Daily Headlines: Intelligence China accuses ousted military vice chairman Zhang Youxia, a childhood friend of Xi Jinping, of sharing nuclear weapons secrets with the United States and accepting bribes. January 26, 2026 View Details FBI asks agents nationwide to volunteer for temporary duty in Minneapolis, with messages that did not specify the assignment or reference ongoing protests. January 18, 2026 View Details USDA directs employees to Google search foreign scientists they collaborate with for “subversive or criminal activity” and send flagged names to the agency’s Office of Homeland Security. January 17, 2026 View Details CIA Director John Ratcliffe met in Caracas with Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro’s former vice president whom the U.S. installed as acting Venezuela president two weeks ago. January 17, 2026 View Details FBI raids Washington Post reporter’s home, seizes electronics as part of investigation into Pentagon contractor accused of retaining classified Venezuela documents. January 15, 2026 View Details Secret Service found suspicious object near Palm Beach airport, rerouted Trump’s motorcade and parked Air Force One on opposite side of tarmac with lights off. January 12, 2026 View Details Director of National Intelligence Gabbard was excluded from Venezuela operation planning, posting Hawaii beach photos while cabinet finalized Maduro capture, officials say. January 9, 2026 View Details Former Trump Russia adviser Fiona Hill says Moscow offered US free rein in Venezuela in 2019 in exchange for free rein in Ukraine. January 7, 2026 View Details Trump claims US “knocked out” drug facility in Venezuela last week, which would be first land attack in military campaign that has killed at least 105 people at sea since September. December 29, 2025 View Details Former CIA Director John Brennan asks chief judge to block DOJ from steering his case to Fort Pierce division, where Aileen Cannon, who dismissed Trump’s classified documents case, is the only judge. December 23, 2025 View Details Six CISA career staffers suspended after acting director failed polygraph he pushed to take despite being told he didn’t need the access. December 22, 2025 View Details TikTok signs deal creating U.S. joint venture valued at $14 billion, with Oracle, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi’s MGX taking 15% each while ByteDance retains nearly 20%. December 19, 2025 View Details Republican congressman calls White House “gross negligence” after Trump withdraws NSA deputy director nominee following Laura Loomer attack over $500 donation to Democrat. December 13, 2025 View Details FBI spent years extraditing woman accused of smuggling aviation tech to Russia, now ICE wants to deport her to Belarus where US cannot get her back. December 11, 2025 View Details Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth violated regulations and endangered troops with Signal chat, as Pentagon calls finding a “total exoneration.” December 4, 2025 View Details DC shooting suspect led Afghan special forces unit working with CIA and British troops, applied for asylum after fellow commander friend died waiting for US protection. November 28, 2025 View Details FBI counterterrorism division opens inquiry into six Democratic lawmakers over video urging troops to refuse illegal orders, days after Trump accused them of sedition “punishable by death.” November 26, 2025 View Details US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met with convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, who served nearly 30 years for giving Israel classified documents in the 1980s. November 21, 2025 View Details FBI Director Patel grants polygraph waivers to Deputy Director Bongino and two senior staff with no FBI experience despite security division complaint, giving unprecedented access to President’s Daily Brief without standard background check. November 15, 2025 View Details DHS kept Chicago gang records seven months past deletion order in violation of domestic intelligence rules, with 797 files on mostly Black and Latino residents labeled by police as “SCUM BAG” or “TURD.” November 13, 2025 View Details Justice Department issues 30 subpoenas targeting Obama intelligence officials in fresh investigation of 2016 Russia probe preparation. November 8, 2025 View Details Congressional Budget Office identifies cybersecurity incident and takes action to contain breach while investigators examine possible foreign intrusion. November 7, 2025 View Details FBI arrests multiple people in Dearborn raids after Director Kash Patel says agents thwarted Halloween terrorist attack planned in Michigan. November 1, 2025 View Details CBP conducted record 55,424 phone searches at US border in past year, a 17% increase, with most growth in past six months during Trump immigration crackdown. October 29, 2025 View Details Venezuela claims it foiled CIA plot to attack US Navy destroyer docked in Trinidad and blame Venezuela, arrested 4 suspects during expanding American military presence. October 28, 2025 View Details Hegseth restores Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment seven months after dismantling legendary think tank but strips its direct access to defense secretary. October 25, 2025 View Details US military kills 5 in first Pacific strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats, expanding campaign to at least 37 deaths total while using dubious legal theory to justify extrajudicial killings. October 23, 2025 View Details House Judiciary Chair Jordan sends criminal referral to Justice Department accusing former CIA Director Brennan of lying to Congress about 2016 election investigation. October 22, 2025 View Details FBI investigates hunting stand with direct line of sight to Trump’s Air Force One exit point, found during Friday security sweep ahead of his Mar-a-Lago weekend. October 20, 2025 View Details Trump publicly confirms he authorized CIA lethal covert action in Venezuela and refuses to rule out targeting President Nicolás Maduro, an unprecedented acknowledgment of typically secret operations. October 16, 2025 View Details Pentagon contractor and State Department adviser Ashley Tellis charged with unlawful retention of classified information after investigators found over 1,000 documents with classified markings at Virginia home. October 15, 2025 View Details Florida awarded full $608 million FEMA detention grant as sole applicant on final day before shutdown, days after court dismissed environmental lawsuit because Everglades facility had no federal funding. October 4, 2025 View Details ICE fails to notify the CIA of a raid at an adjacent construction site, causing a security incident when fleeing workers scaled agency fences. September 11, 2025 View Details Trump administration appointees cancel Senator Mark Warner’s intelligence meeting after social media attacks from conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer. September 3, 2025 View Details Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard outs a senior covert CIA officer in a public memo without first consulting the agency. August 28, 2025 View Details Trump and his intelligence director bypass the CIA to fire a top Russia expert four days after she briefed the president for his Putin summit. August 28, 2025 View Details Hegseth fires Defense Intelligence Agency chief Jeffrey Kruse along with top Navy and NSA officers after Iran strike assessment angered Trump. August 23, 2025 View Details Gabbard ignored NSA director’s plea and stripped chief data scientist Vinh Nguyen of his clearance, ousting a top AI and quantum expert in her latest Trump loyalty purge. August 21, 2025 View Details Trump intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard cuts 40% of ODNI workforce and $700 million from budget while revoking dozens of security clearances. August 21, 2025 View Details NSA removes general counsel April Falcon Doss after far-right activist Laura Loomer criticized her role in Senate Russia investigation. July 30, 2025 View Details Bondi creates Justice Department strike force to investigate Obama officials after Gabbard releases classified documents endangering intelligence sources. July 24, 2025 View Details Pentagon inspector general has evidence Hegseth shared classified military plans via Signal despite defense chief’s repeated denials. July 24, 2025 View Details Trump’s intelligence chief Gabbard calls for prosecuting Obama and former officials over Russia investigation claims while Trump faces mounting Epstein pressure. July 19, 2025 View Details Trump says former CIA director Brennan and FBI director Comey are “crooked as hell” and “maybe they have to pay a price” as FBI investigates them after referral from Trump’s CIA director Ratcliffe. July 10, 2025 View Details The State Dept warns that an impostor using AI is posing as Rubio and contacting foreign ministers, a senator and a governor in an attempted influence operation. July 9, 2025 View Details Intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard accuses Washington Post reporter of harassment as newspaper defends “basic journalism” practices. July 4, 2025 View Details Pentagon’s third assessment says Iran’s nuclear program set back two years as FBI investigates leak of report contradicting Trump’s “obliterated” claims and limits intelligence sharing. July 3, 2025 View Details Trump administration cancels classified congressional briefing on Iran strikes as Democrats suspect White House hiding assessment that bombs only set back nuclear program by months. June 25, 2025 View Details Defense Intelligence Agency assessment says Iran nuclear strikes only set back program a few months, which White House denies as “flat-out wrong.” June 25, 2025 View Details Senate parliamentarian strikes down multiple Trump megabill provisions including state immigration enforcement and limits on court contempt powers, effectively killing measures Republicans can’t pass without Democratic support. June 24, 2025 View Details Senate confirms Rodney Scott to lead Customs and Border Protection despite evidence officers under his command covered up migrant death and tampered with video. June 21, 2025 View Details Trump-Musk feud raises security concerns over February Starlink installation on White House complex rooftops that allows untrackable communications bypassing government monitoring. June 8, 2025 View Details DNI Tulsi Gabbard installs top adviser in intelligence watchdog’s office investigating the use of secret messaging apps in U.S. military operations. June 6, 2025 View Details Trump puts 22-year-old college graduate with no national security experience in charge of government’s main terrorism prevention office overseeing $18 million in anti-extremism grants. June 5, 2025 View Details Intelligence Director Gabbard calls for jailing former FBI Director Comey over social media post she claims called for Trump’s assassination. May 17, 2025 View Details Trump officials deny ordering intelligence analyst to “rethink” assessment contradicting Venezuelan deportation justification days before he was fired. May 17, 2025 View Details Gabbard fires officials who released memo contradicting Trump’s justification for deporting Venezuelan immigrants. May 15, 2025 View Details Gabbard fires top National Intelligence Council officials and moves office from CIA in Trump-backed purge targeting officials tied to ‘deep state’ narrative. May 14, 2025 View Details Trump has received only 12 intelligence briefings since January inauguration while conducting high-stakes diplomacy with foreign powers. May 11, 2025 View Details DNI Tulsi Gabbard reused the same weak password on multiple accounts for years, leaked records show. May 8, 2025 View Details Defense Secretary Hegseth’s exposed passwords raise new security concerns after Signal leaks. May 8, 2025 View Details Signal clone used by Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz sends plaintext chat logs to vendor. May 7, 2025 View Details New lawsuit says CIA firing of top doctor followed months of pressure from far-right activists. May 3, 2025 View Details Trump administration to cut 1,200 CIA jobs and shrink other spy agencies as part of federal downsizing. May 3, 2025 View Details Waltz photographed using Signal during cabinet meeting, one day before Trump removed him over Yemen leak. May 2, 2025 View Details Hegseth had unsecured internet line set up in Pentagon office to run Signal app, AP reports. April 25, 2025 View Details Hegseth pulled airstrike data from secure military channel before sharing in private Signal chat, report says. April 23, 2025 View Details Trump fires six national security staffers after Oval Office meeting with Laura Loomer. April 4, 2025 View Details
