Michael Flynn, here at Trump Tower in December 2016, spent less than a month in the role of President Trump's national security adviser. John Angelillo/Pool/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
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Congressional Democrats are calling the director of national intelligence's cancellation of additional in-person election security briefings "outrageous," after the change was announced on Friday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Thursday
Smoke rises from the USS Bonhomme Richard after an explosion and fire on board the amphibious assault ship at Naval Base San Diego. The Navy is investigating whether the fire was due to arson. Denis Poroy/AP hide caption
Tuesday
The former director of the National Security Agency, Adm. Mike Rogers, tells NPR that in the run-up to the 2016 election he wishes "we had taken more direct, more public action (against Russia) sooner as opposed to doing so after the election." He's shown here in 2014. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
Ex-Intel Chief: 'I Wish We Had Taken More Action' Against Russian Meddling
Thursday
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters Thursday after meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council and calling for the restoration of sanctions against Iran. Mike Segar/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Ali Al-Tamimi (center) walks with two unidentified men as they leave federal court in Alexandria, Va., in April 2005. A federal judge has ordered him released from prison pending the outcome of his appeals, which have been unresolved for more than a decade. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Tuesday
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a joint press conference after a July 2018 meeting in Helsinki. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Senate Report: Former Trump Aide Paul Manafort Shared Campaign Info With Russia
Saturday
A purge at the U.S. Agency for Global Media has fueled concerns that broadcasters like Radio Free Europe will be turned into distributors of propaganda on behalf of the Trump administration. Michal Kamary/Associated Press hide caption
Friday
President Trump on Friday ordered that ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, divest from the U.S. in 90 days. AP hide caption
The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse is home to the secret court that oversees surveillance on Americans. An ex-FBI lawyer has been charged in connection with filings to the court. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
A helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut on Aug. 4. STR/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
After Beirut, Experts Warn Of 'Dangerous Gaps' In U.S. Oversight Of Ammonium Nitrate
Thursday
Sue Gordon in 2017 as deputy national intelligence director. Office of the Director of National Intelligence via AP hide caption
Exclusive: After Quitting Last Year, Senior U.S. Intelligence Official Now Talks
Marjorie Taylor Greene (right) is likely to bring a far-right conspiracy theory to the House of Representatives next year. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption
In a videoconference Wednesday, Assistant Attorney General for the National Security John Demers spoke about espionage efforts directed by China toward the U.S. and Beijing's covert influence operations. Zach Gibson/Getty Images hide caption
"Plebe summer" detailers, or trainers, lead a company of incoming freshman students â the "plebes" â at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Nate Palmer for NPR hide caption