National security

Lerner, an adviser to U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, pulled out of a proposed dual role after Trump learned of his planned hiring. Lerner is a longtime Republican strategist and pollster who previously worked with the Club for Growth, which aired ads critical of Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. … [Read more...] about Pence picks Kellogg to serve as national security adviser

Brennan was not alone in criticizing the move. The leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Germany issued a joint statement expressing “regret and concern.” In Iran, one lawmaker said “Trump does not have the mental capacity to deal with issues,” and members of parliament burned a paper version of an American flag and a symbolic copy of the Iran deal. … [Read more...] about Former CIA Chief John Brennan: Trump’s ‘Madness Is A Danger To Our National Security’

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, called on the committee’s chair, Republican Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, to investigate “troubling irregularities” with regards to national security clearances held by Trump’s senior aides, citing the report, according to a press release by the committee. … [Read more...] about Pedophiles, Criminals, Individuals Under Foreign Influence Had Top Secret National Security Clearance

The power to suspend or cause suspension of the services, operations or functions of a licensed telecommunication provider in the context of ‘National Security’ is exclusively provided under subsection 3 of section 54 of the Act of 1996 and that it can only be invoked if there is a Proclamation of Emergency by the President of Pakistan pursuant to powers vested under Part X of the Constitution i.e. Articles 232 to 237 ibid. Causing the suspension otherwise may expose the Federal Government or the Authority to claims of compensation or damages by the licensees or the users of the mobile cellular services, held the court. … [Read more...] about Pak Court Holds Suspension Of Mobile Services By Federal Govt On Ground Of National Security Illegal [Read Judgment]

H.R. McMaster, in his final remarks as National Security Adviser, blasted Russia for its acts of aggression, warned that President Vladimir Putin believes he is winning a new form of warfare, and said Russia was one of several “revisionist and repressive powers” seeking to undermine America’s “values, institutions, and way of life.” Speaking at a dinner for the leaders of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania hosted by the Atlantic Council in Washington, McMaster denounced Russia for waging “hybrid warfare,” which he described as “a pernicious form of aggression that combines political, economic, informational, and cyber assaults against sovereign nations.” … [Read more...] about McMaster Blasts Russia in Final Comments as National Security Adviser