phalen and mr. reid and mr. payne. the floor is yours. >> thank you, chairman burr, vice chairman warner and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss security clearances, challenges and reforms. the director of national intelligence designated as the security executive and in this role the dni is responsible for the development, implementation and oversight of effective, efficient, and uniform policies and procedures governing the conduct of investigations and adjudications and, if applicable, polygraph for eligibility for access to classified information. the national counterintelligence and security center has been designated as the lead support element to fulfill the dni's responsibilities. we are responsible for the oversight of policies governing the conduct of investigations and adjudications for approximately 4 million national security cleared personnel. the security clearance process includes determining if an individual is suitable to receive a security cle

mr. reid and mr. payne, this is to you. are the are there additional authorities that you need to accomplish this rollout and eventually fully move this system to what you have designed? >> senator t from authority standpoint section 925 of the current nba a gives us reenforces secretary's authority in the first instance to conduct background investigations which was a plus. it also provides direction, not so much authority, for us to consolidated other elements within the department, which also is very helpful. >> let me ask it a different way if i can. >> yes, sir. >> is there anything in federal statute today that hinders your ability to change your review process the way you this i it needs to be done? >> not that i'm aware not in statute. now we are wholly dependent it on director coats and his leadership, to approve, as i outlined our alternative process. and secretary mattis cannot do that unilaterally. we are beholden to the security executive agent and the suitability executive agent for the standards they set and

mr. reid outlined, all of those things combined are things we did not have acted 2004 when it dod had the initial mission. we have them now. that is the way of the future. that is the way we have to go. if are going to make any progress in making this program faster and making this program , we have got to look at a different methodology of doing this. we have to utilize continuous evaluation and automated processes, many of which mr. reid outlined in his statements. but in addition, we have to look at the standard. we have to change the standards. if we are to do this successfully, we have to change the standard spirit that is going to result in some big decisions on our part, and those big decisions pertaining to how much risk we are willing to accept. as mr. bert show in the previous panel stated, where never going to be able to reduce the risk to zero unless we stop hiring. obviously, we cannot do that, and there is always going to be risk involved in the investigative process. there is al

pakistan is like a very angry bully and a study to come out come pete with that talented boy of the same mr reid so they're far their solution far far far the. feeling of inferiority is to punch everyone rising that's not that's not a good way to behave mr sally thank you very much for this interview we were talking to. former head of afghan intelligence about. the situation in afghanistan and whether it's going to improve any time soon that's it for us this edition of so think i'll see you next time. how does it feel to be a share of the greatest job in the world it's as close to being a king as any job there is what business model helps to run a prison now we just do or don't like nobody over the case and i don't no one comes anymore we don't have the sergeant me anymore it's the directive that's what they want to do that knowing they don't give a damn if you do the chores are not actually paying enough to put it back into. the louisiana incarceration rate is twice as high as the usa in breach what secrets is behind such success. the russians are coming for well over the last year and this is

mr. trump. paula reid shows us why mcdougal wants her 2016 contract thrown out.la, good morning. >> good morning. mcdougal made that agreement with the parent company of "national inquirer," run by david pecker, a close friend of president trump's. the practice is called catch and kill, buying a story and then killing it. mcdougal claims she had an affair with donald trump between 2006 and 2007. three months before the election she sold the rights to her story to american media incorporated for $150,000, knowing it would not be published. mcdougal says ami reneged on other parts of their deal. she says they lied and manipulated her. she says her own lawyer at the time colluded with mr. trump's personal attorney michael cohen to buy her silence. "new york times" media columnist jim rutenberg first reported on her lawsuit. >> she feels as if she was walked into an agreement that takes away her rights to tell her story under fraudulent circumstances. >> but in a statement, ami says they followed through on their agreement with her. she say she has been free to talk

chip reid met one of them. >> reporter: hi, mr.d harrison ruffin tyler is the grandson of u.s. president john tyler, who was born in 1790. yes, you heard that right-- just three generations, president tyler, his son lyon tyler, and grandson harrison span almost the entire history of the united states. >> but i'm still here. >> reporter: we met harrison and his son, william, at president tyler's virginia estate. when you tell people that you are the great-grandson, and your father is the grandson of the tenth president of the united states, do they find it hard to believe? >> i find it hard to believe. i think it has to do with second wives. >> reporter: much younger second wives. here's how it happened. john tyler became president in 1841. he had eight children with his first wife, who died while he was in office office. at 52 he married 22-year-old julia gardner. they had seven children fair total of 15, the most of any president. he was 63 when son, lyon tyler, was born, whose first wife also died. lyon, too, had a very young sec

thank you very much for being here, senator reid. mr. chairman. i would like to welcome back director dan coats. also, welcome, mr. ashley. the central challenge facing the nation's strategic competition with russia and china and this competition replaces terrorism as the primary concern in u.s. national security. question, china and russia pose a threat to our national security. in order to counter these threats, we bus -- must understand our objectives. in doing so, we must consider the spectrum of capabilities of our potential adversaries. from high-end platforms to irregular warfare approaches. the kremlin is pursuing strategic competition across a range of capabilities from conventional modernization to asymmetric operations below the level of military conflict intended to undermine our democracy. we need a clear right understanding of president bush -- putin's ambition and using every tool at his disposal. there is also an assault on the year.m elections this we heard from administration officials that the white house has not directed the in

reid. >> thank you very much mr. chairman. this is a last appearance by that committee. let me thank you for decades of service to the nsa on cyber command. one of the threats facing the influence operations but mostly conduct through cyberspace and engaged in the sophisticated influence campaign china has been engaged in information operation against their own citizens and their behavior and is becoming more active abroad conducted against u.s. companies and their own economic gain. and in the attempt to silence the company from exercising three speech these efforts highlight the vulnerabilities in the area bu that we hope will address today. while they are conducting the obligations it still predominantly is designed for the technical operations to defend or attack the system. to sustain the function it's not to do with the content of information and the cyberspace, the cyber command has made important strides in the cognitive dimension that still has a long way to go to focus on the engagement not merely an operational tactical support to engage forces you to other or

the senate 2005 in and to all thousand seven, and reid was at the leader trying to an act a program of an elected president and reelected president. mr. mcconnell only had to oppose and he did with great effectiveness. if you look back on the way other minority leaders have functioned, they function so as to oppose the president on certain things, and work with him on others. i didn't see any of that kind of working together that would have characterized the howard baker or robert dole, earlier senate leaders. do you see it with the current minority leader chuck schumer? guest: i think the current minority leader is capable of making bipartisan deals and has a history of it. he worked effectively in 2013 on a comprehensive immigration bill. the current minority leader is dealing with a unusual situation, namely the trump presidency, which provoked massive resistance from the beginning. it has been a partisan situation in that regard. the thing i should say to you and the viewers is that, i started writing the book in the believed016 when i that hillary clinton would be president. and couldn't govern unless the senate changed. my book

reid. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ms.secretary, and several conversations before your nomination and otherwise we made the point about homelessness, we own a great deal to our veterans and it is discouraging to all of us when we see them without adequate housing and too many of them are in the situation. the council on homelessness will be doing reports in which we have requested, could you update the committee on your efforts that you've taken directly to address this issue of veterans homelessness. >> 1% of our population protects the other 99% of us and i think we all a great deal to our veterans. the program is responsible for 47% reduction in homelessness for veterans. we will continue to support that program and enhance it. also, many of our other homeless programs affect veterans but we've asked for a record amount of money from homeless programs this year including the continuous care program. the biggest problems are on the west coast in new york city. we will need a lot of help because we don't have jurisdiction

the difference is that senator reid, he was the leader trying of anct the program elected president and then a reelected president. mr. mcconnell only had to oppose, and he did with great effectiveness. if you look back on the way the other minority leaders have functioned, they functioned so as to oppose the president on certain things and work with him on others. i did not see any of that kind of working together that would have characterized the howard baker or robert dold --dole. host: was there a willingness for chuck schumer? guest: the current minority leader is capable of making bipartisan deals, he has a history of it. it worked effectively in 2013 on a comprehensive immigration bill. the minority leader is dealing with an unusual situation, mainly the donald trump presidency. this has provoked massive resistance from the beginning. it has been a partisan situation. the thing i should say to you startedviewers is i writing the book in the fall of 2016 when i believed that hillary clinton would be president. unless theot govern senate change. the book was not about donald trump or any particular person althou

reid. . >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and admiral rogers. since we're holding the confirmation for your successor later this week, this is likely your last appearance before the committee. let me thank you for decades of commitment to the country. one of the great threats facing our democracy is influence operations, a type of information warfare which are mostly conducted through theater operations of cyber command. russia engaged in a sophisticated influence campaign during the 2016 election cycle. china has been engaged in information operations against their own citizens in order to control their access to information and their behavior. it's becoming more active abroad. they're also engaged in mass i have theft of intellectual property conducted against u.s. companies for their own economic gain. north korea's attack on sony america was an attempt to silence an entertainment company from exercising its right to free speech and sending a message across the world. these efforts highlight some of our vulnerabilities in this area, which i h

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reid. >> well, thank you very much, mr. chairman, and general, as i indicated in opening remarks, consistent with the secretary of defense, secretary mattis, do you believe it's in our national security interest to stay within the confines of the jcpoa? >> i think from my perspective, the jcpoa addresses the principle threat we deal with from iran. if the jcpoa goes away, we'll have to have another way to deal with a nuclear weapons program, so, yes, i share their position. >> thank you. with respect to syria, it's a very complicated situation, and that's an understatement. one issue is involved with the kurds. they fought reliably, and now they assist fellow kurds against the turks. it appears we don't have a policy as to our position vis-a-vis the kurds in syria, and also a longer term policy as in what do we do? do we have a de facto partition of the country with the sdf, syria defense forces, guarded in that portion? can you give us some clarity on the policy? i just don't think we have one. >> senator, we have not oper

mr. chairman, thank you, sir. >> thank you, senator. senator reid, do you have any further comments? thank you very much. i say to our three witnesses. you got off pretty easy there. we thank you for your patience and for your testimony and for what you have contributed to this nation so far. we are adjourned. >> wednesday morning we're live in phoenix, arizona for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. michelle reagan will be our guest on the bus during washington journal starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >>> the american israel public affairs committee, known as aipac is hosting ints annual conference in washington, d.c. this week. among the speakers was congresswoman grace main who sat down for an interview with claire shipman, abc news correspondent. >> our next guest plays an influential role on one of the house committees essential to the u.s.-israel relationship, the appropriations committee. she has established herself as an outspoken leader on issues important to the pro-israel community, was actually one of the first democratic members of congress to announce her opposition to the 2015

mr. chairman and thank you general, for your service. >> thank you senator reid. we will now have open statements by our two guests and your entire statement will be made part of the record. >> senator inhofe, ranking member read, distinguish members, good morning and thank you for the opportunity to appear today to discuss the current posture in state of readiness of the united states central command. i am pleased to be here today with my fellow combat commander and fellow minnesotan. i come before you on behalf of over 80000 members of the command. u.s. military, command and coalition members from 71 nations in the most complex area of the globe they serve and sacrifice on a daily basis. in many cases for the benefit of not only american strategic interest but also the world. our people are the very best at what they do and they and especially their families deserve our admiration and gratitude. it is my sincere honor to lead and be a member of such a fine team of dedicated professionals. since i last appeared before the committee, we have made considerable mili

chip reid is at the white house with how fellow republicans are warning mr. trump to leave mr. mueller alone. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president has avoided mentioning mueller by name in the past, but that changed over the weekend, as he called him out by name on twitter. that may be result of the decision by mueller to subpoena documents from the trump organization. which the president has said would cross a red line. >> everyone in the white house has cooperated on this. >> reporter: assistant to the president expressed his frustration at the investigation. >> after more than a year and millions spent on this, there remains no evidence of collusion with russia. >> reporter: in a flurry of tweets over the weekend, the president said the mueller probe should never have been started. and he attacked its team of investigators claiming it was politically motivated. why does the mueller team have 13 hardened democrat, he wrote, some big crooked hillary supporters and zero republicans. while it's been reported that 13 of the 17 members of mueller's team are

mr. cohen paid the $130,000, but the reason is to protect business, protect reputation, and to protect family, and you cannot speculate that it was to elect somebody president of the united states. >> glor: paula reid joins us from the white house tonight. paula, what do we know about the first lady's reaction to the interview? r reporter: well, so far the first lady has not responded to the interview, but shortly after it aired, her spokeswoman tweeted a reminder that the trumps' son is a minor and should be left out of news stories. the first lady is expected to spend the week at mar-a-lago for her son's spring break. >> glor: paula reid at the white house. paula, thanks. it is believed to be the largest u.s. expulsion of russian diplomats ever. the country ordered 60 out today in response to the poisoning in the u.k. in all at least 121 countries have now thrown out more than 135 russians. here's chip reid. >> reporter: 48 intelligence officers based at if russian embassy in washington have been ordered by the trump administration to leave the u.s. within one week, along with another 12 russians based at the united nations in new york. it's part of a coordinated action with more than 20 u.s. all

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mr. trump in 2006. the judge ruled the request for a presidential deposition is premature at this point in the case. paula reid's at the white house. paula, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is certain l a victory for the president. but this case is not over yet. the judge says he just believes that daniels' attorneys are moving too fast. the judge pointed out the fact that the president and his tale, they haven't even had a chance to respond to the accusations about the payment cohen made to daniels. without any formal response from the other side, the judge said look, it's too early to talk about compelling the president to be deposed. but the next goal for the president and his team is trying to force this case into private arbitration rather than letting it play out in federal court where everything is a public record. but daniels' attorney avenatti, he seems optimistic. he tweeted that the order does not, quote, bode well for the defendants and suggest that there is a strong likelihood the court will ultimately agree with his client." but cohen's attorney called the decision sound and says he be

difference is in it years, --or the obama is senator reid, for the obama years, was trying to enact their program of an elected president and reelected president. mrmcconnell only had to oppose, and he did with rate effectiveness. -- great effectiveness. if you look back at how other minority leaders functioned, they functioned so as to oppose the president on certain things and work with him on others. i do not see any of that kind of working together that would have characterized howard baker or robert dole, the earlier senate leaders. host: was there a willingness, as you would see it then, with current minority leader chuck schumer, then? current think the minority leader is capable of making bipartisan deals. he has a history of it. he worked very effectively in 2013 on a comprehensive immigration bill. the current minority leader is dealing with an unusual situation, namely the trump presidency, which provoked massive resistance from the beginning. so it has been a partisan situation in that regard. the thing i should say to you and the viewers is that i started writing the book in the fall of 2016, when i believed that hillary clinton would

mr. chairman. >> thank you for being here. it is nice to see you back in the senate. i want to understand what you said to sen. reid. understood you to say when you raise the concerns about needing to respond to what russia is doing to interfere with the potential elections in 2018. what you heard from the president's you should do what you need to to fort that. do i understand that correctly? >> the question that was asked relative to cyber, the direction to go forward on cyber, i did not understand to be said in the contest of russian influence. >> you haven't heard anything? from the white house or the administration directly responding to interference from a number of intelligence officials and into our election cycle. and no direction from the white house and the administration. >> there is concern about an ongoing effort of russians to interfere with our elections. the white house is well aware of that, as we all are. agencies have been tasked to address this, and also included working with state and local election officials relative to protections to put in and our job is to do the warnings and the assessment

mr. trump's personal lawyer, michael cohen, to stay quiet about an alleged affair with the president. cohen said he paid the money without the knowledge of the president or the trump organization. chip reidocument revealing the possible role of another lawyer in the story. chip, good morning. >> good morning. here's that document you mentioned. it was given to us by the attorney for stormy daniels. it's a demand for arbitration filed by michael cohen's holding company three weeks ago and under nature of dispute it says breach of contract and here's the key thing. it lists jill martin as the attorney for cohen's company but jill martin has been with the trump organization since 2010 as a vice president and assistant general counsel. the trump organization said in a statement martin was working in an individual capacity and the company has had no involvement in the matter. but the fact that a lawyer for the trump organization is involved, raises questions about cohen's claim that he acted alone to pay daniels. the white house says president trump denies having an affair with daniels. >> all right. chip, thank you so much. >>> in the middle of this white house turmoil, republicans are also

mr. trump. the order obtained by cbs news was issued last week in private arbitration in california. a lawyer for daniels called the order improper and hidden from public view. paula reid is at the white house. paula, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. now, according to this restraining order, daniels is bound by the terms of an october 2016 nondisclosure agreement that she signed which bars her from discussing any details about her relationship with the president. in exchange for her silence, she was paid $130,000 by president trump's lawyer. she also agreed to pay $1 million every time she violates that agreement. on tuesday, she filed a lawsuit claiming that nondisclosure isn't valid because president trump didn't sign it. details about this new secret restraining order only came to light yesterday after the white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders said the president denies all these allegations but then suggested he had already won the overall dispute with daniels in arbitration, prompting reporters to ask, wait what arbitration? now, daniels' attorney says the president can't possibly win something if he's not a party. he notes that the president's

mr. chairman. >> thank you. thank you both for being here. director coats, it is always nice to see you back in the senate. i want to make sure i understood what you said to senator reid. i understood when you raised the concerns about needing to respond to what russia is doing to interfere with the potential election coming up in 2018 that what you heard from the president was that you should do whatever you need it to to support that. did i understand that correctly? >> my response was in the question that was asked relative to cyber. the direction to go forward on cyber. it did not, in my opinion i did not understand it to be said in the context of the russian influence on the elections. >> so you have not heard anything than from the white house with responding to the claim that we are furred from a number of intelligence officials that of said there is currently interference going on from russia in our upcoming election cycle for 2018. you have not had any direction from the white house or the administration to respond to that, zac correct? director coats: i would not put it in that context. there is concern about the ongoing effort of russians to interfere with