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Donald Trump’s war on US intelligence
Donald Trump, his aides and many supporters have said that US Intelligence agencies have not produced enough evidence to convince them that Russia tried to influence the US election. Is Trump onto something American spies don't know, or is he concerned that reports of Russian influence will de-legitimize his election?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenPhoto: Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Jr. takes his seat to testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Foreign Cyber Threats to the United States, January 5, 2017. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
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3 storiesNational intel chiefs testify on Capitol Hill
At today's Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Russian hacking of last year's US election. Republican John McCain said, "none of us believe" it changed the outcome. But National Intelligence Director James Clapper testified that it wasn't for lack of trying. Shane Harris covers national security for the Wall Street Journal .
Read the story7 minTrump and the complexities of the cyber era
US intelligence chiefs told a Senate committee today Russia was more aggressive than ever in hacking to influence last year's US election. Donald Trump's denial of that claim has created a crisis of credibility, and agency leaders said today they want to be as public as possible.
Read the story34 minNorth Korea's threat in the Trump era
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un greeted the New Year — and America's new President -- by threatening to develop a missile that could carry a nuclear warhead to the United States. Donald Trump tweeted, "it won't happen."
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