John O. Brennan

Finally, Obama breaks his silence on drones

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Over the last four years, there has been a strange irony. One of the greatest speakers of our era has largely kept silent about one of the signature aspects of his presidency. Under President Obama's leadership, U.S. civilian intelligence agencies...

Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed

2013-05-22 18:53:00

WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone...

Leak ended informant's rare opportunity, U.S. officials say

2013-05-16 16:46:00

WASHINGTON — Disclosure of a highly classified intelligence operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened terrorists, according to U.S. officials....

Holder defends subpoena of journalists' phone records

2013-05-14 21:03:00

WASHINGTON — Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. on Tuesday strongly defended the criminal investigation into the leak of classified details about a successful U.S. undercover operation, calling it "within the top two or three most serious leaks" of...

With Al Qaeda shattered, U.S. counter-terrorism's future unclear

2013-04-14 21:09:00

WASHINGTON — Skilled in tracking foreign terrorists, Jarret Brachman once was a sought-after expert on Al Qaeda, advising several federal agencies and speaking regularly around the country. Now the former research director of the Combating...

Rand Paul filibuster splits GOP, Graham now supports CIA nominee

2013-03-07 10:21:00

WASHINGTON – The political fallout from Sen. Rand Paul’s filibuster has begun as fellow Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham switched Thursday to support John Brennan as CIA director, saying the vote has become a “referendum” on the...

Don't shoot, drone guys. I'm a friendly American!

2013-03-07 12:48:00

Not to be all paranoid and everything, but is someone out to get me -- er, us? You have to admit, given the week’s news, that Buffalo Springfield may have been on to something in the summer of ’67: Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it...

After drone answers, Paul drops objections to Brennan nomination

2013-03-07 13:19:00

WASHINGTON�— A day after launching an unusual talking filibuster, Sen. Rand Paul quickly dropped his objection to a Senate vote on John Brennan's nomination to lead the CIA after Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. satisfied his concerns that the...

Sen. Rand Paul ends marathon filibuster of John Brennan

2013-03-06 22:38:00

WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul ended a marathon filibuster of John Brennan's nomination to lead the CIA�early Thursday after holding the floor for nearly 13 hours, focusing on concerns over the constitutionality of the administration’s use of...

Paul filibuster gains support, delays Brennan vote

2013-03-06 15:14:00

WASHINGTON -- What began as Rand Paul’s one-man crusade to press the Obama administration for clarity regarding its prosecution of U.S. citizens suspected of terrorist ties became a bipartisan spectacle in the Senate chamber Wednesday -- one that...

Rand Paul vows to speak 'as long as it takes' to block Brennan

2013-03-06 11:13:00

WASHINGTON -- In a rare, traditional filibuster, Sen. Rand Paul vowed to speak on the Senate floor "as long as it takes" to draw attention to his concerns about the Obama administration's policy regarding the targeted killing of American terrorism...

Senate committee approves John Brennan's nomination as CIA director

2013-03-05 13:35:00

WASHINGTON -- The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 12 to 3 on Tuesday to approve John Brennan's as the next CIA director, ending weeks of delay and setting the stage for the full Senate to vote on Brennan's nomination later this week. The committee...

Code Pink's Dooler Campbell, right, signs a card of thanks for U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) as activists deliver flowers, candies and other objects of thanks to the senator's Captiol Hill offices.

2013-03-07 00:00:00

This video frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington. Paul stalled the chamber to start what he called a filibuster of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director.

2013-03-06 00:00:00

John Brennan gestures while appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on his nomination to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington D.C.

2013-02-07 00:00:00