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Secret Service ex-director who quit after Butler gunman nearly assassinated Trump faces fresh humiliation
Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who has faced controversy over the Butler, Pa., assassination attempt against President Trump, will not be getting her top-level security clearance renewed, The Post...
Powerful Trump aide who's in charge of vetting thousands of staffers still hasn't been fully vetted himself: sources
Three administration insiders told The Post that the vetter-in-chief has not turned in his Standard Form 86, or SF-86 – a 100-page set of questions required for officials who need...
Real ID appointment too hard to get? This option clears the way for passengers to travel
No need to clear your schedule to book a Real ID appointment -- there's a way to travel without it.
Trump's order stripping elite law firm behind Steele dossier of security clearances is tossed by judge
U.S. District Beryl Howell said the executive order against the law firm of Perkins Coie violated multiple provisions of the Constitution and ordered that it be immediately nullified.
Trump revokes security clearance for Joe Biden and entire family, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and other political foes
“I have determined that it is no longer in the national interest for the following individuals to access classified information,” Trump wrote in the memo to the heads of executive...
Trump says he is ‘immediately revoking’ Biden’s security clearance and access to daily intelligence briefings
“There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social Post.
Now the truth comes out: Reporters admit Politico snuffed out Hunter Biden laptop story to protect Joe in 2020
Lest anyone still have doubts, two ex-Politico reporters, Mark Caputo and Tara Palmeri, just confirmed how far the media went to protect Joe Biden prior to the 2020 presidential election.
FBI whistleblower gives emotional testimony about 'highly inappropriate' retaliation against him
The FBI is accused of retaliating against whistleblowers and dissenters by misusing the security clearance process.
GOP pol probes Tim Walz's 'obvious security risk' in dozen trips to China while serving in National Guard
“Any individual traveling dozens of times to an adversary nation in a personal capacity while having access to classified information poses an obvious security risk,” the Republican said.
Jan. 6 rioter with 'Hitler mustache' claims ignorance about Capitol, convicted anyway
The Jan. 6 rioter who openly wore a "Hitler mustache" to his job at a Navy base was convicted on all counts Friday after testifying that he didn't know Congress...
Biden White House asks staffers to resign over past marijuana use: report
A number of White House staffers were asked to resign or demoted for past marijuana use — regardless of whether those employees had been in one of the 14 states...
White House whistleblower says she was 'humiliated' by boss after coming forward
The White House whistleblower who accused the Trump administration of pushing through security clearances for staffers who were initially denied said Tuesday that her supervisor retaliated against her in an...
Jerry Nadler's full-disclosure double standard and other commentary
2020 watch: Don’t Idolize Your Candidate Sure, it was only one sign, and maybe it was meant as a joke. Then again, as The Week’s Bonnie Kristian suggests, the “Beto...
Ocasio-Cortez loses it over alleged Team Trump security clearances
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday called for an investigation into a whistleblower's accusations that the Trump administration pushed through security clearances for staffers after they were denied. "We are getting...
Team Trump overruled dozens of security clearance denials: whistleblower
A White House whistleblower revealed that at least 25 Trump administration officials were initially denied security clearances — but that the administration overruled approved them anyway. Tricia Newbold, an 18-year...
Warner is 'bothered' by Trump giving Kushner top-secret clearance
Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he is "bothered" by President Trump's granting White House adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner top-secret security clearance despite...
Trump ordered John Kelly to give Jared Kushner a security clearance
President Trump reportedly ordered former Chief of Staff John Kelly to give son-in-law Jared Kushner a top-secret security clearance, even though the decision was not supported by the intelligence community....
Hillary Clinton's security clearance was revoked at her request
Hillary Clinton had her security clearance revoked at her own request, it was revealed on Friday. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released a letter that said the former secretary...
Ex-officials actually use security clearances to get rich
Former CIA Director John Brennan’s temper tantrum over the revocation of his security clearance has inadvertently pointed a spotlight at one of the Swamp’s favorite get-rich-quick tricks: the national intelligence...
Trump didn't silence Brennan -- he's done the opposite
President Trump’s decision to revoke the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan is, according to conventional wisdom, an effort to silence his critics. This is what Brennan himself...