Intelligence chiefs to face grilling from House Democrats over Signal blunder

National intelligence head Tusli Gabbard and CIA director John Ratcliffe to give testimony on threats to lawmakersHouse Democrats will on Wednesday demand answers from two US intelligence chiefs who were revealed as members of a group chat used by Trump administration officials to discuss plans to bomb Yemen in the presence of a journalist.News of the group chat’s existence and the inclusion of Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, has prompted outrage on Capitol Hill at a convenient time for Democrats, who are in the minority in both the Senate and House of Representatives and reeling from Donald Trump’s return to the White House two months ago. Continue reading...

Intelligence chiefs to face grilling from House Democrats over Signal blunder

National intelligence head Tusli Gabbard and CIA director John Ratcliffe to give testimony on threats to lawmakers

House Democrats will on Wednesday demand answers from two US intelligence chiefs who were revealed as members of a group chat used by Trump administration officials to discuss plans to bomb Yemen in the presence of a journalist.

News of the group chat’s existence and the inclusion of Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, has prompted outrage on Capitol Hill at a convenient time for Democrats, who are in the minority in both the Senate and House of Representatives and reeling from Donald Trump’s return to the White House two months ago. Continue reading...