Foreign Policy & National Security Senate Republicans block Iran war powers resolution as peace deal nears signing
The Senate voted 47-48 on June 16 to block a Democratic war powers resolution that would have directed Trump to…
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Foreign Policy & National Security FBI foiled a drone and sniper plot targeting the White House UFC event
The FBI disrupted an alleged multi-phase plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn…
Foreign Policy & National Security Trump says US military killed Tren de Aragua's top leader in Venezuela
President Trump announced Friday that US military forces killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the top leader of Tren de Aragua,…
Foreign Policy & National Security Gabbard Reveals Secret U.S. Biolab Network Spanning 30 Countries and Ukraine
DNI Tulsi Gabbard released declassified intelligence Friday confirming that U.S. agencies including the Pentagon's Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Walter Reed…
Foreign Policy & National Security Rand Paul releases Fauci intel timeline showing decades of classified access
Newly declassified documents released by Sen. Rand Paul show Anthony Fauci maintained formal ties to U.S. intelligence agencies dating to…
Foreign Policy & National Security Gabbard moves to retract Biden-era Havana Syndrome assessment before June 30 exit
Outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard is moving to retract the Biden administration's 2023 Havana Syndrome assessment, which dismissed foreign adversary involvement,…
Foreign Policy & National Security Rubio sanctions Cuba's state oil company over expropriated American assets
Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Cuba's state-owned oil and gas company CUPET on June 11, 2026, freezing its U.S.…
Foreign Policy & National Security Trump picks Jay Clayton for intelligence director as FISA deadline hits
President Trump on Thursday nominated Jay Clayton, former SEC chairman and the sitting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of…
Foreign Policy & National Security Democrats let key spy power lapse in protest of Trump's intelligence pick
The House voted 198 to 218 to reject a short-term FISA Section 702 extension, leaving the critical surveillance authority poised…
Foreign Policy & National Security Russia Hacked Rep. Don Bacon's Signal Account, FBI Is Investigating
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) disclosed this week that Russian government hackers breached his encrypted Signal messaging account roughly four to…
Foreign Policy & National Security DOJ and FBI seize 13 Chinese-linked sites that targeted US clearance holders
The Justice Department and FBI seized 13 fake consulting websites on June 10 that suspected Chinese government agents used since…
Crime & Justice Eight indicted in alleged yearlong intimidation drive against U-M over Israel
Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Wednesday against eight pro-Palestinian activists accused of a coordinated campaign of vandalism, threats, and chemical…