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Military.comworld19 days ago
Former CIA Officer Charged With Theft of Public Money After Gold Bars Found at Residence
Federal investigators allege David J. Rush created a fictitious classified program to obtain tens of millions in government assets. He was arrested in May 2026 after agents recovered 303 gold bars and cash from his Virginia home. Military.com reported the details from court filin…
rnz.co.nzworld20 days ago
Over 50 ODNI Staff Removed Since Pulte Became Acting Director
Six intelligence staff were terminated and 45 returned to home agencies after Bill Pulte took the role on Friday. The moves follow earlier reductions under former Director Tulsi Gabbard.
nbcnews.comworld20 days ago
Over 50 Intelligence Staff Removed at National Intelligence Office
Fifty-one career and political staff at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have been removed since an acting director took the post on Friday. Six were terminated and 45 were returned to their home agencies.
citizen.co.zapolitics20 days ago
Senator introduces bill to require Senate-confirmed acting intelligence directors
A Senate Intelligence Committee member introduced legislation that would prevent presidents from naming acting directors of national intelligence who lack Senate confirmation. The bill responds to the recent appointment of an acting official without prior intelligence experience.
nbcnews.compolitics26 days agoUpdated
Trump Ties DNI Nomination to Senate Voter ID Legislation
President Trump said he is delaying the Senate confirmation process for Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence. He said he will keep Bill Pulte in the acting role until Congress passes a voter ID bill and a related U.S. attorney confirmation occurs.
abcnews.go.comworld33 days ago
Federal prosecutors charge former CIA officer with stealing public funds
David Rush, 49, was arrested May 19 after agents found 303 gold bars, $2 million in cash and 35 luxury watches at his Virginia home. He faces one count of submitting fraudulent time sheets for $77,000 in military leave pay.
The Hillpolitics36 days ago
Senator Questions Housing Finance Agency Director's Qualifications for Intelligence Role
A Republican senator stated that the Federal Housing Finance Agency director lacks the background needed for a permanent national intelligence position. The comments follow the director's temporary appointment after the prior intelligence chief stepped aside for family medical re…
thesouthafrican.compolitics38 days ago
Trump Orders Staff Cuts at Office of Director of National Intelligence, Citing Bloat
President Trump said the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has become too large and directed its new leader to reduce personnel. The remarks came in an interview published by The Wall Street Journal.
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Military.comworld46 days ago
Former Senior CIA Official Charged with Stealing $40 Million in Gold Bars
A former senior CIA official was arrested after federal agents seized more than 300 gold bars valued at over $40 million from his home. Court filings detail the theft of government funds and gold between November and March.
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thehindu.compolitics50 days ago
U.S. intelligence director submits resignation effective June 30
The director of national intelligence will depart the post overseeing 18 U.S. intelligence agencies. Reports indicate the resignation followed internal discussions about possible replacement.
japantimes.co.jpworld52 days ago
Director of National Intelligence to Step Down June 30
Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation as director of national intelligence effective June 30 to care for her husband, who was recently diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. President Trump named her deputy as acting director during the transition.
BBC Newsworld52 days ago
Tulsi Gabbard Resigns as Director of National Intelligence Effective June 30
Tulsi Gabbard will step down as director of national intelligence on June 30, citing her husband's recent diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer. President Trump named Aaron Lukas as acting director.
Fox Newspolitics52 days ago
Tulsi Gabbard Resigns as Director of National Intelligence
Tulsi Gabbard notified President Trump she is resigning as Director of National Intelligence effective June 30, 2026, to care for her husband who was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. Trump accepted the resignation and named her principal deputy as acting director.
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foxnews.comworld55 days ago
Intelligence official resigns from two posts over Iran conflict
Amaryllis Fox Kennedy is leaving her roles at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Office of Management and Budget this week. Officials cited family reasons in her departure notice.
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The Washington Postworld55 days ago
Trump Administration Intelligence Official Amaryllis Fox Kennedy Resigns from Two Posts
Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a senior Trump administration intelligence official and daughter-in-law of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is stepping down this week from roles at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Office of Management a…
westernjournal.comworld60 days ago
CIA Officer Testifies Fauci Influenced Review of COVID-19 Origins
A CIA operations officer told a Senate committee that Dr. Anthony Fauci intervened in the intelligence community's assessment of COVID-19's origins in 2021. James Erdman III said the agency was nearing a lab-leak conclusion before the position changed. The testimony occurred duri…
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westernjournal.compolitics61 days ago
CIA Whistleblower Testifies Fauci Influenced Agency's COVID-19 Origins Assessment
James Erdman III told a Senate committee that Anthony Fauci steered intelligence analysts toward a natural origin conclusion for COVID-19 by recommending conflicted scientists. The hearing, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul, featured claims the CIA illegally monitored investigators and r…
Reasonpolitics61 days agoUpdated
CIA Whistleblower Claims Agency Suppressed COVID-19 Lab Leak Evidence
A career CIA operations officer told Congress that agency scientists had concluded the coronavirus likely leaked from a Chinese lab but that higher-ups suppressed those findings. The officer said the agency changed its position in 2021 and punished analysts who disagreed. The tes…
Fox Newspolitics61 days ago
CIA Whistleblower to Testify Before Senate Panel on Alleged COVID-19 Origins Cover-Up
A longtime CIA employee assigned to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence will appear Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The hearing, led by Sen. Rand Paul, focuses on allegations that intelligence officials buried evid…
New York Postpolitics62 days ago
CIA Whistleblower to Testify on Alleged Efforts to Obscure COVID-19 Origins
A two-decade veteran of the intelligence community detailed to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence will allege at a Senate hearing that officials tried to withhold documents and overrode an assessment favoring the lab-leak theory. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said the w…
themarysue.comworld80 days ago
Joe Kent and Alan Dershowitz Debate US Policy on Iran and Israeli Role
Former intelligence official Joe Kent sparred with lawyer Alan Dershowitz on a television program over Israel's role in drawing the United States into conflict with Iran. Kent argued that Israeli pressure drove U.S. strikes, while Dershowitz maintained that American interests wer…
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2019 Testimony of Former ICIG Michael Atkinson Confirms Change to Whistleblower Form Rules
Former Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson testified in October 2019 that he ordered a revision to the whistleblower complaint form in August 2019. The change removed the requirement for first-hand knowledge, allowing second-hand information to qualify for e…