2/18: The Takeout: National Security Council cyber advisor Anne Neuberger – CBS News Watch CBS News For this edition of “The Takeout,” Major Garrett sits down with Anne Neuberger, the White House’s deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology. They discuss the threat of attacks from Russian cyber criminals on vulnerable systems such … Read more
The White House publicly confirmed on Thursday that Russia has obtained a “troubling” emerging anti-satellite weapon but said it cannot directly cause “physical destruction” on Earth. White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said U.S. intelligence officials have information that Russia has obtained the capability, but that such a weapon is not currently operational. … Read more
The White House clashed with the Justice Department post the release of a report by special counsel Robert Hur last week about President Joe Biden’s handling of classified information, according to previously undisclosed correspondence obtained by The New York Times. The letters exchanged revealed a clash between top Justice Department official Bradley Weinsheimer and Biden’s … Read more
Former U.S. president Donald Trump pictured during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at Winfield House, London on Dec. 3, 2019. NICHOLAS KAMM | AFP | Getty Images Former U.S. head of state and presidential candidate Donald Trump stoked the ire of U.S. lawmakers and international leaders, after remarking he would not protect NATO … Read more
KEY POINTS Attorney Bob Bauer said there are concerns about how President Joe Biden is portrayed in the special counsel report The concerns were raised with the special counsel and the attorney general, Bauer said Bauer said the report “goes off the rails” and called it a “shabby piece of work” President Joe Biden’s personal … Read more
Jamie Dimon, CEO of America’s largest bank JP Morgan Chase, has been iced out of the White House’s good graces after apparently endorsing Republican policies and calling Donald Trump “kind of right,” The Post has learned. The self-identified Democrat has been labeled “MAGA curious” by White House insiders after telling Democrats to “respect” Trump’s supporters … Read more
Prominent Washington think tank the International Crisis Group, influential in the negotiation of the United States’ nuclear deal with Iran, has extensive but previously undisclosed connections to the Islamic Republic’s foreign ministry, according to a report from Iran International, a Persian-language news outlet frequently at odds with Iran’s government, which charges that the theocratic … Read more
NEW YORK – The White House and State Department on Wednesday cautiously acknowledged the Iranian proxy group that claimed it will end its attacks on US forces. On Tuesday, Kataib Hezbollah, a group believed to be responsible for the weekend’s drone attack in Jordan which killed three US service members, said it was stopping … Read more
‘Welcome to the capital of the world!’ exclaimed our taxi driver as we crossed the Potomac into Washington DC. My teenagers’ eyes shone with excitement. Given that eight hours earlier they’d barely been speaking to me as I informed the British Airways stewardess I was a nervous flyer and therefore quite keen for a gin … Read more
Canada’s ambassador to the United States says Ottawa must take concrete steps to prepare for the outcome of this fall’s pivotal presidential election, which could see Donald Trump returned to power. In an interview with CBC News on Saturday ahead of a Canadian cabinet retreat in Montreal — where she will brief ministers — Kirsten Hillman said … Read more
