Highly sensitive communique has roiled Washington over the past week – key US politics stories from Saturday 7 February at a glance
National intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard is facing growing questions about her handling of a report about an intercepted phone call between an individual associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Donald Trump.
A whistleblower said that Gabbard blocked the National Security Agency from sharing the report, instead delivering it to the White House chief of staff.
For eight months, the intelligence report has been kept under lock and key, even after the whistleblower pushed to disclose details to congressional intelligence committees.
The highly sensitive communique, news of which was first published by the Wall Street Journal, has roiled Washington over the past week.
