(CNN)US officials on Wednesday alerted lawmakers to a potential threat against the US Capitol on March 4, for which security has been enhanced as a precaution, less than two months after the Capitol complex was stormed and lawmakers' lives were threatened by rioters.The House changed its voting schedule in light of Capitol Police warning about the security risks, deciding to hold a vote on Wednesday night rather than Thursday as planned.Information provided by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security warned of increased chatter among extremists, including members of , discussing...…(CNN)US officials on Wednesday alerted lawmakers to a potential threat against the US Capitol on March 4, for which security has been enhanced as a precaution, less than two months after the Capitol complex was stormed and lawmakers' lives were threatened by rioters.The House changed its voting schedule in light of Capitol Police warning about the security risks, deciding to hold a vote on Wednesday night rather than Thursday as planned.Information provided by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security warned of increased chatter among extremists, including members of , discussing...WW…

By andLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The Biden administration will makea significant focus of the National Security Council, a reflection of the significant threat the country is facing as it deals with the aftermath of the Capitol Hill riots, a person familiar with the matter tells CNN.President-elect Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, is expected to conduct an early, comprehensive assessment of the threat to develop strategies for countering it, another source familiar with the plans told CNN.The incoming administration is expected to make a series of early...…By andLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The Biden administration will makea significant focus of the National Security Council, a reflection of the significant threat the country is facing as it deals with the aftermath of the Capitol Hill riots, a person familiar with the matter tells CNN.President-elect Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, is expected to conduct an early, comprehensive assessment of the threat to develop strategies for countering it, another source familiar with the plans told CNN.The incoming administration is expected to make a series of early...WW…

(CNN)Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee said that he and a fellow lawmaker personally saw Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado guiding a group of people through the Cannon House Office Building tunnel in the days leading up the Capitol insurrection on January 6. Cohen's accusation is significant because it is the first time a member of Congress has specifically accused another member of giving a tour of the Capitol complex prior to the riot. It comes after several Democratic members have suggested that their Republican colleagues may have been providing the tours as an...…(CNN)Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee said that he and a fellow lawmaker personally saw Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado guiding a group of people through the Cannon House Office Building tunnel in the days leading up the Capitol insurrection on January 6. Cohen's accusation is significant because it is the first time a member of Congress has specifically accused another member of giving a tour of the Capitol complex prior to the riot. It comes after several Democratic members have suggested that their Republican colleagues may have been providing the tours as an...WW…

Washington (CNN)The US flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Middle East Wednesday in the meant to deter Iran, as defense officials remain divided over the risk posed by the regime and the Iraq-based militias it supports. Pentagon officials say the military muscle-flexing is meant to warn Tehran off attacking American interests or personnel in the days surrounding the January 3 anniversary of the Trump administration's assassination of the powerful Iranian leader Gen. Qasem Soleimani.At the same time, acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller decided Wednesday against a push to...…Washington (CNN)The US flew nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to the Middle East Wednesday in the meant to deter Iran, as defense officials remain divided over the risk posed by the regime and the Iraq-based militias it supports. Pentagon officials say the military muscle-flexing is meant to warn Tehran off attacking American interests or personnel in the days surrounding the January 3 anniversary of the Trump administration's assassination of the powerful Iranian leader Gen. Qasem Soleimani.At the same time, acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller decided Wednesday against a push to...WW…

(CNN) explosive allegation this week that the outgoing on key national security matters was a low-point for a transition plagued by mistrust, overseen by a sitting President uninterested in facilitating a smooth transfer of power.Afterward, Trump administration officials insisted Biden was stretching the truth when he said during remarks Monday that members of his team "just aren't getting all the information that we need." Those officials cited dozens of transition meetings that have occurred since the process officially began last month after a lengthy delay.At the same time, people close...…(CNN) explosive allegation this week that the outgoing on key national security matters was a low-point for a transition plagued by mistrust, overseen by a sitting President uninterested in facilitating a smooth transfer of power.Afterward, Trump administration officials insisted Biden was stretching the truth when he said during remarks Monday that members of his team "just aren't getting all the information that we need." Those officials cited dozens of transition meetings that have occurred since the process officially began last month after a lengthy delay.At the same time, people close...WW…

(CNN)A CIA officer was killed in last weekend, according to a former senior administration official with knowledge of the matter. The officer was wounded in an operation in the country and later died, the source said. The identity of the officer has not been made public but the source said the officer was a former Navy SEAL.The death comes as the Trump administration is making plans to withdraw more than 600 troops from Somalia in the near future.US Special Operations forces have been embedded with the Somali National Army, assisting in the fight against the militant group Al-Shabaab. As...…(CNN)A CIA officer was killed in last weekend, according to a former senior administration official with knowledge of the matter. The officer was wounded in an operation in the country and later died, the source said. The identity of the officer has not been made public but the source said the officer was a former Navy SEAL.The death comes as the Trump administration is making plans to withdraw more than 600 troops from Somalia in the near future.US Special Operations forces have been embedded with the Somali National Army, assisting in the fight against the militant group Al-Shabaab. As...WW…

By andLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Amid escalating tensions with both North Korea and Iran, advisers hesitated to give him military options fearing the President might accidentally take the US to war and deliberately informed their counterparts in both countries that they did not know what the President would do next, multiple former administration officials tell me.These accounts are contained in my upcoming book, which will be published August 11 by Harper Collins.Trump’s relationship with Kim Jong Un has blown hot and cold throughout his presidency but in 2017 as the President...…By andLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Amid escalating tensions with both North Korea and Iran, advisers hesitated to give him military options fearing the President might accidentally take the US to war and deliberately informed their counterparts in both countries that they did not know what the President would do next, multiple former administration officials tell me.These accounts are contained in my upcoming book, which will be published August 11 by Harper Collins.Trump’s relationship with Kim Jong Un has blown hot and cold throughout his presidency but in 2017 as the President...WW…

(CNN)Lt. Col. , a key witness in President Donald Trump's , is retiring from the US Army after more than 21 years of military service because he determined that his future in the armed forces "will forever be limited" due to political retaliation by the President and his allies, his lawyer told CNN Wednesday.Vindman has endured a "campaign of bullying, intimidation, and retaliation" spearheaded by the President following his testimony in the impeachment inquiry last year, according to his attorney, Amb. David Pressman who is a partner at Jenner & Block.News of Vindman's retirement marks...…(CNN)Lt. Col. , a key witness in President Donald Trump's , is retiring from the US Army after more than 21 years of military service because he determined that his future in the armed forces "will forever be limited" due to political retaliation by the President and his allies, his lawyer told CNN Wednesday.Vindman has endured a "campaign of bullying, intimidation, and retaliation" spearheaded by the President following his testimony in the impeachment inquiry last year, according to his attorney, Amb. David Pressman who is a partner at Jenner & Block.News of Vindman's retirement marks...WW…

Washington (CNN)President 's resistance to intelligence warnings about Russia led his national security team, including those who delivered the President's Daily Brief to brief him verbally less often on Russia-related threats to the US, multiple former Trump administration officials who briefed Trump, were present for briefings and who prepared documents for his intelligence briefings tell CNN.As the White House denies Trump was briefed about on US soldiers in Afghanistan, which CNN has confirmed was included in the written PDB this spring, the question of what the President knew and when...…Washington (CNN)President 's resistance to intelligence warnings about Russia led his national security team, including those who delivered the President's Daily Brief to brief him verbally less often on Russia-related threats to the US, multiple former Trump administration officials who briefed Trump, were present for briefings and who prepared documents for his intelligence briefings tell CNN.As the White House denies Trump was briefed about on US soldiers in Afghanistan, which CNN has confirmed was included in the written PDB this spring, the question of what the President knew and when...WW…