Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington CorrespondentWashington(CNN) Senior officials throughout various departments and agencies of the Trump administration tell CNN they are alarmed at White House pressure to grant what would essentially be a no-bid contract to lease the Department of Defense's mid-band spectrum -- premium real estate for the booming and lucrative 5G market -- to Rivada Networks, a company in which prominent Republicans and supporters of President Donald Trump have investments.The pressure campaign to fast track Rivada's...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington CorrespondentWashington(CNN) Senior officials throughout various departments and agencies of the Trump administration tell CNN they are alarmed at White House pressure to grant what would essentially be a no-bid contract to lease the Department of Defense's mid-band spectrum -- premium real estate for the booming and lucrative 5G market -- to Rivada Networks, a company in which prominent Republicans and supporters of President Donald Trump have investments.The pressure campaign to fast track Rivada's...WW…

Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent(CNN) Former White House chief of staff, retired Marine Gen., has told friends that President Donald Trump "is the most flawed person" he's ever known."The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it's more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life," the retired Marine general has told friends, CNN has learned.The reporting comes from a new CNN special scheduled to air...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent(CNN) Former White House chief of staff, retired Marine Gen., has told friends that President Donald Trump "is the most flawed person" he's ever known."The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it's more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life," the retired Marine general has told friends, CNN has learned.The reporting comes from a new CNN special scheduled to air...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Miles Taylor, a former senior Trump administration official, endorsed presidential campaign on Monday, becoming one of the highest-ranking former Trump administration officials to do so.Taylor, who served as chief of staff to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, also accused of repeatedly using his office for political purposes, including directing officials to cut wildfire relief funding to California because voters there overwhelmingly opposed him in 2016.Taylor, a longtime Republican and political appointee at DHS from 2017 to...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Miles Taylor, a former senior Trump administration official, endorsed presidential campaign on Monday, becoming one of the highest-ranking former Trump administration officials to do so.Taylor, who served as chief of staff to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, also accused of repeatedly using his office for political purposes, including directing officials to cut wildfire relief funding to California because voters there overwhelmingly opposed him in 2016.Taylor, a longtime Republican and political appointee at DHS from 2017 to...WW…

(CNN)Members of Congress and staffers in order to get onto the floor of the US House of Representatives, a senior Democratic aide told CNN Tuesday.The development comes after multiple House Democrats told CNN they are worried about some of their Republican colleagues and that there have been multiple conversations about the need for every member of Congress and their guests to start going through metal detectors.Capitol Police had set up metal detectors outside of the House floor as of Tuesday afternoon and all House members, staffers and aides will have to go through them, the aide said. A...…(CNN)Members of Congress and staffers in order to get onto the floor of the US House of Representatives, a senior Democratic aide told CNN Tuesday.The development comes after multiple House Democrats told CNN they are worried about some of their Republican colleagues and that there have been multiple conversations about the need for every member of Congress and their guests to start going through metal detectors.Capitol Police had set up metal detectors outside of the House floor as of Tuesday afternoon and all House members, staffers and aides will have to go through them, the aide said. A...WW…

(CNN)Two Republican members of the House of Representatives tell CNN that they expect at least 140 of their GOP colleagues in the House to vote against counting the electoral votes on January 6 when Congress is expected to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory.President Donald Trump's Republican allies have virtually zero chance of changing the result, only to delay by a few hours the inevitable affirmation of Biden as the Electoral College winner and the next president.There have been no credible allegations of any issues with voting that would have impacted the election, as affirmed...…(CNN)Two Republican members of the House of Representatives tell CNN that they expect at least 140 of their GOP colleagues in the House to vote against counting the electoral votes on January 6 when Congress is expected to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory.President Donald Trump's Republican allies have virtually zero chance of changing the result, only to delay by a few hours the inevitable affirmation of Biden as the Electoral College winner and the next president.There have been no credible allegations of any issues with voting that would have impacted the election, as affirmed...WW…

(CNN)A key Republican on the Michigan canvassing board is expected to vote against certifying the state's election results on Monday, a potential boon for the Trump campaign's to delay the finalization of results. According to Michigan GOP Rep. Paul Mitchell, who said he spoke days ago with Norman Shinkle, one of the two GOP members on the board, Shinkle indicated last week he would vote against certifying the election results until an investigation is completed so as to push a delay even though there is no evidence of fraud or malfeasance that would necessitate such a move.Shinkle told...…(CNN)A key Republican on the Michigan canvassing board is expected to vote against certifying the state's election results on Monday, a potential boon for the Trump campaign's to delay the finalization of results. According to Michigan GOP Rep. Paul Mitchell, who said he spoke days ago with Norman Shinkle, one of the two GOP members on the board, Shinkle indicated last week he would vote against certifying the election results until an investigation is completed so as to push a delay even though there is no evidence of fraud or malfeasance that would necessitate such a move.Shinkle told...WW…

By , andLink Copied!Ad Feedback — sent a classified memo earlier this month to the White House asserting that the US not draw down its troop presence in Afghanistan any further until conditions were met, sources familiar with the memo tell CNN.The assessment from the chain of command – Esper, US Central Command leader Marine Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie and commander of NATO’s mission in Afghanistan Gen. Austin Miller – stated that the necessary conditions had not been met. Others agreed, sources tell CNN, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley.The memo...…By , andLink Copied!Ad Feedback — sent a classified memo earlier this month to the White House asserting that the US not draw down its troop presence in Afghanistan any further until conditions were met, sources familiar with the memo tell CNN.The assessment from the chain of command – Esper, US Central Command leader Marine Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie and commander of NATO’s mission in Afghanistan Gen. Austin Miller – stated that the necessary conditions had not been met. Others agreed, sources tell CNN, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley.The memo...WW…

Washington (CNN)The anonymous senior Trump administration official who wrote a 2018 New York Times op-ed and a subsequent book critical of President Donald Trump is Miles Taylor, he revealed in a statement to CNN on Wednesday. Taylor, who was chief of staff to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, wrote a lengthy he penned the 2018 op-ed declaring he was part of the "resistance" inside the Trump administration working to thwart Trump's worst inclinations. Taylor said that he wanted to force Trump to respond to the charges he was leveling without the ability to attack...…Washington (CNN)The anonymous senior Trump administration official who wrote a 2018 New York Times op-ed and a subsequent book critical of President Donald Trump is Miles Taylor, he revealed in a statement to CNN on Wednesday. Taylor, who was chief of staff to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, wrote a lengthy he penned the 2018 op-ed declaring he was part of the "resistance" inside the Trump administration working to thwart Trump's worst inclinations. Taylor said that he wanted to force Trump to respond to the charges he was leveling without the ability to attack...WW…

Washington (CNN)Senior officials throughout various departments and agencies of the Trump administration tell CNN they are alarmed at White House pressure to grant what would essentially be a no-bid contract to lease the Department of Defense's mid-band spectrum -- premium real estate for the booming and lucrative 5G market -- to Rivada Networks, a company in which prominent Republicans and supporters of President Donald Trump have investments.The pressure campaign to fast track Rivada's "Request for Proposal" (RFP) by using authorities that would preclude a competitive bidding process...…Washington (CNN)Senior officials throughout various departments and agencies of the Trump administration tell CNN they are alarmed at White House pressure to grant what would essentially be a no-bid contract to lease the Department of Defense's mid-band spectrum -- premium real estate for the booming and lucrative 5G market -- to Rivada Networks, a company in which prominent Republicans and supporters of President Donald Trump have investments.The pressure campaign to fast track Rivada's "Request for Proposal" (RFP) by using authorities that would preclude a competitive bidding process...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The White House moved quickly Thursday to try to discredit Olivia Troye, the former aide to Vice President Mike Pence, after charging that President Donald Trump failed to protect the public from coronavirus and that he only cared about getting reelected.In a flurry of statements from White House aides and President Donald Trump, the administration sought to paint Troye as a disgruntled, low-level employee who was fired. But in doing so, the White House made a series of misleading and sometimes outright false statements about the role Troye...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The White House moved quickly Thursday to try to discredit Olivia Troye, the former aide to Vice President Mike Pence, after charging that President Donald Trump failed to protect the public from coronavirus and that he only cared about getting reelected.In a flurry of statements from White House aides and President Donald Trump, the administration sought to paint Troye as a disgruntled, low-level employee who was fired. But in doing so, the White House made a series of misleading and sometimes outright false statements about the role Troye...WW…