Rand Paul Ends Nearly 13-Hour Filibuster Against John Brennan
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — At 12:39 a.m. Eastern time Thursday, Sen. Rand Paul ended his filibuster blocking John Brennan’s nomination to head the CIA in protest of the Obama administration’s policy that allows the potential use of dr…
Brennan Confirmation Delayed by Rare Talking Filibuster
Jamie Rhodes/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With federal offices shut down due to snow and John Brennan poised to be confirmed as CIA Director, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, considered an outspoken libertarian, did plenty of speaking as he engaged in a tr…
Brennan Inches Closer to Being Next CIA Director
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — John Brennan moved one step closer on Tuesday to being the next CIA director.The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 12-3 to move Brennan’s nomination out of the committee Tuesday afternoon. Brennan, the curr…
John Brennan the Next Nominee Likely to Be Held Up over Benghazi?
US Senate(WASHINGTON) — The trio of Republican senators responsible for part of the filibuster of Chuck Hagel’s confirmation as defense secretary are moving on to another target in order to extract more information on Benghazi from the White House. Th…
Sen. Graham Threatens to Hold Up Vote on Hagel, Brennan Nominations
KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Lindsey Graham says until he knows exactly how President Obama acted immediately after the U.S consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked last Sept. 11, he will attempt to hold up confirmation votes on …
‘This Week’ Roundtable Debates Obama Drone Program
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., pushed for more congressional oversight of the Obama administration’s drone program, saying a legal architecture needs to be put in place on the use of drone strikes against potential terrorist t…
Top Counter-Terrorism Official: No Further Threat from Bomb
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The inside source who helped foil a U.S. bomb threat meant to coincide with the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death has been taken out of Yemen and is safely in Saudi Arabia, ABC News reported Tuesday morning.When asked o…
Brennan Defends Drone Strikes as Pakistan and Protestor Object
C-SPAN(WASHINGTON) — As White House counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan delivered a speech Monday defending the U.S. drone campaign against Taliban and al Qaeda militants, an audience member interrupted and delivered a minute-long speech of her own…
John Brennan: Al Qaeda Remains Focused on Planes
ABC News(NEW YORK) — White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan said on “This Week” Sunday morning that the United States remains “especially vigilant” as the country marks the one year anniversary of the death of Osama …