Only three people have ever been both secretary of defense and director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Leon Panetta, who for good measure was also an eight-term congressman and White Read more
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Trump properties charged excessive rates to government, House Democrats say
WASHINGTON— House Democrats said a long-running probe found that properties controlled by former President Donald Trump’s company charged the Secret Service excessive rates on dozens of government trips but that investigators Read more
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump, and other key moments from the final public hearing
The bipartisan House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol held what was expected to be its last public hearing — certainly the final one before Read more
Top-secret documents, info ‘re: the President of France’ and a Roger Stone clemency grant: What the FBI took from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Details of what the FBI took from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate were released Friday, including top-secret documents. Agents took binders of photos, a handwritten note and a grant Read more
Former Twitter employee found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia
SAN FRANCISCO — Former Twitter Inc. employee Ahmad Abouammo was found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia after passing on private user information associated with critics of the kingdom in exchange for Read more
‘Hot inflation is over.’ Here’s where what that means for investors, says this portfolio manager.
A firmer start is ahead for stocks. Investors seem to be perking up after Apple spoiled the mood some on Monday via a report it plans to slow its hiring Read more
Opinion: The invasion of privacy just went one step further in the U.S. without anyone noticing
In January 2021, an unclassified memo revealed that the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), a military-intelligence unit of the U.S. government, buys huge amounts of commercially available smartphone data and uses Read more