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National Security and Foreign Affairs

February 28, 2018

Jared Kushner should be very nervous. Rather than take heat for protecting his son-in-law, President Trump left the disposition of Kushner's security clearance up to White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly. On Tuesday, Kelly dealt Kushner a humiliating setback. The Post reports:


February 27, 2018

Washington, D.C. - Today, following news reports that President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and other White House aides working under interim security clearances will have their clearances downgraded over outstanding security concerns, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Representatives Ted Lieu (D-CA) and J


February 16, 2018

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D – Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the Justice Department's Special Counsel announced the indictment of 13 Russians implicated in a wide-ranging scheme to interfere with the 2016 election.


February 15, 2018

WASHINGTON- Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after it was reported that FBI Director Christopher Wray discussed the counterintelligence threat of Chinese nationals in the U.S.


February 14, 2018

Three House Democrats will introduce legislation on Wednesday to significantly expand congressional oversight of the White House's security clearance process, as controversy swirls over a former senior White House aide who maintained an interim clearance despite accusations of domestic violence.


February 13, 2018

WASHINGTON– Today, Congressmen Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Don Beyer (D-VA) wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray requesting detailed information regarding the White House's security clearance approval process.


February 9, 2018

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D - Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the White House declined to release the Democratic House Intelligence Committee memo.