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Congressional candidate Joe Kent debates the issues with U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez at KATU studios in Portland on Monday night, Oct. 7, 2024. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) President Donald ...

Kent routinely demonstrated support for people who are nothing less than terrorists, undermining his apparent qualifications as patriotic bulwark standing in defense of the United States. Kent also ...

President Trump has chosen Michael Ellis as deputy CIA director, and Joe Kent to oversee counterterrorism intelligence.

Joe Kent, President Donald Trump's nominee to head the National Counterterrorism Center, is facing criticism for his past ...

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Joe Kent, a former Army Special Forces soldier and two-time Republican candidate ...

President Donald Trump says he is nominating former Washington state congressional candidate Joe Kent to be the director of the National Counterterrorism Center.

President Donald Trump has nominated Joe Kent for a significant role in national security. Kent, a former Army Special Forces ...