security clearance
Pete Souza used a photograph of four living former presidents to make his point.
The president is considering changes that would affect former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey, among others.
The president's son-in-law had been using a temporary security clearance while the FBI performed a background check.
Her dual roles raise conflict of interest questions and may imperil her permanent government security clearance.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The administration’s unwillingness to disclose their sordid pasts has compromised national security.
At the annual event, the president also joked about the press, Democrats, top aides -- and even his wife, Melania.
...and yes, that's an actual job.
The staffers with pending background checks were downgraded to a lower-level “secret” interim security clearance, Bloomberg reports.
"Now, by law, Jared has to stick two fingers in his ears and hum during family dinners."
The story dropped the same day we learned Jared Kushner had lost his top-secret security clearance.