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Trump Cancels All Election Security Briefings To Congress


Less than two months before the presidential election, Trump has refused to brief both the House and the Senate on election security.


Top intelligence office informs congressional committees it'll no longer brief in-person on election security


The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has informed the House and Senate Select Committees on Intelligence that it'll no longer be briefing in-person on election security issues, according to letters obtained by CNN. Instead, ODNI will primarily provide written updates to the congressional panels, a senior administration official said.


Democrats Just Stopped Millions Of Voters From Being Disenfranchised In Texas


Democrats won a major court decision that stops Republicans in Texans from disenfranchising millions of the state's voters on a technicality.


Pelosi, Schiff pan director of national intelligence for canceling election security briefings


Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, panned the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) on Saturday for canceling all election security briefings for Congress.


Trump Has A Saturday Twitter Meltdown Over Mary Trump’s Book


Trump threw a fit on Saturday and had a meltdown over the books that are being written about him, specifically Mary Trump's book.


House Democrats launched contempt of Congress proceedings against Mike Pompeo


The step was taken after the State Department declined to comply with several subpoenas.


ODNI to scale back in-person election security briefings, amid leak concerns


The Director of National Intelligence has told lawmakers that his office (ODNI) will scale back in-person election security briefings to Congress in favor of written reports -- amid concerns that there had been leaks of sensitive information after recent briefings


Office of the DNI to stop in-person briefings to Congress on election interference


The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has informed Congress that it will no longer hold in-person briefings on election safety and election interference with intelligence committees. NBC News' Ken Dilanian reports.


READ: DNI Ratcliffe's letters to Congress on election security briefings


Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Saturday informed members of Congress that "the ODNI will primarily meet its obligation to keep Congress fully and currently informed leading into the Presidential election through written finished intelligence products."


New audio of Trump's sister: Ivanka is a mini-Donald - CNN Video


Maryanne Trump Barry, President Donald Trump's sister, is heard on secret audio recordings made by his niece, Mary Trump, criticizing Ivanka and Eric Trump, describing the former as a "mini-Donald."


Pelosi And Schiff Out Russian Election Interference After Trump Cancels Security Briefings


Trump canceled election security briefings so Pelosi and Schiff outed Russia as the only foreign country interfering to help Trump.


Lock them up: The danger of political prosecutions in a second Trump term


Trump hasn’t managed to prosecute his enemies yet. What if he has four more years to try?


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