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CIA nominee Gina Haspel wins Senate panel backing, paving way for confirmation as America's spy chief
•Gina Haspel, US President Donald Trump's nominee to head the CIA, won the backing of the Senate intelligence committee on Wednesday, paving the way for her expected confirmation to lead the spy agency.
'Torture' doesn't work,' says Gina Haspel: Donald Trump's CIA nominee led US interrogation programme after 9/11 attacks
•US President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next CIA director said the spy agency learned "tough lessons" from its use of harsh detention and interrogation tactics on terror suspects after 9/11 and that if confirmed, she would not permit the CIA to restart such a programme.
Facebook asked by British parliamentary committee for evidence of Russia-linked Brexit activity
•Facebook said on 2 Oct. that some 10 million people in the United States saw politically divisive ads on its network that were purchased in Russia.
Russia probe: Senate investigators interrogate Russians who met Donald Trump Jr
Ians •Senate intelligence committee investigators have spoken with several Russians who attended a June 2016 meeting with US President Donald Trump's son
US House Intelligence Committee to make public Russian ads appearing on Facebook during 2016 election
Ians •The decision was taken after US Congress leaders met Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg late on 11 October, Politico reported.
Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's under-qualified 'Secretary of Everything', is caught woefully out of his depth
Devenk •Apparently, that included hiring a 36-year-old real estate shark named Jared Kushner as Senior Advisor to the President.
Donald Trump 'very proud' of Jared Kushner for being transparent about Russia interactions
•President Donald Trump is "proud" of his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner for being transparent about his interaction with Russians.
Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner says he met Russians officials four times, denies collusion to influence 2016 elections
•In a statement Kushner released hours before he was to appear before the Senate intelligence committee, he described contacts with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
Donald Trump Jr to testify before US Senate panel next week on alleged links with Russia during elections
•Donald Trump Jr and Paul Manafort are scheduled to testify in an open hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday at 10 am.
Jeff Sessions testifies before US Senate: The attorney-general has been unfailingly loyal to Donald Trump
Fppolitics •On Wednesday, US attorney-general Jeff Sessions vehemently denied that he colluded with an alleged Russian bid to tilt the 2016 presidential election in Donald Trump's favour.