Tag: intelligence
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on Aug. 25 for previously unannounced meetings, sources told CBS News, which first reported the trip. A U.S. Air Force C-17 was spotted flying into a Moscow airport that...
The Washington Post reported on August 12, 2026 that CIA analysts told the Trump administration they did not find compelling the Israeli-supplied intelligence about an Iranian plot to shoot down the president's plane as...
The New York Times reported on Aug. 5, 2026, that the CIA has established a new classified task force focused on Cuba, part of a broader administration effort to pressure the Cuban government. According to the report...
On June 2, 2026, President Trump named Bill Pulte — director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — acting Director of National Intelligence. Pulte's career has been in housing...
Tulsi Gabbard announced on May 22 that she was resigning as Director of National Intelligence, citing her husband's diagnosis with a rare bone cancer. Her departure ended a tenure marked by repeated conflict over...
On August 19, 2025, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials, acting at President Trump's direction. Those named included Maher...
On July 18, 2025, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released declassified documents and a memo asserting that Obama administration officials had engaged in a "treasonous conspiracy" and a "years-long coup"...
Following the strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, Trump repeatedly stated that Iran's nuclear program had been "obliterated." Preliminary intelligence assessments and later public reporting described a more qualified...
The administration temporarily suspended U.S. military assistance and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, stating the goal was to increase pressure on Kyiv during ongoing peace negotiations with Russia.
Suspending...