Hegseth restores Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment seven months after dismantling legendary think tank but strips its direct access to defense secretary.
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.
House Judiciary Chair Jordan sends criminal referral to Justice Department accusing former CIA Director Brennan of lying to Congress about 2016 election investigation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ICE fails to notify the CIA of a raid at an adjacent construction site, causing a security incident when fleeing workers scaled agency fences.
Trump administration appointees cancel Senator Mark Warner’s intelligence meeting after social media attacks from conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer.
Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard outs a senior covert CIA officer in a public memo without first consulting the agency.
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.
Hegseth fires Defense Intelligence Agency chief Jeffrey Kruse along with top Navy and NSA officers after Iran strike assessment angered Trump.
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.
Trump intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard cuts 40% of ODNI workforce and $700 million from budget while revoking dozens of security clearances.
NSA removes general counsel April Falcon Doss after far-right activist Laura Loomer criticized her role in Senate Russia investigation.
Bondi creates Justice Department strike force to investigate Obama officials after Gabbard releases classified documents endangering intelligence sources.
Pentagon inspector general has evidence Hegseth shared classified military plans via Signal despite defense chief’s repeated denials.
Trump’s intelligence chief Gabbard calls for prosecuting Obama and former officials over Russia investigation claims while Trump faces mounting Epstein pressure.
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.
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.
Intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard accuses Washington Post reporter of harassment as newspaper defends “basic journalism” practices.
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.
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.
Defense Intelligence Agency assessment says Iran nuclear strikes only set back program a few months, which White House denies as “flat-out wrong.”
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.
Senate confirms Rodney Scott to lead Customs and Border Protection despite evidence officers under his command covered up migrant death and tampered with video.
Trump-Musk feud raises security concerns over February Starlink installation on White House complex rooftops that allows untrackable communications bypassing government monitoring.
DNI Tulsi Gabbard installs top adviser in intelligence watchdog’s office investigating the use of secret messaging apps in U.S. military operations.
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.
Intelligence Director Gabbard calls for jailing former FBI Director Comey over social media post she claims called for Trump’s assassination.
Trump officials deny ordering intelligence analyst to “rethink” assessment contradicting Venezuelan deportation justification days before he was fired.
Gabbard fires officials who released memo contradicting Trump’s justification for deporting Venezuelan immigrants.
Gabbard fires top National Intelligence Council officials and moves office from CIA in Trump-backed purge targeting officials tied to ‘deep state’ narrative.
Trump has received only 12 intelligence briefings since January inauguration while conducting high-stakes diplomacy with foreign powers.
Trump administration to cut 1,200 CIA jobs and shrink other spy agencies as part of federal downsizing.
Waltz photographed using Signal during cabinet meeting, one day before Trump removed him over Yemen leak.
Hegseth pulled airstrike data from secure military channel before sharing in private Signal chat, report says.
