Jim Himes

President Donald Trump has repeatedly identified communism as the most significant threat facing the United States

Venezuelans have been asking that question about US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ever since American troops captured President Nicolás Maduro in January

Hundreds of officials gathered in the Capitol Rotunda to honour late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham

Simultaneously, several Trump officials urged the president to remain restrained and on script, a notoriously difficult task for the president, whose aides often learn what the president is going to say as he says it

On Thursday night, Donald Trump did it again, trashing another American tradition with his primetime address from the White House’s East Room about election integrity

President Donald Trump keeps talking about the 2020 election fraud without offering much new evidence

Perhaps the most important point that President Donald Trump made in his White House address on Thursday night was that we need to be vigilant about foreign involvement and intrusion in our election process

US President Donald Trump used a primetime White House address to revive claims about the 2020 election and push for changes ahead of the 2026 midterms

There was a familiar Democratic alarmism after President Donald Trump’s prime-time address about election integrity, built on newly declassified intelligence that China may have compromised American voter data in 2020

Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte, who replaced Tulsi Gabbard, has already dismissed 19 officers accused of being part of the ‘deep state’

The House on Tuesday passed a sweeping housing package with overwhelming bipartisan support, sending the legislation to the president’s desk and delivering a major victory for congressional leaders in both parties

Bill Pulte, a Trump loyalist, took over from Tulsi Gabbard last week and has vowed to cut hundreds of intelligence jobs

Congress let the key spying tool that allows American intelligence agencies to electronically spy on foreigners abroad without a warrant to expire on June 12 for the first time since its enactment in 2008

Ratcliffe clashed frequently with outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and her office now appears destined for major cuts

A key surveillance tool seen as vital in preventing terror attacks and catching foreign spies is set to expire after congressional efforts to temporarily extend it failed in bipartisan fashion

Mr. Clayton has moved between private law practice and government service

Donald Trump calls off Iran strikes planned for Thursday night

House Rejects Renewing Broad Spy Power in Fight Over Pulte

Trump vows to take ‘total control’ of Iran’s oil and gas markets

Trump Vows More Strikes on Iran Thursday If It Holds Out on Deal

Trump's approach risks prolonging a pattern where tactical wins fail to achieve strategic triumph in the conflict

While the program is intended to target non-Americans abroad, it can also sweep up communications involving Americans

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have expressed outrage toward Trump tapping Bill Pulte, the director of the Housing Finance Agency who has no national security experience, to temporarily lead the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies for roughly 200 days

The apparent motive behind the scheme unfolded last month when Trump dropped the lawsuit but an extraordinary deal was announced in its place: A $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate Americans who felt unfairly prosecuted under previous administrations

Sweden will donate 16 of its older Gripen C/D models to Ukraine, while Kyiv will buy a further 20 newer E/F models to be delivered over the coming years at a cost of 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion) financed buy the 90 billion euro ($105 billion) loan agreed with the EU

The Ukrainian leader has sought to deepen defense cooperation with other countries by offering the drone expertise his country has built up over more than four years fighting against Russia’s invasion

One of the most prominent politicians to be unseated was Representative Thomas Massie, who pushed for the release of the Epstein files

A half-century of messy politics has inverted the Constitution’s design—and there’s no easy fix

Both chambers approved a 45-day extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) before leaving Washington on Thursday, allowing lawmakers more time to negotiate reforms to the hotly contested program

Conservatives, led by members of the House Freedom Caucus, are putting up a big fight against warrantless surveillance on Americans’ communications with foreigners

That is emblematic of the recent scramble on Capitol Hill to renew the key terrorism prevention program known as FISA Section 702

Congress is set to take up the reauthorization of a divisive program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners' calls, texts and emails

Top US counterterrorism official resigns over war against Iran

Public frustration over stalled nuclear negotiations with Iran quickly escalated into a sweeping US military operation that reshaped Tehran’s leadership and unsettled global markets

Democratic Lawmakers Decry Iran Attacks as Illegal

Democratic leaders are demanding an immediate vote on war powers legislation to restrain President Trump's massive and ongoing military campaign

Explosions rock Abu Dhabi as Iranian missiles trigger emergency alerts, one person is killed by falling shrapnel, and Dubai’s iconic Fairmont The Palm suffers blast damage with multiple injuries reported

Democratic Lawmakers Decry Iran Attacks as Illegal

In October 2002, George W Bush laid out his case for taking the US to war against Iraq in a half-hour speech televised around the world

The long-standing rivals ought to pause and think carefully about where their true interests lie

The tension has escalated after former U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly issued a 10-day ultimatum to Iran, warning of serious consequences if certain demands are not met

Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Iran Amid US Military Buildup

A massive buildup of air and naval assets continue in the Middle East, as the US continues to pressure Iran to come to a deal over its nuclear program

President’s threats to occupy Greenland sparked wave of condemnations from European allies, and drew exasperation from Congress

His removal is seen as the most assertive US intervention to achieve regime change since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and followed months of pressure from Washington

The president also relied even more heavily on Cuban counterintelligence and bodyguards, more trusted than Venezuelans, with the latter not allowed to use mobile phones