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DARK SECRETS: The national intelligence council - The Real Truth

Why the director of national intelligence needs more than political loyalty to do the job

President Donald Trump’s choice for acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, has proved controversial. Pulte’s lack of background in national security matters has sparked resistance from Democrats on Capitol Hill, which is not surprising. But some Republicans, too, have expressed dismay at the president’s choice, a Trump loyalist who…

The Conversation

How the National Security Council typically functions to plan and fully assess risks when presidents consider going to war

Three weeks into the U.S. war with Iran, it seems increasingly evident that President Donald Trump and his administration miscalculated how Iran would respond to attacks.

The Conversation

Misinformation on 'Tren de Aragua' Gang Traced to Organization Led by Newly-Appointed Trump Official

InSight Crime found that the Department of Defense's Joseph Humire tracked Tren de Aragua's activity in his previous role and fabricated news citing nonexistent local news articles

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Trump’s health department to stop recommending Covid shots for children and pregnant women, report says – as it happened

Department led by Robert F Kennedy Jr to stop recommending Covid boosters for some groups in coming days, Wall Street Journal reports

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Gabbard fires officials who released memo contradicting Trump’s Venezuela gang claims

Two highest-ranking employees fired due to opposition to Trump, says Tulsi Gabbard’s office, without giving examples

The Guardian - US

Gabbard fires top officials for alleged leaking after assessment on Venezuela contradicts Trump

Office of the Director of National Intelligence staffer denies that report’s conclusion played a role in officials’ firings

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Intelligence Officials Disputed Trump's Claim About Venezuelan Govt. Controlling Tren de Aragua; Tulsi Gabbard Fired Them

DNI head Tulsi Gabbard fired two top officials involved in a report that disputed the Trump administration's rationale to invoke the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans to El Salvador

Latin Times

Tulsi Gabbard Fires Top Intel Chiefs In Effort To Curb 'Weaponization'

The firings follow an NIC report disputing claims that the Tren de Aragua gang collaborated with Venezuela's president, undermining Trump administration's basis for using wartime powers to order deportations to a Salvadoran prison.

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How a director of national intelligence helps a president stay on top of threats from around the world

In all the arguments over whether President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for director of national intelligence is fit for the job, it’s easy to lose sight of why it matters.

The Conversation

'I see no happy ending' − a former national security leader on the Gaza hostage situation

Hamas took more than 200 people hostage during its deadly rampage in Israeli border towns on Oct. 7, 2023. Among the hostages are children and the elderly. While four of them have been released, the fate of the rest is unknown, as Qatar serves as an intermediary in working to…

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Prigozhin revolt raised fears of Putin's toppling – and a nuclear Russia in chaos

As national security scholar Gregory F. Treverton says, the brief mutiny mounted by Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group, may be over, but the dramatic events sparked by that mutiny are “still unfolding.” In this interview with The Conversation U.S. democracy editor Naomi Schalit,…

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