Law Enforcement & Intelligence
The latest coverage of the law enforcement community and all aspects of U.S. intelligence.
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.
From the skies to the streets, feds are bracing for World Cup threats across 11 U.S. cities
Rogue drones, lone wolf actors and human trafficking rings top the list of concerns of public safety officials overseeing the multilayered security apparatus for the upcoming FIFA World Cup matches in the United States.
Senate Dems block reauthorization of foreign surveillance law over objections to Trump’s acting DNI
A foreign surveillance law could expire Friday as Democrats block a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the key spy authority over their concerns about President Trump’s pick to temporarily lead the U.S. intelligence community.
FBI, MI5 warn against stepped-up Chinese military spying
Chinese military intelligence services are using Western professional networking platforms and online job sites to obtain secrets, according to a threat notice issued by the FBI, Britain’s MI5 security service and three other allied security agencies.
Trump to nominate Todd Blanche as permanent attorney general
President Trump announced Wednesday that he plans to elevate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to permanently lead the Justice Department.
Ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton to plead guilty in classified documents case
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to keeping classified information stemming from his work during the first Trump administration, news outlets report.
Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general
President Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal lawyer who has aggressively pursued the Republican president’s agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role.
Trump refuses to commit to dropping $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund
President Trump declined to commit to scrapping plans for a $1.8 billion fund that would have compensated his allies and Jan. 6 rioters, one day after the Justice Department’s top official said they were retreating from the program that sparked a political backlash on both sides of the aisle.
Bakersfield bomb suspect attached explosives to hostages before FBI killed him
An FBI agent shot and killed a bomb-carrying man Wednesday inside an office building in Bakersfield, California, ending a daylong hostage situation in which the suspect strapped explosives to his captives.
Missing nuclear lab worker found dead
A Los Alamos National Laboratory staff member has been found dead in New Mexico after her disappearance last year.
Four charged with smuggling cocaine via tunnel that connected fake San Diego storefront to Mexico
Two Americans and two Mexicans face federal cocaine distribution charges after being accused of using a tunnel to smuggle drugs into the U.S.
Trump names Bill Pulte, a vocal attack dog, to oversee national intelligence
President Trump appointed William J. Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to serve as acting director of National Intelligence after Tulsi Gabbard’s departure.
Mayor orders curfew at ICE facility that has seen violent protests, arrests
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka ordered a curfew Sunday at the federal immigration detention facility in his New Jersey city where several protesters have been arrested in violent scrums with police.
DOJ reportedly subpoenas X, Reddit for data on users critical of immigration efforts
The Justice Department has reportedly issued subpoenas to compel Reddit and X to give federal prosecutors the names, addresses and banking details of users who have criticized the government’s deportation efforts.
D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department implements four juvenile curfew zones, including Navy Yard
The D.C. police created three juvenile curfew zones Friday, a day after putting one into place in the U Street corridor.
Judge temporarily halts payout from Trump administration’s Anti-Weaponization Fund
The Trump administration’s $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge in Virginia, putting on hold any plans to compensate people who claim the federal government improperly targeted them.
DOJ probes billionaire Democrat’s nonprofit that bankrolled sexual assault suit against Trump
Ultra-wealthy Democratic donor and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman was a major funder of E. Jean Carroll’s successful sexual assault lawsuit against President Trump.
L.A. cops uncover hoard of illegal fireworks while probing domestic violence
Los Angeles Police Department officers serving search and arrest warrants on Wednesday found a cache of illegal fireworks.
Ex-CIA senior official charged in $40 million gold bar theft
A former CIA official is accused of stealing more than $40 million in gold bars and stashing them inside his Virginia home, prosecutors said.