A top Republican Senate ally says that President Donald Trump should rethink his decision to remove security details from three former senior national security officials, saying their protection is not just for them but also the public.

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) announced Thursday that he supports former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s (R-Hawaii) nomination to serve as director of national intelligence,

Donald Trump's picks to lead the US intelligence community and top law enforcement agency were set to be grilled on Capitol Hill Thursday as the Republican president's most contentious cabinet nominees face potentially showstopping Senate hearings.

The Republican senator said on Sunday that he believes the president will fill the inspectors general positions that were recently terminated.

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton and U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, two of Arkansas' six federal lawmakers, now serve in Congress' top roles overseeing the nation's intelligence efforts, responsibilities which involve receiving classified briefings on pressing international security issues.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the United Nations Ambassador, testifies during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing for her pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Tom Cotton, R-Ark., questions former Governor ... the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana ...

On his first day in office, Trump declared that he would effectively ignore the law, and so TikTok lives. He appears to have engineered a short-term bailout for TikTok — whose app should have gone dark in the U.S. by now — after a wealthy donor supported the move and amid some belief that TikTok helped him get reelected.

CNN's John Berman ticked off the list of grumblings from GOP lawmakers over some of Donald Trump's recent actions that could "cross a line" and impede the president from accomplishing his agenda. On Monday's News Central,

President Trump this week revoked a security detail for retired Gen. Mark Milley and announced an investigation into the former Joint Chiefs chairman’s conduct, enacting promised retribution while

To many people, the TikTok ban saga might seem practically concluded. President Donald Trump signed an executive order refusing to enforce the law behind it, and after a brief shutdown, the service remains solidly online in the US.

Photo: President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for CIA Director, John Ratcliffe, testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill