Biden surges arms to Ukraine, fearing Trump will halt U.S. aid
Biden’s Ukraine directive has stirred debate, as some officials worry it will cut too deeply into American stockpiles and jeopardize military needs elsewhere.
By Michael Birnbaum, Missy Ryan and Siobhán O'Grady
Top senator calls Salt Typhoon ‘worst telecom hack in our nation’s history’
The severity of the Chinese breach highlights the need for more telecommunications regulation, lawmakers say.
By Ellen Nakashima
President-elect Donald Trump is now receiving intelligence briefings
Trump took regular intelligence briefings during his first term but has a history of being cavalier with classified information.
By Ellen Nakashima and Tyler Pager
Trump picks Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence
Gabbard, an Army Reserve officer whose antiwar views are seen as sympathetic to Moscow, is considered an unconventional choice to lead U.S. spy agencies.
By Ellen Nakashima and Marianne LeVine
CIA official Asif Rahman arrested in leak of secret files on Israel
Asif Rahman, a CIA official, was arrested in Cambodia and charged with two counts of violating the Espionage Act for leaking secret intelligence documents on Israel.
By Ellen Nakashima and Samuel Oakford
Trump appoints John Ratcliffe as CIA director
John Ratcliffe, the former Texas congressman and director of national intelligence in Trump’s first term, is in line to head the premier all-source spy agency.
By Joby Warrick and Ellen Nakashima
Trump talked to Putin, told Russian leader not to escalate in Ukraine
President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and discussed the war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the call.
By Ellen Nakashima, John Hudson and Josh Dawsey
A pivotal case in the CIA’s #MeToo movement heads to trial
A jury in Virginia will hear testimony in a #MeToo case that helped change how the CIA handles allegations of sexual misconduct.
By Shane Harris
Chinese American scholar convicted of spying on dissidents for Beijing
Shujun Wang was arrested as part of a U.S. initiative to crack down on efforts by the Chinese government to surveil and harass its critics.
By Cate Cadell
Iran seeks to undermine Trump ahead of election, officials signal
The U.S. intelligence community says Iran probably views a Trump victory in November as worse for Tehran’s already poor relations with Washington.
By Ellen Nakashima
In the search for hostages, U.S. is Israel’s key intelligence partner
U.S. intelligence agencies have provided an extraordinary amount of support to their Israeli counterparts. That assistance has helped find the missing but also raised concerns about the use of sensitive information.
By Shane Harris
Despite Biden’s urging, cease-fire deal shows no progress
Rescue operation may diminish prospects for U.S.-backed plan to release remaining hostages in Gaza, flood humanitarian aid, permanently stop the fighting and withdraw Israeli troops.
By Karen DeYoung and Susannah George
U.S. intelligence aided Israeli hostage rescue
A team of American personnel based at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem has been focused on hostage-recovery efforts since the Gaza war began in October.
By Ellen Nakashima and Missy Ryan
Air Force opens prosecution of Discord leaker Jack Teixeira
Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, faces a possible court-martial in addition to the federal case in which he pleaded guilty.
By Dan Lamothe
An assassination plot on American soil reveals a darker side of Modi’s India
India’s intelligence service has aggressively targeted Indian diaspora populations in Asia, Europe and North America, officials said.
By Greg Miller, Gerry Shih and Ellen Nakashima
U.S. anticipates grim course for Ukraine if aid bill dies in Congress
The Biden administration assesses that, absent more U.S. military support for Ukraine, “countless lives” will be lost as it struggles to stave off collapse.
By Missy Ryan, John Hudson, Michael Birnbaum and Dan Lamothe
Gaza war may stoke ‘generational’ terrorism threat, top intel official says
Senior U.S. intelligence officials testified before Congress about two wars, a rising China, and the threat of artificial intelligence to U.S. national security.
By Shane Harris, Abigail Hauslohner and Ellen Nakashima
Biden to deploy CIA director to help broker major Gaza deal
CIA Director William Burns will urge Israel and Hamas to agree on a deal that seeks the release of all hostages in Gaza in exchange for a two-month cease-fire.
By John Hudson and Claire Parker
Israel’s talk of expanding war to Lebanon alarms U.S.
A U.S. intelligence assessment found that it would be difficult for Israel to succeed in a war against Hezbollah amid ongoing fighting in Gaza.
By John Hudson, Yasmeen Abutaleb and Shane Harris
Unguided ‘dumb bombs’ used in almost half of Israeli strikes on Gaza
The revelation, disclosed in a U.S. intelligence assessment, emerged as American officials press Israel for a more targeted approach to its military campaign.
By John Hudson, Louisa Loveluck, Victoria Bisset and Karen DeYoung