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Director of National Intelligence James Clapper suggested at a congressional hearing Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump is disparaging the US intelligence community as he refuses to acknowledge Russia's role in election-related hacking. Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat from Missouri, asked Clapper during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing who benefits from Trump "trashing the intelligence community" as he expresses skepticism about intelligence assessments that show Russia was involved in hacking Democratic Party organizations in an attempt to influence the election. Clapper said he is "apolitical" and cautioned against disparaging the intelligence community. "I think there is an important distinction here...

The New White House Messaging Strategy: Repetition and PrecisionPosted by Michael Scherer Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 11:03 On April 14, 2009, President Obama delivered arguably the most important domestic speech of his first year in office at Georgetown University, laying out his grand vision for repairing the U.S. economy. "We must lay a new foundation for growth and prosperity," he declared, before laying out the "five pillars" of his plan. Chances are you don't remember anything about it, or even the phrase "new foundation." The speech looked like this: (Video) On Wednesday, Obama returned to Georgetown for a major...