Washington, May 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has praised Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard after she announced her resignation, saying she had done “an incredible job” and would be missed by the administration. Gabbard said earlier on Friday that she would step down from her position effective from June 30 after her husband, Abraham, was diagnosed with “an extremely rare form of bone cancer”.In a statement posted on social media on Friday, Trump said: “Unfortunately, after h…
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Washington, May 22 (IANS) Democratic lawmakers have accused the US Justice Department of failing to protect some of America’s most sensitive government sites from the sale of mobile phone location data that could be exploited by China, Iran and other foreign adversaries using artificial intelligence tools.In a sharply worded letter to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Senator Ron Wyden, Senator Martin Heinrich and Representative Sara Jaco…
Washington, March 18 (IANS) Iran is seeking intelligence support from US adversaries, CIA Director John Ratcliffe told lawmakers on Wednesday, flagging a new dimension to the conflict as Tehran looks outward for strategic backing. “The Iranians are requesting intelligence assistance from Russia, from China, and from other adversaries of the United States, and whether or not those countries are [providing assistance] is something we can talk about in the classified portion,” Ratcliffe said…
Washington, Feb 9 (IANS) US Senator Adam Schiff warned that President Donald Trump’s calls to “nationalize” US elections could undermine democracy at home and damage America’s standing abroad, as the country moves toward midterm elections. Speaking on ABC’s This Week, Schiff said Trump appeared prepared to interfere in the vote if Republicans lose.“I think he’ll intend to try to subvert the elections,” Schiff said. “He will do everything he can to suppress the vote.”Schiff sa…