::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

By Mona Austin Is the intelligence community crumbling? It was previously announced in July that the Director of National Intelligence Dan Coates would be resigning.  Pres. Donald Trump swiftly endorsed Ratcliffe, a Republican loyalist, deemed to politically partial for the job and abruptly dropped him after be blamed for improper vetting. All intelligence agencies -- including the FBI and CIA-- are under the authority of the Office of the Department of National Intelligence, which is now has no leadership in its upper ranks. Sue Gordon, Deputy Director of National Intelligence announced her resignation on Thursday just weeks after the department head Dan Coats announced his. They will both vacate their posts on August 15 and both insisted Russians interfered with the 2020 election, an admission that Pres. Trump has denied. This leaves a vulnerable chasm at the top of the agency responsible for the nation's safekeeping, one California Democrat Adam Schiff said is "de...

buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin At the top of DNC Convention week, DNC Chairperson Deb Wasserman Shultz resigned on Sunday.  Unable to get a handle on leaked emails of party leaders, she bowed to pressure to leave. Senator Bernie Sanders and his supporters for months called for her resignation after an  email hack revealed Shultz and many party leaders had  a bias in favor of his then opponent, Hillary Clinton.  Shultz,a Florida Democrat said in a statement she will finish her tenure at the end of the convention. However, due to opposition at the breakfast of the Florida delegation this morning and from others within the party her job is over. This will not be the end of Shultz.  Hillary Clinton has offered Shultz the role of honorary campaign chair per various reports.  Clinton pledged her continued support to her "long-time friend" in the following statement: “I want to thank my longtime friend Debbie Wasserman Schultz for her leadership of t...