Trudeau Government Left Canada Vulnerable to Foreign Interference

Trudeau Government Left Canada Vulnerable to Foreign Interference

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government was “insufficiently transparent” about foreign interference in Canadian politics and sometimes took “too long to act’’ against attempts to meddle in the country’s past two general elections by foreign powers including China and India, a government commission said on Tuesday. “Trust in Canada’s democratic institutions has been shaken, and it … Read more

C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins

C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins

The C.I.A. has said for years that it did not have enough information to conclude whether the Covid pandemic emerged naturally from a wet market in Wuhan, China, or from an accidental leak at a research lab there. But the agency issued a new assessment this week, with analysts saying they now favor the lab … Read more

John Ratcliffe Confirmed as C.I.A. Director

John Ratcliffe Confirmed as C.I.A. Director

The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe on Thursday to serve as the director of the C.I.A., installing him atop the spy agency that he has pledged to make more aggressive. The vote was 74 to 25, and several Democrats joined all Republicans present in confirming him. The support Mr. Ratcliffe received from Democrats reflects the evolution … Read more

F.B.I. Pick Pushed False and Misleading Claims About Trump Investigations

F.B.I. Pick Pushed False and Misleading Claims About Trump Investigations

But the dossier was not the root or the start of the investigation. According to the inspector general and special counsel reports, the dossier reached officials working on the Russia inquiry on Sept. 19, 2016 — six weeks after they had already opened the case based on the Australian tip. In response, Mr. Patel’s spokeswoman … Read more

Judge Stops Justice Dept. From Releasing Report on Trump Documents Case

Judge Stops Justice Dept. From Releasing Report on Trump Documents Case

A federal judge in Florida stopped the Justice Department on Tuesday from releasing to Congress a potentially damning section of a report by the former special counsel, Jack Smith, detailing his lengthy investigation of President Trump’s mishandling of classified documents. In a strongly word 14-page order, the judge, Aileen M. Cannon, said that federal prosecutors … Read more