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After presiding over the start of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) fell ill and was taken to the hospital, his office announced Tuesday.
"This evening, Senator Leahy was in his Capitol office and was not feeling well. He was examined in the Capitol by the Attending Physician. Out of an abundance of caution, the Attending Physician recommended that he be taken to a local hospital," his spokesperson said in a statement. The 80-year-old senator is currently being evaluated.
<p>It's unclear if he was tested for the coronavirus or if it is something else unrelated. He, like many other Senators, received the vaccine on Dec. 19 along with his other colleagues. He would have received the second dose of the vaccine three or four weeks later, depending on the type of vaccination. </p><p>The story is still developing... </p>
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On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that the Central Intelligence Agency is warning former officers not to seek employment with foreign governments, citing a "detrimental trend" of agency alumni being hired for these kinds of positions.
"I can't mince words — former C.I.A. officers who pursue this type of employment are engaging in activity that may undermine the agency's mission to the benefit of U.S. competitors and foreign adversaries," wrote CIA counterintelligence assistant director Sheetal T. Patel in an unusual email, reported Julian Barnes and Maggie Haberman.
<p>According to the report, the agency is also warning officers to exercise caution when speaking on TV, podcasts, or social media — something that has become more common as a result of the pandemic.</p><p>"In more normal times, former officials are brought back to the C.I.A.'s Langley, Va., headquarters for ceremonies, briefings or social gatherings, all of which offer senior officials a chance to remind them of the adage that 'loose lips sink ships,'" said the report. "In her note, Ms. Patel suggests that she plans to issue annual updates."</p><p>This is a problem that extends even beyond the CIA, noted the report.</p><p>"Across the intelligence community, not just at the C.I.A., there have been issues surrounding the decision of some former officials, both senior and junior, to work with foreign governments that have questionable human rights records or difficult relations with the United States," said the report. "Former employees of the National Security Agency went to work for firms in the United Arab Emirates creating high-level hacking and spying tools, prompting an F.B.I. investigation. Some former C.I.A. officers were involved in an effort by a subsidiary of DynCorp, a defense contractor, to help build up the intelligence capabilities of Saudi Arabia. The project was shelved only after the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the <em>Washington Post</em> journalist."</p><p>You can read more <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/us/politics/intelligence-officers-foreign-governments.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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Business Insider reported Tuesday that Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), who encouraged the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol and led the effort to overthrow the 2020 election, is not running for president in 2024.
It was rumored by many on Capitol Hill that Hawley's cozying up to Trump was about his ambition for higher office, but speaking to the Insider, Hawley said he's not. "He didn't elaborate," the report said.
<p>While there wasn't much more news in the report, the Insider explained that "the prospect of a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-planning-2024-presidential-run-report-this-year-2020-11" target="_blank">Trump 2024 run</a> forces Republicans into a careful dance." </p><p>Hawley said that he's focused on his Senate reelection in 2022 in Missouri. His hometown newspaper already attacked him for his role to overturn the election that led to the insurrection. <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/josh-hawleys-newspaper-bashes-him/" target="_blank">"He has blood on his hands,"</a> the <em>Kansas City Star</em> editorial board said. </p><p>"When Insider asked Hawley if he thinks Trump should step aside so other Republicans can make their presidential ambitions known and lay the groundwork for a campaign, he responded, 'I don't know, you'd have to ask them. Ask my colleagues.'"<br/></p><p>Sen. Marco Rubio is also running for reelection in 2022, and told Insider that he wasn't sure if he was going to run again for president in 2024. </p>
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