Law Enforcement & Intelligence
The latest coverage of the law enforcement community and all aspects of U.S. intelligence.
Public backlash explodes against mass surveillance cameras
A new public safety battle is brewing in America that centers on artificial intelligence-powered cameras discreetly installed on thousands of street corners, parks, parking lots, neighborhoods and drones buzzing overhead.
Appeals court says DEI employees can apply for other jobs in intelligence community
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that 19 intelligence community employees fired because they were doing diversity, equity and inclusion jobs must be given a chance to apply for other posts.
Two more men arrested in foiled terror plot targeting UFC fights at White House
Federal agents arrested two more men in connection with the foiled terrorist attack that sought to kill President Trump and other high-level officials at the UFC Freedom 250 event held at the White House earlier this month.
Trump orders government to build powerful quantum computer
President Trump on Monday directed the federal government to build a powerful quantum computer for scientific research and ordered the intelligence agencies to protect government systems from cyber threats.
Federal agents not enough without local buy-in, Blanche says of Chicago violence
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Monday that federal agents alone are not sufficient to solve violent crime problems like those seen in Chicago again last weekend.
ODNI crisis brings up decades-old criticism of the intelligence office
President Trump has directed William J. Pulte, his temporary choice to replace Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, to significantly downsize the office and eliminate those he sees as political enemies, sparking bipartisan outrage and dredging up criticism that has plagued the position.
Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show
Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in American history, the Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico between 2023 and 2025, according to three current and former DEA agents and government records reviewed by The Associated Press.
Kash Patel accused of giving bonuses to FBI loyalists
FBI Director Kash Patel has been accused of directing taxpayer-funded bonus payments to political allies at the agency, pulling from what Rep. Jamie Raskin calls his “personal slush fund.”
Mastermind behind foiled UFC terror plot is illegal immigrant
The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday an illegal immigrant from Mexico allegedly orchestrated the failed terrorist attack targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.
Senate confirmation hearing for DNI nominee Clayton postponed as Trump seeks to squeeze Democrats
President Trump bigfooted Senate Republicans into postponing Director of National Intelligence nominee Jay Clayton’s confirmation hearing Wednesday in a convoluted effort to push his stalled election integrity bill.
Foiled plot targeting UFC event at White House meant to set off revolution by killing Trump
A plot to unleash explosive drones and sniper fire at the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House was meant to “jump-start” a revolution by killing President Trump and other top political figures, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Trump not briefed on plot to attack White House UFC fight
President Trump said Tuesday he hadn’t been briefed by the FBI about a plot to attack the Sunday night UFC fight at the White House.
FBI foils plot targeting White House UFC Freedom 250 event
The FBI said five people have been arrested in connection with a plot to target Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House with explosive-laden drones.
Ohio police chief charged with sexually abusing former student for years
An Ohio police chief accused in a yearslong pattern of child sex abuse against a former student was arrested last week in Florida.
DNI rebukes faulty intelligence analyses of Havana Syndrome
Outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard revoked two U.S. intelligence reports on brain injuries suffered by U.S. diplomats and intelligence personnel called Havana Syndrome, an official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Friday.
Judge extends block on Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund
A federal judge indefinitely stopped the Trump administration from creating the $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, extending a court-ordered block that was set to expire Friday.