Report: FBI Surveillance of Rep. Darin LaHood was a Counterintelligence Operation
The New York Times reported that the warrantless surveillance of Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) was a counterintelligence measure.
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$1.5 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill Expands Diversity, Inclusion at Office of Director of National Intelligence
The $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill contains a provision that would expand diversity, equality, and inclusion at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Intelligence Report: Russia, Iran Conducted Influence Operations in 2020 Election
A recently published United States intelligence report said Russia and Iran conducted influence operations in the 2020 presidential election.
DNI John Ratcliffe Refers Nunes Report on ICA to Intelligence Community Inspector General
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe referred to the intelligence community inspector general a report by Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes on the Obama intelligence community’s 2017 assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Trump.
DNI Grenell: Dems Complain About Intel Community Restructuring, Refuse to Discuss
Acting intelligence community (IC) chief Richard Grenell on Tuesday refuted Democrats’ claims that he is reorganizing the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) without congressional authorization.
Judd Apatow Attacks Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell as ‘Corrupt Bought and Sold Peon’
Hollywood director Judd Apatow on Wednesday lambasted the acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell, a cancer survivor and the first openly gay man to hold a cabinet-level position, as a “corrupt bought and sold peon.”
DNI Grenell: Schiff ‘Politicizing Intel Community’ by Leaking Staffing Changes Concerns Letter to Press
U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Richard Grenell on Tuesday indicated that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) engaged in political grandstanding by leaking a copy of a letter of concern about staffing changes within the intelligence community to the press before sending it to him.
Former CIA Station Chief: DNI Richard Grenell Bringing ‘Much Needed Efficiency’ to ‘Bloated’ Intel Community
U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Richard Grenell is streamlining the “bloated bureaucracy” that is the intelligence community in a bid to make it more efficient in tackling the threats confronting America, a former CIA station chief told Breitbart News on Saturday.
Fitton: We Sue Office of Director of National Intelligence for Failure to Produce Legally Mandated Report on Russia’s Election Meddling
We are a year into the Trump administration, and we’re still trying to get a grip on why the agencies that report to him continue to slow-walk the release of information the public rightfully should have. The latest instance involves alleged Russian meddling in European elections, something we think the administration would want to be known.
Top U.S. Official: Islamic State Global Reach ‘Largely Intact’ Despite Battlefield Losses
The dramatic losses the Islamic State (ISIS) has sustained at the hands of the American-led coalition and its local allies have failed to take a toll on the jihadist group’s global reach, the head of U.S. National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) told a House panel.
Counter-Terror Chief: Hezbollah ‘Deploying Operatives’ to Peru ‘to Lay the Groundwork for Attacks’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iran’s narco-terrorist proxy Hezbollah is sending jihadists to Peru to prepare “for attacks,” warned the director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) during a Senate panel hearing on threats to the U.S. homeland.
Court Criticizes Obama Admin for Illegal Spying on U.S. Citizens
Intelligence agencies violated the constitutional rights of American citizens through illegal surveillance during the Obama administration, recently declassified documents from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) show.
James Clapper Corrects Left’s Narrative On Russia Election Interference: ‘Not All 17’ Intel Agencies Affirmed
During yesterday’s Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing, James Clapper, former director of national intelligence, put the kibosh on a major anti-Donald Trump talking point that 17 federal intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election.
Report: NSA Collected 151 Million Phone Records After Congress Ended Program
The National Security Agency collected 151 million phone records in 2016, according to a report released Tuesday.
Trump: ‘Terrible Decision’ by Obama to Free ‘Vicious’ Guantánamo Bay Jihadis
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump criticized the return of 122 jihadists released from the U.S. detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba to jihadist activity on Twitter Tuesday, blaming his predecessor Barack Obama.
Report: U.S. Studying If Russian, Chinese Leaders Could Survive Nuclear Strike
The U.S. government is working on a new report, mandated by legislation signed into law before President Donald Trump took office, to evaluate whether the Russian and Chinese leadership have the capacity to survive a nuclear strike.
Report: Trump May Continue Using Gitmo for Trials of ‘Newly Captured’ Prisoners
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering signing an executive order that would direct the Pentagon to continue using the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba “for the detention and trial of newly captured” detainees linked to al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
DNI Docs: Osama Bin Laden Planned ‘Islamic State’ amid U.S. ‘Failure’ in Afghanistan
Late al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden warned against prematurely establishing an Islamic state, according to newly released documents recovered during the 2011 raid that killed the jihadi group’s sheikh.
Sean Spicer: ‘No Truth’ to Report Trump Will Restructure Top U.S. Spy Agency
Donald Trump’s incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters Thursday “there is no truth” to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report that the president-elect is working with top advisers to restructure the nation’s top spy agency.
Obama Transfers Two Guantánamo Detainees to Serbia, One to Italy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration has transferred three prisoners out of the U.S. military detention facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in the last few days — one was taken to Italy and two were sent to Serbia, bringing the prison population down to 76, according to the Pentagon.
Homeland Security Hearing Reveals Why Accepting Syrian Refugees Risks American Lives
A video excerpt from an October 21st House Homeland Security Committee hearing reveals exactly why Texas Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX) is calling for “a screeching halt” to Syrian resettlement in the country. He and Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) are sponsoring a bill which would give governors the ability to protect their states by refusing to accept Syrian refugees.
