A retired Army officer who worked as a civilian Air Force employee has pleaded guilty to conspiring to share classified information about Russia's war with Ukraine.

The Justice Department has announced criminal charges in connection with a scheme by North Korea to fund its weapons program through the salaries of remote information technology employed unwittingly by U.S. companies.

WASHINGTON The White House has told former national security adviser John Bolton that the manuscript of his forthcoming memoir still contains classified material and could present a national security threat. But Boltons lawyer said Wednesday that publication will go ahead as planned on June 23 and he accused the White House of unfairly trying to keep it on ice. What followed was perhaps the most extensive and intensive prepublication review in NSC history, Cooper wrote. Then Bolton received the letter on Monday that White House concerns about classified material in the book remain. The White House declined comment Wednesday.

Politico first reported that Eisenberg told Vindman not to discuss the call. Vindman told lawmakers that while he was concerned about the July call, he testified that the rough transcript released by the White House was mostly accurate. Both Vindmand and former White House aide Fiona Hill reported their concerns about the meeting to Eisenberg, Vindman testified. The White House declined to weigh in on Vindman's testimony Friday. "We can't comment on testimony we didn't get to be in the room to hear," White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said.

(CNN) - Democratic House impeachment investigators have invited former national security adviser John Bolton to testify behind closed doors next week, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Bolton and Eisenberg have emerged as key figures in the testimony provided by administration officials so far detailing President Donald Trump's approach to Ukraine. A spokesman for the House Intelligence Committee, which is among the committees taking the lead in the impeachment probe, declined to comment. And he was among those inside the White House who first learned a whistleblower had filed a complaint about the Ukraine matter. It's not likely that Eisenberg, nor his White House counsel colleague Ellis, will appear for their requested appearances.

A transcript of their conversation released by the White House last month shows Trump repeatedly pushed Zelensky to investigate Biden and his son, Hunter. Officials told the Post that shortly after the call took place, national security adviser John Bolton and other senior officials were being contacted by subordinates with problems about what Trump had said to Zelensky. Bolton -- who was fired last month -- was among the officials who moved to obtain a rough transcript of the call that was already being "locked down" on a highly classified network, officials told The Post. The order to move the transcript came from the White House's national security lawyers to prevent more people from seeing it, people familiar with the situation previously told CNN. But others familiar with the matter said the move came after officials became aware of the internal concerns and wanted to prevent additional people from reading the document.