Trump says he wants Pulte to “start the process” of shrinking intel office

Washington — President Trump on Friday told the Wall Street Journal that he wants Bill Pulte, his controversial pick to run the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to “start the process” of eliminating some workers and shrinking the office.  Mr. Trump told the Journal that the ODNI, which oversees the nation’s 18 intelligence

New Jersey Taxpayers Funded Anti-ICE Group Fomenting Chaos at Local Detention Facility, Records Show

An anti-police group involved in the unrest outside of an ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars stemming from Garden State taxpayers, a Washington Free Beacon review has found. For nearly two weeks, protesters have gathered outside Delaney Hall demanding that ICE close the facility and release

New Jersey Boosts Immigrant Legal Defense Fund to $20 Million as Delaney Hall Dispute Continues

New Jersey state police arrest protesters outside Delaney Hall, which is being used as an Immigration detention center, during a curfew, in Newark, New Jersey, on May 31, 2026. Photo by Eduardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on June 4 announced a $12 million increase to the state’s fund for immigrant

New York Times Accused of Omitting ‘Accusations of Sexual Assault’ From Piece on ‘Toxic’ Graham Platner

‘After the story went up I began to ask … wait, where are the stories from the other women?’ Platner’s ex says New York Times (Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images), Graham Platner (Joe Raedle/Getty Images), Lyndsey Fifield (american.edu) An ex-girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D.) accused the New York Times of omitting sexual

Senate fails to extend key surveillance program as deadline nears

Washington — The Senate on Friday blocked an extension of a key warrantless surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies, meaning Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will expire on June 12 without further intervention.  Seven Republicans joined Democrats in the 47-52 vote against a procedural motion that would have set up a

House Chairmen Seek FBI Briefing on Foreign Influence Claims Targeting AI Data Centers

An Amazon Web Services data center near single-family homes in Stone Ridge, Va., on July 17, 2024. Nathan Howard/Getty Images Three House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders have asked senior White House science advisers and the FBI to brief Congress on allegations that foreign adversaries, including China-linked actors, are trying to slow the buildout of