House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson has asked the Defense Department's inspector general to investigate a border wall contract awarded this week to a construction company favored by President Donald Trump.
Tim Morrison, the top Russia and Europe adviser on President Donald Trump's National Security Council, is expected to provide one of the most revelatory testimonies to date in the House Democrat led impeachment inquiry on Thursday, one day after it became clear he will soon be leaving his job, according to a source familiar with the situation and a senior administration official.
Less than 48 hours before the acting Homeland Security secretary is set to leave his post, President Donald Trump has yet to pick a successor despite promising to do so two weeks ago.
The inspector general for the US intelligence community has denied a request from Senate Democrats to review the policies and procedures surrounding security clearances at the White House.
The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee is calling for the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general to investigate Customs and Border Protection leadership after Facebook groups associated with the agency were found to contain vulgar and offensive posts.
Former White House personnel security director Carl Kline took responsibility for a security clearance process criticized for overruling multiple recommended denials for senior government officials, according to members of Congress who privately interviewed Kline on Wednesday.
A veteran manager in the White House office that processes security clearances has been suspended amid allegations she made against her boss that he endangered national security by breaking the law and flouting security procedures.
The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday announced it was launching a "wide-ranging" probe into the White House's handling of its security clearance process, kicking off one of the first high-profile investigations into the Trump administration by the new, Democratic-controlled chamber.
