

Mueller Hearings: The Questioning Strategies That Lawmakers Could Implement

8:00am July 21, 2019

Ahead of Robert Mueller's Wednesday testimony, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks former Nixon White House counsel John Dean about the congressional hearing process.

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