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President Trump held a news conference in the White House East Room the day after the 2018 midterm elections. The president said “the Republican Party defied history to expand our Senate majority.” He praised House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and vowed to work with the new Democratic House majority in a bipartisan manner. In addition, the president threatened to respond to any House Democratic efforts to investigate the White House. Throughout the press conference, the president got into several heated exchanges with reporters including CNN’s Jim Acosta and PBS NewsHour’s Yamiche Alcindor.

Justice Department’s inspector general Michael Horowitz testified at a hearing on the watchdog’s investigation of how the FBI and Justice Department handled its investigation in 2016 of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails. Committee members also asked questions about Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election.

The Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz, testified on his first report on how the Justice Department and FBI handled investigations ahead of the 2016 elections.

Journalist Jerome Corsi, author of Killing the Deep State: The Fight to Save President Trump argued that holdovers from the Obama administration, the CIA, and the Department of Justice were attempting to thwart the presidency of Donald Trump. He was interviewed by investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson.

Project Veritas founder, James O’Keefe, talked to guests and discussed his book, American Pravda. Author and columnist, Michelle Malkin, introduced Mr. O’Keefe.

Former Obama administration U.S. Cyber Command Commander Keith Alexander and two other cyber experts testified at a hearing on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and its capabilities to influence elections in other Western democracies. General Alexander said the time is now for the U.S. to formulate a comprehensive cyber strategy and rules of engagement given Russia’s demonstrated capabilities. During the hearing Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), a 2016 presidential candidate, confirmed his campaign was targeted by hackers in Russia.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. He called accusations of collusion with Russian officials “a detestable lie,” and said nothing improper happened during his meetings with the Russian ambassador in 2016.

Federal intelligence and cybersecurity officials as well as state government and election board leaders testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee about Russian hacking and U.S. elections. Jeanette Manfra told committee members 21 states were targeted by Russian hacking attempts during the 2016 election cycle but that no vote tallies were altered. Ms. Manfra and the other witnesses discussed the methods employed in those attempts to discover vulnerabilities in U.S. election infrastructure, lessons learned for future elections, and recommendations for how federal and state officials can better communicate about potential breaches and ensuring voting systems security.

The Senate Intelligence Committee held a hearing on global terror threats. The directors of national intelligence, the CIA, and the FBI, among other intelligence and security chiefs, testified on the range of threats their agencies were addressing. Members asked questions on issues including nuclear security, cyber threats, transnational gangs, and Russian efforts to influence U.S. elections, including the ongoing investigations about those efforts.

In his first public appearance since his May 2017 dismissal, former FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He said he had no doubt that he was fired for the role he played in the investigation, and detailed meetings and conversations he had with President Trump prior to his firing.