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The FBI And DHS Leaders Wont Testify Publicly About National Security Threats Before The Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) The leaders of the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security declined to testify publicly at a scheduled Senate hearing Thursday on global national security threats, a break from precedent following years of open testimony before the panel.Their choice to not provide public testimony about their departments efforts to address wide-ranging national security...
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