On February 4, 2025, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) extended buyout offers to its entire staff. This initiative aims to realign the agency with President Donald Trump's national security priorities, including intensified efforts against drug cartels and strategic actions concerning China.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has released a newly declassified assessment indicating that a laboratory origin is the most likely explanation for the emergence of COVID-19.
Former CIA Director John Brennan voiced strong objections to President Donald Trump’s decision to revoke his security clearance, which was part of an executive order stripping clearances from 51 intelligence officials. The officials had signed a letter in 2020 falsely claiming that reports about Hunter Biden’s laptop were part of a Russian disinformation campaign. Trump’s executive action followed his 2025 inauguration and has sparked significant debate about the role of intelligence professionals in political controversies.
President Donald Trump announced plans to declassify documents related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump made significant changes within the intelligence community, stripping security clearances from 50 former officials, including retired Air Force General and former CIA and NSA Director Michael Hayden. The move was part of Trump's efforts to address what many conservatives viewed as entrenched anti-Trump sentiment within the intelligence and defense establishments.
President Donald Trump revoked the security clearances of 51 former intelligence officials who signed a letter claiming Hunter Biden's laptop was part of a "Russian information operation."
Former President Donald Trump pledged Sunday to release long-classified government documents related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speaking at a rally in Washington, D.C., Trump vowed to reverse what he called the “overclassification” of documents, saying, “As a first step toward restoring transparency and accountability to government, we will make public remaining records relating to these assassinations and other topics of great public interest.”
A former CIA analyst, Asif William Rahman, 34, of Vienna, Virginia, pled guilty this week to charges of stealing and leaking classified information regarding Israeli retaliation plans against Iran.
In a controversial press release, the Biden administration addressed the mysterious "anomalous health incidents" (AHIs) that have affected hundreds of U.S. personnel and their families worldwide since 2016. Known as "Havana Syndrome" due to its initial reports in Cuba, the symptoms include unexplained head pressure, ear pain, and dizziness. The release comes just days before President Trump is set to return to office.