The FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are under fire for refusing to testify publicly at a Senate committee hearing on global threats to national security, breaking with a tradition of transparency before the panel.
Former special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday rejected repeated claims by President Trump that the investigation into Russia’s election interference was a witch hunt.
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee fired back at Attorney General William Bar for trying to change the proposed format of his testimony on the Russia investigation this week.
Rep. John Mica, R-Florida, is demanding to learn more about the FBI’s response to Omar Mateen, the man who opened fire at a nightclub, killing 49 people.
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Not many people want to be in Joe Clancy’s shoes. The longtime agent that President Obama recently appointed to lead the beleaguered Secret Service will face tough questions from lawmakers today over the latest embarrassment to hit the agency. Clancy is scheduled to appear before the House Appropriations Committee for a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Harvard University student who wasn’t prepared for his final exam decided to buy himself some time. On Monday, Eldo Kim, 20, emailed threats that claimed there were “bombs placed around campus” about a half hour before his test, NBC News reports, citing the FBI. Sure enough, the alarms rang at 9…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Summer is long gone, but get ready for some serious grilling — Washington style. Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled Wednesday morning to go before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on the “Oversight of the Department of Justice” and get grilled on such subjects as Fort Hood and the…
