March 19, 2026 – Trump administration news | CNN Politics

• Global threats hearing: Top Trump administration intelligence officials were grilled on the Justice Department’s investigations and prosecutions of non-citizen voting as well as how they approach Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the House committee hearing on the Annual Threat Assessment. • What intel chief said: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard could not point to any specific evidence of foreign meddling in Georgia’s 2020 election when pressed about her presence at the FBI’s seizure of ballots in Fulton County. She faced similar questions at yesterday’s hearing in the Senate. • DHS nominee vote: Meanwhile, Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to be the next Homeland Security secretary has advanced, meaning the full Senate is set to vote on it as early as next week. His hearing yesterday turned tense at times. Our live coverage of the Trump administration has ended for the day. Follow the latest updates here. Top intelligence officials from the Trump administration returned to Capitol Hill today where they were grilled on an array of issues at the House committee hearing on the Annual Threat Assessment. No specific evidence: Director of National I