Amy Mackinnon
Intelligence Reporter at POLITICO
Intelligence Reporter @politico | Formerly @foreignpolicy | [email protected] | Signal: amackinnon.44
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5 days ago |
politico.com | Amy Mackinnon
The low number of briefings this time around is troubling to many in and around the intelligence community, who were already concerned about Trump’s act-first-evaluate-after approach to governing. “It’s sadly clear that President Trump doesn’t value the expertise of and dangerous work performed by our intelligence professionals each and every day, and unfortunately, it leaves the American people increasingly vulnerable to threats we ought to see coming,” Sen.
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yahoo.com | Amy Mackinnon
Since President Donald Trump was sworn into office in January, he has sat for just 12 presentations from intelligence officials of the President’s Daily Brief. That’s a significant drop compared with Trump’s first term in office, according to a POLITICO analysis of his public schedule. In much of his first term, Trump met with intel officials twice a week for the briefing, which provides the intelligence community’s summary of the most pressing national security challenges facing the nation.
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1 week ago |
politico.com | Amy Mackinnon |Jan Philipp Burgard
“That is our business,” said Friedrich Merz, speaking on his first full day in office. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sits aboard the official chancellor's plane on its way from Paris to Warsaw, May 7, 2025. | Michael Kappeler/dpa/picture alliance New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged U.S. officials to refrain from interfering in his country’s politics in an interview Wednesday.
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yahoo.com | Amy Mackinnon |Jan Philipp Burgard
New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged U.S. officials to refrain from interfering in his country’s politics in an interview Wednesday. Merz, who was sworn into office Tuesday, said Washington needs to respect Germany’s democratic institutions and its approach to handling far-right parties deemed extremist by its security services. “That is our business.
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1 week ago |
politico.com | Robbie Gramer |Amy Mackinnon
A major test will come tomorrow morning when Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to address the group. European leaders will carefully study whether Vance offers signs of hope for the transatlantic partnership or only more recrimination. | Thomas Kienzle/AFP via Getty Images With help from Daniel LippmanSubscribe here | | Over 100 days into his second term, European officials are still scrambling to sort out what President DONALD TRUMP’s doctrine will mean for transatlantic ties.
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