Trump signs order directing CDC to align with assessment calling for fewer childhood vaccines

President Trump signed an executive order Friday that directs the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to align with a scientific assessment released earlier this year by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for fewer childhood vaccines.  The move comes after Mr. Trump in December issued a memo directing HHS to … Read more

U.S. intel assessment says military identified at least 10 mines in Strait of Hormuz

Washington — A recent American intelligence assessment showed that U.S. forces have identified at least 10 mines in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter. The officials spoke with CBS News anonymously in order to discuss sensitive national security matters. CBS News previously reported in March that there were at least a … Read more

FBI questioning current and former CIA officials in DOJ probe into John Brennan’s role in Russia assessment

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The FBI has reportedly begun questioning current and former CIA officials as part of a Justice Department probe into former CIA Director John Brennan and his role in the intelligence community’s 2017 assessment on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Agents have interviewed roughly a dozen officials … Read more

Army unveils Combat Field Test with new fitness assessment: ‘A critical step forward’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Army announced in a news release earlier this week that it is rolling out a new combat fitness test for frontline troops as leaders push to strengthen battlefield readiness amid ongoing recruiting challenges. The Combat Field Test (CFT), which is age and gender-neutral, applies to soldiers … Read more

DOJ subpoenas ex-FBI Director James Comey over role in 2017 Russia intel assessment

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department (DOJ) has subpoenaed former FBI Director James Comey over his role in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on Russian election interference, a source familiar confirmed to Fox News Digital.  The subpoena marks a new escalation after Fox News Digital previously reported that Comey … Read more

Tulsi Gabbard offers threat assessment – and walks a careful line on Iran

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told Congress Wednesday the Trump administration’s airstrikes have “vastly degraded” Iran’s military capabilities, but she deflected other questions about the war – including whether the administration was warned in advance about the likelihood that Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz and strike neighboring Gulf nations. Ms. Gabbard testified … Read more

United States was “likely” responsible for bombing of girls’ school in Iran, per early U.S. assessment

The U.S. may be responsible for the bombing of a girls’ school in Iran that killed 168 people, many of them children, on Feb. 28, sources told CBS News. The preliminary U.S. assessment suggests that the United States is “likely” responsible for the deadly attack but did not intentionally target the school and may have … Read more