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WATCH: Hollywood stars, ex-spies launch Russia investigation campaign
'We need our president to speak directly to us and tell us the truth,' says actor Morgan Freeman

Watergate pales in comparison to Trump scandals – Clapper
James Clapper: I am very concerned about the assault on our institutions coming from both an external source – read Russia – and an internal source the president himself

Trump insists no evidence of collusion with Russia
Trump took to Twitter to dismiss as old news the Senate testimony by former acting attorney general Sally Yates about his former national security advisor Michael Flynn

Top Obama officials to testify on Russian election interference
Sally Yates could bring new pressure on the White House over what it knew about former national security advisor Michael Flynn s communications with Russian officials

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Trump asks U.S. Congress to probe wiretap claims
UPDATED The White House calls for Congress to follow up on President Donald Trump s explosive unsubstantiated allegation that Barack Obama tapped his phone during last year s election campaign

Trump doubtful as U.S. spy chiefs to testify on Russian hacking
The American public could get a better idea of the strength of the evidence on the alleged hacking as the Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing

What we know about Russia's alleged hacking of U.S. vote
Here is what is known so far about the who what and why of the hacking strikes during the recent US election campaign

U.S. intelligence chief James Clapper resigns
3rd UPDATE US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says resigning felt pretty good after 6 years in the job

Denuclearizing North Korea a 'lost cause,' US intel chief says
James Clapper: The notion of getting the North Koreans to denuclearize is probably a lost cause They are not going to do that That is their ticket to survival

North Korea rules out US detainees' release over 'jabbering' Bae
As long as Kenneth Bae continues jabbering there will be no negotiations on American criminals says the North s state run KCNA news agency
North Korea has restarted plutonium reactor – US spy chief
When fully operational the reactor is capable of producing around six kilos 13 pounds of plutonium a year – enough for one nuclear bomb experts say

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US sees no sign of Qaeda-ISIS pact – Clapper
There have been tactical accommodations on the battlefield on occasion where local groups have united in the interest of the tactical objective but broadly I don t see those two uniting at least yet

North Korea prisoner release 'move to ease rights pressure'
The surprise release of two jailed American citizens is proof that North Korea is genuinely rattled by United Nation s move to charge their leadership analysts say

Americans freed by North Korea arrive in US
UPDATED Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller finally reach home after serving a 7 month prison sentence in North Korea

US spy chief defends spying on foreign leaders
James Clapper says seeking to discern the aims of foreign heads of state has long been a basic tenet for US spy agencies
US plans 'aggressive' pursuit of Snowden
US lawmakers demanded his immediate extradition from Hong Kong over his sensational leaking of an Internet surveillance program
Leak highlights risk of outsourcing US spy work
UPDATE Jobs that were once performed by government employees are now carried out by paid contractors in a dramatic shift that began in the 1990s
U.S. contractor says he leaked intel data
UPDATED Edward Snowden: I could not allow the US government to destroy privacy Internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world
US spy chief orders inquiry into leaks over Qaeda plot
The internal review across 16 intelligence agencies came as US lawmakers denounced the leaks and warned the disclosures could jeopardize sensitive espionage work