Trump’s defense dreams are on life support - POLITICO

“This is no way to run the Pentagon,” said Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense panel, about the administration’s lack of other funding plans. “I’m very worried about the consequences for our armed forces and our national security.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/15/trump-defense-budget-loss-01120994

 

Trump's NEFARIOUS plan for the ELECTIONS

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qzdMDDP0D-0

 

Rep. Mike Levin: GANGS ARE PROFITING OFF OF DEALS TRUMP MADE

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EQexcbJw6mY

 

Judge seems poised to reinforce block of Trump’s White House media ban - POLITICO

The administration's argument that the ban was based on national security concerns is contradicted by the president’s own words, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly said during a hearing Thursday…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/08/trump-judge-media-ban-cnn-msnow-politico 

You're the National Security Issue, Donald 🇺🇸 | Paula Poundstone #shorts

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IVZPZuavgP8 

 

Trump signs ‘fantastic’ Greenland security deal with Denmark – POLITICO

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a deal on the future of Greenland, ending months of transatlantic tensions over his demand to take over the North Atlantic territory…

 https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-signs-fantastic-greenland-security-deal-denmark/

 

The trans CIA official ousted by Trump: ‘We’re a government crippled by its own decisions’

“It was absolutely not a problem for this administration to rely on and ask a trans woman who they knew was trans to continue serving them in a capacity of great sensitivity at the highest levels, including briefing this president, as long as it was secret,” she said in a recent interview…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/julia-curlee-trans-cia-official-trump

 

Republicans have lost their once-unlosable advantage #economy

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xVXLzu544wQ

 

Sen. Paul: Increasing military spending is "irresponsible" #shorts #iran...

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S2V-xpLneiM

 

Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over new Air Force One reporting

Seth Stern, the Freedom of the Press Foundation’s director of advocacy, said in a separate statement that “when the government claims it needs to investigate journalists to protect national security, it really means its own reputational security”. 

 “The administration’s embarrassment” over the reported security concerns “does not supersede the need for a free and independent press”, Stern’s statement also said...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/11/justice-department-subpoenas-new-york-times-air-force-one 

OpenAI ‘in early talks to give 5% stake to US government’

OpenAI is reportedly in early stage talks to give a 5% stake in the ChatGPT developer to the US government as artificial intelligence companies attempt to smooth relations with Donald Trump’s administration...

 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/02/openai-stake-us-government-ai-sam-altman

 

Pulte to be acting DNI for ‘a month or two’ and can ‘declassify almost everything,’ Trump says - POLITICO

“But while he’s there, I said you can declassify whatever you want.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/01/pulte-intelligence-declassification-00983648 

Trump’s intel pick delights MAGA and shocks nation’s spies - POLITICO

Democrats offered wall-to-wall condemnation of the appointment. The news hijacked an afternoon Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, with ranking member Mark Warner (D-Va.) asking “What qualifications from my standpoint does Mr. Pulte bring to the office? Well, he has shown that he is willing to do anything that President Trump wants, legal or otherwise.”.

 Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told reporters in the Senate that Pulte had already wielded government power against Trump critics (those include Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif), New York Attorney General Letitia James and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook). “With more access to more private information, Pulte may simply use that to do more damage to more American citizens,” Warren said...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/02/trump-bill-pulte-dni-maga-spies-00947355

 

Pentagon appoints convicted January 6 rioter to sensitive counter-terrorism role

Alarm after Elias Irizarry is hired to position in office that manages highly classified military operations…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/january-6-rioter-elias-irizarry-counterterrorism

 

Split appeals court panel protects some transgender people already in military - POLITICO

Administration officials “have not contested that all of the currently serving Plaintiff-Appellees, who dedicated a combined 130 years to military service and collectively earned more than 80 commendations, have served honorably and met all military standards during their service,” Wilkins wrote, rejecting the administration contention that excluding them from service was meant to protect national security. 

Wilkins and Rogers also rejected administration arguments that the policy was really aimed at protecting troop readiness, saying those “post hoc” justifications could not paper over the animus at the heart of the policy...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/01/transgender-military-hegseth-court-00944468

 

Ballroom won’t be funded after Senate GOP drops $1 billion Trump security request - POLITICO

Multiple Republican senators objected to sending taxpayer dollars to the president’s East Wing revamp...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/20/ballroom-security-funding-reconciliation-00930193

 

‘The only thing that terrifies me is BYD’: Politicians quake at Chinese EVs - POLITICO

Lawmakers have focused on national security concerns to dissuade Americans from fantasizing about Chinese vehicles they can’t buy. They also have championed protecting the nation’s industrial core and the jobs they represent, pointing to European struggles to save auto jobs from Chinese competitors...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/13/trump-xi-summit-chinese-electric-vehicles-00917652

 

Canada's prime minister says economic connection to the U.S. has shifted from a strength to a weakness | PBS News

"Hope isn't a plan and nostalgia is not a strategy," he said. 

Carney said Canada has "been a great neighbor" standing with the U.S. in conflicts including Afghanistan, plus two World Wars. 

"The U.S. has changed and we must respond," he said. "It's about taking back control of our security, our borders and our future."…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/canadas-prime-minister-says-economic-connection-to-the-u-s-has-shifted-from-a-strength-to-a-weakness  

The FBI Director Is MIA (Atlantic)

Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences… 

 The IT-lockout episode is emblematic of Patel’s tumultuous tenure as director of the FBI: He is erratic, suspicious of others, and prone to jumping to conclusions before he has necessary evidence, according to the more than two dozen people I interviewed about Patel’s conduct, including current and former FBI officials, staff at law-enforcement and intelligence agencies, hospitality-industry workers, members of Congress, political operatives, lobbyists, and former advisers. Speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information and private conversations, they described Patel’s tenure as a management failure and his personal behavior as a national-security vulnerability...

 https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/

Diplomatic cables show Iran war is damaging US on multiple fronts across the world - POLITICO

The documents show the fallout for the US in Bahrain, Indonesia and Azerbaijan as it struggles to catch up with pro-Iran messaging...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/17/embassy-cables-detail-how-iran-war-is-hurting-the-us-abroad-00877205