Pelosi requests House briefing on reports of Russian bounties on U.S. troops

• The New York Times first reported the developments last week. That report was subsequently confirmed by the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, AP and CNN.

What she's saying: "The questions that arise are: was the president briefed, and if not, why not, and why was Congress not briefed," Pelosi wrote to director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe and CIA Director Gina Haspel.

• "Congress needs to know what the intelligence community knows about this significant threat to American troops and our allies and what options are available to hold Russia accountable."
• "The president now denies being briefed, but the Administration has not denied the existence of the intelligence."

Read Pelosi's letter.