Special counsel tape of Trump discussing a classified documents
Special Counsel Jack Smith's office has obtained a recording of Donald Trump discussing a classified document that he had taken from his time at the White House.
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Donald Trump's secret document stash: Peek into his hidden vaults, from bathroom to bedroom
Donald Trump even flaunted the secret documents to people without security clearances
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Judge Orders Lawyers in Trump Case to Start Getting Security Clearances
Judge Aileen Cannon gave the defense team until Tuesday to begin the process, underscoring how classified information will be fundamental to the trial.
The New York Times by The New York Times
Trump: Judge Aileen Cannon jumpstarts oversight of classified documents case with order on security clearances
US District Judge Aileen Cannon issued her first order since former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith for allegedly mishandling classified information, instructing the parties to get the ball rolling to obtain security clearances for the lawyers who will need them.
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Judge orders Trump lawyers to seek security clearances
Defense attorneys commonly receive security clearances in criminal cases involving classified documents.
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Trump wanted to tap aides’ phones to stem leaks, former official says
Former President Trump wanted to wiretap his aides’ phones in order to pursue potential leakers, a former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) aide alleged in an upcoming book, reviewed by NBC. Miles Taylor, a senior aide to former DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, also claimed that aides had concerns about the way the former president handled…
The Hill by The Hill
IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn accused of disclosing Trump's tax returns
IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn was charged with disclosing tax return information of a high-ranking government official and "thousands of the nation's wealthiest people."
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US Secret Service chief blames Trump security lapse on local police
By Allende Miglietta, David Morgan and Sarah N. Lynch
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Trump plane suffered mechanical issue before landing, Secret Service says
Former President Donald Trump’s plane landed in Billings, Montana, after suffering a mechanical issue en route to a rally and fundraiser in Bozeman, Secret Service said.
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Newly Uncovered Project 2025 Training Videos Spark Concern
Leaked Project 2025 videos reveal conservative plans for federal overhaul while Trump distances himself from the initiative as scrutiny mounts.
Newsweek by Newsweek
Trump Campaign Received Warning About Taking Photos at Arlington: Report
A U.S. official has said that Donald Trump's team was warned not to take photos at the cemetery before they reportedly did.
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Vance declines to rule out the use of family separations if Trump is re-elected
Sen. JD Vance declined on Friday to rule out the use of family separations if he and Trump win back the White House.
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Congress passes bill to boost presidential candidate security after apparent attempt on Trump's life
The Senate unanimously the legislation on Tuesday after it sailed through the House without any opposition. The measure now heads to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature.
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Trump still hasn’t signed ethics agreement required for presidential transition
President-elect Donald Trump has not yet submitted a series of transition agreements with the Biden administration, in part because of concerns over the mandatory ethics pledge vowing to avoid conflicts of interest once sworn in to office, CNN has learned.
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FEMA chief testifies over agency skipping Trump homes
Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story FEMA chief testifies over agency skipping Trump homes The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) faced intense questioning from Republicans over a since-fired employee’s directive that staff avoid houses with Trump campaign signage after Hurricane…
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'A wrinkle': Trump said to be potentially 'running afoul of' presidential transition rules
Donald Trump's ethics and transparency promises may be a violation of the Presential Transition Act, a report suggests.The former and incoming president raised eyebrows by missing a key deadline for signing transition agreements with the White House. He ultimately signed most of the needed documents...
Raw Story by Raw Story
Democrats want Trump to reveal who he's giving security clearances to without background checks
Democrats want the White House to release the list of people who are now viewing the nation's secrets
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Trump Revokes Biden's Security Clearance in Tit-for-Tat Move
In a retaliatory move, former President Donald Trump announced the revocation of President Joe Biden's security clearance and intelligence briefings, citing actions taken by Biden in 2021. Trump justified the decision by referencing a report on Biden's handling of classified documents, implying Biden couldn't be trusted with sensitive information.
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Trump Revokes Biden's Intelligence Access Amid Security Concerns
Former U.S. President Donald Trump declared he was revoking Joe Biden's security clearances and halting his intelligence briefings. Trump cited a report labeling Biden as forgetful. Biden's past actions questioned Trump's suitability for briefings over concerns of potential information leaks.
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Trump says he's revoking Biden's security clearance, ending intelligence briefings in payback move
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he's revoking former President Joe Biden's security clearance and ending the daily intelligence briefings he's receiving in payback for Biden doing the same to him in 2021.
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Trump and Musk's Radical Government Overhaul
President Trump, with Elon Musk, aims to radically transform the U.S. government by downsizing the civil service and cutting spending. His plans, which include closing agencies like the U.S. Agency for International Development, have sparked controversy and face legal challenges. The focus is on eliminating fraudulent payments.
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Elon Musk Demands All Federal Employees Say 'What They Got Done Last Week' Or Be Ousted
The billionaire working to strip the federal government of its workforce made the demand after President Donald Trump told him to "GET MORE AGGRESSIVE."
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Columbia should have said ‘see you in court’, not ‘yes, Mr President’
Institutions must resist thuggish bullying. There is no satisfying Trump. He will move the goalposts again and again
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Trump administration weighs adding 36 countries to travel ban, memo says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning...
Yahoo Entertainment by Humeyra Pamuk
A New Nuclear Calculus?
With Donald Trump's return to the White House having cast doubt on longstanding security guarantees, some policymakers and strategists across the American alliance network are considering whether they will need their own nuclear deterrence. Is the global nucl…
Project Syndicate by Thorsten Benner
Norwegian monarch visits polar Svalbard as interest in Arctic grows
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja were due to visit on Monday the main settlement on the strategically located Arctic archipelago of...
Yahoo Entertainment by Gwladys Fouche
What to know about bunker-buster bombs and Iran's Fordo nuclear facility
If the U.S. decides to support Israel more directly in its attack on Iran, one option for Washington would be to provide the “bunker-buster” bombs believed...
Yahoo Entertainment by DAVID RISING
Silicon Valley Execs Join the Army as Officers (But Won’t Have to Attend Boot Camp)
The tech industry is fully on board, but the rank and file won't have to do time as grunts.
Gizmodo.com by Matt Novak
Kristi Noem Understands the Assignment
How did Kristi Noem amass so much power as DHS secretary?
Slate Magazine by Mary Harris
Democratic senators hammer Hegseth as he trades barbs with them during testy hearing
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth snapped back at female Democratic senators, at one point telling one that her "time was up," as he was grilled at a congressional hearing.
ABC News by Ivan Pereira
Citizen Musk
The world’s richest man has reshaped the US government. Fault Lines investigates what that is costing the United States.
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The US says foreign students can start getting visas again, but they'll have to make their social media accounts public
The State Department said both full-time and exchange students could be vetted, calling every visa application a "national security decision."
Business Insider by Matthew Loh
Trump Deliberately Leaves Two Key People Out of Iran Plan Convos
Two of the highest ranking military Cabinet members have essentially been cut off as Trump teeters on the edge of joining Israel’s war on Iran, according to a report from The Washington Post. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intellige…
The New Republic by Malcolm Ferguson
ICE Gets Brutal Fact-Check on Absurd Reason Agents Wear Masks
ICE and DHS have claimed multiple times since May that there’s been a 413 percent increase in assaults against their agents to justify their officers wearing masks and refusing to identify themselves. The data states otherwise. The Washington Post’s Phillip…
The New Republic by Malcolm Ferguson
Judge Shreds DOJ’s Manufactured Case Against Abrego Garcia: Evidence ‘Defies Common Sense’
The case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia (who we now find out, via his lawyer, prefers to be called Kilmar Abrego) keeps getting more and more bizarre. After being “accidentally” shipped to El Salvador — despite a judge’s order directly barring such a move — the Trum…
Techdirt by Mike Masnick
ICE Is Now Trying To Convince Congress Members It Needs 72-Hours Notice Before Facility Inspections
This was never an issue before, but it’s suddenly an issue now that ICE has gone full Gestapo to keep up with Trump’s mass deportation demands. ICE’s tactics — unmarked vehicles, masked officers, and untargeted raids of any place that might contain foreigners…
Techdirt by Tim Cushing
Feds wise up and ban WhatsApp, might shift to Apple Messages
In a move to bolt the stable door, US House of Representatives staff must stop using WhatsApp, and switch to a more secure service like Apple's Messages.WhatsApp on an iPhoneIt may seem as if the government prefers to make its messages insecure, but really it…
AppleInsider by news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher)
Trump administration targets ATF, with plans to cut jobs and ease gun restrictions
DOGE staffers have been working on changes at the ATF that would roll back dozens of gun restrictions. The DOJ wants to downsize the agency — a move some fear will hinder criminal investigations.
NPR by Meg Anderson
US university bars trans athletes, erases records under pressure from Trump
University of Pennsylvania removes times set by trans swimmer as part of resolution to civil rights investigation.
Al Jazeera English by John Power
State Dept. Tells Student Visa Applicants To Set Their Social Media Profiles To ‘Public’ If They Want To Come To The US
Way back in the day of EARLIER THIS YEAR, people could expect to be subjected to warrantless, invasive device searches only at US borders and international airports. Visa applicants, however, just needed to fill out some paperwork and wait for permission to h…
Techdirt by Tim Cushing
10 Sunday Reads
Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • The first rule in Trump’s Washington: Don’t write anything down: A new culture of secrecy in government is taking root — among career staffers and new political appoint…
Ritholtz.com by Barry Ritholtz
WATCH: Homeland Security ends mandatory shoe removal at airport screening
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced that the TSA and its nearly two-decade mandate for passengers to remove their shoes at airport screening is officially over.
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Fear and denial in DC: Federal workers are reeling as Trump gets go-ahead to continue firings
Business Insider spoke with 16 federal workers after the Supreme Court decision that will allow federal staff cuts to continue.
Business Insider by Allie Kelly,Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan,Alice Tecotzky
Weaponizing the Watchdog
Donald Trump’s fascist takeover of government is a comprehensive affair, and sometimes it’s the little things that reveal just how thoroughly his administration has been dismantling our democratic infrastructure. On June 16 Trump nominated the thirty-year-old…
The New York Review of Books by Walter M. Shaub Jr.
Security clearance revoked for dozens of current and former US officials
Some had been critical of Trump, while others were involved in investigating Russian meddling in 2020 US elections.
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WATCH: Michael Urie and Kumail Nanjiani talk 'Oh, Mary!'
The actors share a story about a famous face in the audience of their Broadway show.
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WATCH: Laufey plays 'This or That' with 'GMA'
The singer shared her summer hot takes as part of the 'GMA' Summer Concert Series.
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WATCH: President Trump revokes Kamala Harris' Secret Service detail
President Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a copy of a letter reviewed by ABC News.
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FBI: Making America Great Means Lowering The Bar For New Hires
Trump’s desire to punish, oust, and eject anyone who isn’t white and/or MAGA enough from this country means the preferred outlets for his aggression are running out of manpower. Tons of federal officers have already been rerouted to immigration enforcement, l…
Techdirt by Tim Cushing
A new policy on access at the Pentagon has journalists and the Trump administration at odds
Journalists who cover the Pentagon and the Trump administration are in a standoff about new rules that limit the access of the media to most areas within the...
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The Top Secrets Musk May Have Had Access To...
Musk’s security access becomes a test case for how far the government can blur lines between public and private power.
Newsweek by Robert Alexander
Scores of government statisticians are gone, leaving data at risk, report says
The ranks of U.S. government statisticians have been gutted in the past year due to layoffs and buyouts. One agency lost 95% of its staff, while others...
Yahoo Entertainment by MIKE SCHNEIDER
Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from attorney who represented whistleblowers
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a March presidential memorandum to revoke the security clearance of prominent Washington ...
Yahoo Entertainment by JOEY CAPPELLETTI
DHS says it's suspending TSA PreCheck and Global Entry due to shutdown
The rare move will result in longer lines, likely frustrating many travelers.
Abcnews.com by Ayesha Ali, Luke Barr
Why the US Homeland Security shutdown is raising fears of airport delays
Hundreds of TSA workers have resigned over unpaid wages, as Congress weighs funding the Department of Homeland Security.
Al Jazeera English by Elizabeth Melimopoulos
Jack Smith Was Building a Case That Trump Stole Classified Documents for His Own Business Interests
The classified documents taken by Trump reportedly contained some so secret, only six people in the country had clearance to see them.
Jezebel by Jim Vorel
You Can Prob Guess Who Just Blocked 2 Women and 2 Black Officials from Their Pentagon Promotions
Unfortunately, you can probably also guess who reportedly didn’t want to “stand next” to a Black female officer at military events.
Jezebel by Danielle Han
Hegseth says 'no punishment' for helicopter aircrew that flew near Kid Rock's house
By Phil Stewart March 31 (Reuters) - Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the suspension of the aircrew from two U.S.
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Maybe the Most Senior Members of Government Shouldn’t Be in the Same Room
This weekend’s failed attack highlighted a risk that often goes unspoken.
The Atlantic by Vivian Salama
A DOGE Affiliate Is Now in Charge of the US Government's ID Platform
Greg Hogan will oversee Login.gov as the government seeks to integrate driver's license and passport information into the service, making what one insider calls "a national ID."
Wired by Vittoria Elliott
TSA back to normal as longest shutdown ever ends: What travelers should do now
The longest federal government shutdown in history is over. However, concerns remain about future TSA checkpoint lines, and what the next shutdown could mean for air travel.
The Points Guy by Sean Cudahy
World Cup referee from Somalia denied entry to the US: CBP
The referee was "determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns and was denied entry," a CBP spokesperson said, without going into further detail.
Abcnews.com by Luke Barr, Meredith Deliso