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February 12, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
GOP Falls in Line to Confirm National Security Threat Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard is officially the director of national intelligence. Only one Republican voted “no.”
February 5, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
CIA Sets Off Security Crisis With One Email to Trump’s White House
In an effort to comply with Trump’s orders, the CIA just opened itself up to foreign attacks.
January 31, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Tulsi Gabbard’s Chances of Becoming Trump’s Intel Chief Plummet
Republicans seem to be turning against Tulsi Gabbard after a rocky confirmation hearing.
January 29, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Hezbollah Officials Had Suspicious Conversation About Tulsi Gabbard
Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence had a particularly controversial trip to the Middle East that members of Hezbollah discussed.
January 27, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Allies Push Extreme Measure to Force Tulsi Gabbard Through
MAGA senators have a vicious plan to make sure Tulsi Gabbard becomes director of national intelligence.
January 23, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Senate Confirms Next CIA Director With Penchant for QAnon
It's official: Conspiracy theorist John Ratcliffe is now CIA director.
January 16, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Mike Johnson Caves to Trump in Getting Rid of One Powerful Republican
The House speaker has reportedly bowed to Donald Trump in deciding to remove Mike Turner from his committee leadership spot.
May 10, 2021
MagazineCharlie Savage
The Rise of Private Spies
What happens when online investigators and detectives-for-hire take on intelligence work?
March 20, 2017
Alex Shephard
FBI Director James Comey just confirmed that the FBI is investigating the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.
May 28, 2014
Alice Robb
IQ Scores Shouldn't Be A Matter of Life or Death
January 21, 2014
Benjamin Wittes
Obama's NSA Speech Wasn't an Apology. It Was a Clever Defense.
October 7, 2013
Benjamin Wittes
Tea Party Republicans Are Putting American Lives in Danger
September 19, 2013
Jane Harman
Done Right, Security and Liberty Should Reinforce Each Other. And Here's How to Do It Right.

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