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Jan. 6 rioter with 'Hitler mustache' claims ignorance about Capitol, convicted anyway
The Jan. 6 rioter who openly wore a "Hitler mustache" to his job at a Navy base was convicted on all counts Friday after testifying that he didn't know Congress...
Biden White House asks staffers to resign over past marijuana use: report
A number of White House staffers were asked to resign or demoted for past marijuana use — regardless of whether those employees had been in one of the 14 states...
White House whistleblower says she was 'humiliated' by boss after coming forward
The White House whistleblower who accused the Trump administration of pushing through security clearances for staffers who were initially denied said Tuesday that her supervisor retaliated against her in an...
Jerry Nadler's full-disclosure double standard and other commentary
2020 watch: Don’t Idolize Your Candidate Sure, it was only one sign, and maybe it was meant as a joke. Then again, as The Week’s Bonnie Kristian suggests, the “Beto...
Ocasio-Cortez loses it over alleged Team Trump security clearances
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday called for an investigation into a whistleblower's accusations that the Trump administration pushed through security clearances for staffers after they were denied. "We are getting...
Team Trump overruled dozens of security clearance denials: whistleblower
A White House whistleblower revealed that at least 25 Trump administration officials were initially denied security clearances — but that the administration overruled approved them anyway. Tricia Newbold, an 18-year...
Warner is 'bothered' by Trump giving Kushner top-secret clearance
Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he is "bothered" by President Trump's granting White House adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner top-secret security clearance despite...
Trump ordered John Kelly to give Jared Kushner a security clearance
President Trump reportedly ordered former Chief of Staff John Kelly to give son-in-law Jared Kushner a top-secret security clearance, even though the decision was not supported by the intelligence community....
Hillary Clinton's security clearance was revoked at her request
Hillary Clinton had her security clearance revoked at her own request, it was revealed on Friday. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released a letter that said the former secretary...
Ex-officials actually use security clearances to get rich
Former CIA Director John Brennan’s temper tantrum over the revocation of his security clearance has inadvertently pointed a spotlight at one of the Swamp’s favorite get-rich-quick tricks: the national intelligence...
Trump didn't silence Brennan -- he's done the opposite
President Trump’s decision to revoke the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan is, according to conventional wisdom, an effort to silence his critics. This is what Brennan himself...
Trump revokes security clearance for ex-CIA chief John Brennan
President Trump on Wednesday yanked the security clearance of ex-CIA chief John Brennan — one of the president’s loudest critics — and threatened to take it away from other former...
Trump wants to strip security clearances from Obama intel officials
WASHINGTON — President Trump wants to strip former Obama intelligence officials of their security clearances for making “baseless” accusations against him on Russia, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said...
Jared Kushner still lacks high-level security clearance
Jared Kushner, the son-in-law and top adviser to President Trump, reportedly does not have a security clearance to view the nation's most closely guarded secrets. Kushner, who is married to...
Protester who beat black man at Charlottesville rally has government security clearance
A white protester caught on camera pummeling a black man at last year's deadly rally in Charlottesville, Va., was identified Thursday as a doctoral student with a government security clearance....
Jared Kushner finally gets permanent security clearance
After more than a year in the White House, President Trump's son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner finally got his permanent security clearance, according to a report on Wednesday. The...
FBI reportedly warned White House about Rob Porter
The FBI informed White House counsel Donald McGahn about allegations of wife beating against Rob Porter in March 2017 — casting doubt on the Trump administration’s explanation of the timeline,...
More staff shakeups at White House over security clearances
A number of White House staffers have been fired or reassigned over questions about their security clearances — including one from first lady Melania Trump’s staff who was shown the...
Jared Kushner has security clearance downgraded
Jared Kushner, President Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, has had his security clearance downgraded, a move that will prevent him from viewing many classified documents, according to a report Tuesday....
White House official resigns after failing security clearance
A top official on the National Economic Council quit Tuesday after he was told that he wouldn’t get a permanent security clearance — because he admitted that he had smoked...