Top Trump administration officials face more questions from lawmakers today amid the US war in Iran, testifying in front of a House committee. Follow for live news updates.
And in the Senate, lawmakers are expected to vote on Sen. Markwayne Mullin's confirmation to lead the Department of Homeland Security.FBI search of a Georgia elections office . She also said it is “not the intelligence community’s responsibility to determine what is and is not an imminent threat” — instead saying that ultimately lies with Trump.
: The officials will be taking questions from members of the House Intelligence Committee. .three weeks ago. Today, they are back on Capitol Hill for another hearing in front of the House Intelligence Committee.Trump has stated that Iran had “attempted to rebuild their nuclear program” after his June strikes and the White House has cited an “imminent nuclear threat” posed by Iran. But in Gabbard’s prepared opening statement, she said there have “been no efforts since then to try to rebuild their enrichment capability.”Trump claimed Iran was building intercontinental ballistic missiles that would “soon reach the United States of America.” Gabbard, however, reiterated a previous assessment that Iran “could use” existing technology “to begin to develop a militarily viable ICBM before 2035 should Tehran attempt to pursue that capability.” That assessment would be updated in light of the current war, she said.Asked whether the intelligence showed an “imminent nuclear threat,” Gabbard responded, “The only person who can determine what is and is not a threat is the president.” CIA Director John Ratcliffe reflected on Iranian-backed attacks on Americans in the region and said it has long posed an “immediate” threat.During his confirmation hearing to be the next Homeland Security secretary, Sen. Markwayne Mullin was given multiple opportunities to differentiate himself from outgoing Secretary Kristi Noem, who was ousted from the job after a year of controversies and chaos within the agency.Later, he was given the chance to do just that, and he took it. Shortly after Alex Pretti’s killing in January by an immigration officer, Mullin described him as “deranged.” He said during yesterday’s hearing that it was a mistake to do so. “I shouldn’t have said that,” he said, adding: “I was responding immediately without the facts. That’s my fault.” More than once, Mullin said he hoped that DHS under his leadership would not be in the headlines every day. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he said, would hopefully be taken off the “front line” and instead be primarily used to transport undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes from local jails through cooperation with local law enforcement. Mullin also said ICE officers would only enter homes using judicial warrants, with limited exigent circumstances. He also said he would cooperate with the agency’s inspector general, including by providing all records and documents asked by the watchdog as required by law. Mullin would also do away with one of Noem’s most controversial policies that required her signoff on contracts exceeding $100,000, he said.
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