Washington, July 22 (IANS) The United States was “extraordinarily negligent” as China expanded its military, intelligence and technological capabilities over the past 25 years, former White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster told Congress.Testifying before the House Intelligence Committee, McMaster said Washington’s understandable focus on counterterrorism after the September 11 attacks allowed its counterintelligence posture to fall behind.“The counterintelligence threat has …
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Washington, July 17 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled the most sweeping election reform agenda of his second presidency, combining the release of declassified intelligence with a series of executive actions and a renewed push for legislation that would tighten voting rules ahead of next year’s US midterm elections.In a rare prime-time address from the White House, Trump asserted that the United States faced an urgent election security crisis and outlined what he described as a c…
Washington, July 17 (IANS) Newly declassified US government records released by President Donald Trump’s administration show sharp internal disagreements within the American intelligence community over how to assess and report alleged Chinese efforts to influence the 2020 US presidential election.The documents include internal FBI emails, intelligence assessments and inter-agency correspondence that reveal officials disputed both the strength of available intelligence and how it should be presen…
Washington, July 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence has pledged to streamline the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), saying the agency should focus on oversight and coordination rather than expanding into operational roles. Appearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Wednesday (local time), Jay Clayton said the intelligence community must deliver “timely, objective and independent” intelligence to policymak…
Washington, June 28 (IANS) US Republican Senator Thom Tillis warned on Sunday that continued attacks on the integrity of US elections could undermine public confidence in American democracy, while also renewing his criticism of Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte.In an interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Tillis said Republicans should stop questioning the legitimacy of elections ahead of the November midterm polls and instead focus on their record in office.”I am concerned that we’re…
Washington, June 19 (IANS) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a trove of newly declassified documents that she said show former top US infectious disease official Anthony Fauci influenced intelligence assessments on the origins of Covid-19 and later denied such contacts under oath before Congress.The release by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) marks a major escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to revisit the origins of the pandemic and …
Washington, June 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has celebrated stronger-than-expected employment figures, renewed his call for lower interest rates, and suggested Americans could eventually benefit financially from artificial intelligence companies. He also mentioned that Washington was making progress in preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump repeatedly pointed to the latest jobs report as evidence that the US economy remains strong…
Washington, June 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence triggered a sharp political clash on Capitol Hill, with top Democrats questioning his qualifications while Republicans largely deferred judgment and pointed to the temporary nature of the move.House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the appointment “another indication of how unserious, reckless and dangerous Donald Trump and his administration are with respect to the…
Washington, March 18 (IANS) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard defended President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran, after National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Director Joe Kent resigned in protest, marking the first high-level exit from the administration over the war.Donald Trump “was overwhelmingly elected by the American people to be our President and Commander in Chief,” Gabbard said.“As our Commander in Chief, he is responsible for determining what is and is no…