National Security Council

Middle East 01/29/21, 06:55

After President Joe Biden chose Palestinian-American activist Maher Bitar as the senior director of intelligence programs at the National Security Council (NSC), critics were quick to criticize him. Bitar would play a key role with U.S. intelligence agencies and have access to the most sensitive U.S. intelligence and covert operations, according ...

U.S. 07/09/20, 02:20

A key member of the nation’s forum on national security, military, and foreign policy matters will no longer serve his country. Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is leaving the U.S. Army just months after testifying before an impeachment hearing that he provided inaccurate details in his summary of President Donald Trump’s April ...

D.C. 11/19/19, 02:39

The integrity of House Democrats was questioned after two witnesses with exculpatory evidence were not called to testify at the impeachment inquiry on the week ending Nov. 22. Former National Security Council Special Adviser for Ukraine negotiations Christopher Anderson and his replacement, Catherine Croft, did not appear on the House Intelligence ...

Washington 11/05/19, 02:38

Multiple White House officials refused to obey summons to testify at a closed-door impeachment investigation on Nov. 4. National Security Council (NSC) Lawyer John Eisenberg, NSC Senior Associate Counsel Michael Ellis, Office of Management and Budget Associate Director for Natural Resources Brian McCormack, and Robert Blair, a senior adviser to Acting ...