Gabbard Plan Would Shrink Intelligence Center Focused on Election Threats

Two other centers focusing on cybersecurity and chemical, biological and nuclear threats would also be reduced, and the National Intelligence University would be eliminated.

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New Reports on Russian Interference Show Trump’s Claims on Obama Are Overblown

The administration’s claims are overblown, but newly declassified information provides some messy details about a January 2017 intelligence assessment of Moscow’s election interference.

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Gabbard’s Attacks on Obama Put the Attorney General in a Tough Spot

The director of national intelligence gave the Justice Department little warning before she demanded an investigation.

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Targeting Obama, Trump’s Retribution Campaign Takes Another Turn

After focusing his second-term ire on other individuals and institutions, President Trump is again seeking prosecution of his most prominent rivals — this time with aides more inclined to carry out his wishes.

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Trump Baselessly Accuses Obama of ‘Treason’ as Questions Swirl About Epstein

President Trump deflected questions about the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein by lashing out at his perceived enemies.

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Trump’s Rebuke of Gabbard Signals an Uneasy Moment

The president’s relationship with his director of national intelligence has become more tense as he considers striking Iran.

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U.S. Spy Agencies Assess Iran Remains Undecided on Building a Bomb

U.S. intelligence officials said Iran was likely to pivot toward producing a nuclear weapon if the U.S. attacked a main uranium enrichment site, or if Israel killed its supreme leader.

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Official Pushed to Rewrite Intelligence So It Could Not Be ‘Used Against’ Trump

An assessment contradicted a presidential proclamation. A political appointee demanded a redo, then pushed for changes to the new analysis, too.

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F.B.I. Closes Unit That Policed Compliance With Surveillance Rules

The office audited the bureau’s use of a disputed warrantless wiretap law that is set to expire next spring unless Congress reauthorizes it.

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Trump Officials Say James Comey Is Under Investigation Over Social Media Post

James Comey shared and later took down a post with a phrase used by critics of the president, saying there had been no ill intent.

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