Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.

The Trump administration's Justice Department has disbanded a Biden-era program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian ...

Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, has moved a step closer to Senate confirmation ...

Gabbard had faced pointed questions from some Republican senators about her stances on Edward Snowden and surveillance ...

Presidential influence over ... As of August 2024, the U.S. national debt stands at over $35 trillion. The United States has the highest national debt in the world by amount.

President Donald Trump's first days in office already offer signals about how his next four years in the White House may ...

With actions big and small, Trump has spent his first days in office pushing the levers of government – and his unique powers as commander in chief – to target his perceived political enemies both ...

The move is meant to please Trump voters, punish perceived enemies and represents “the most politically saturated security ...

In April 2024, Biden signed a new National Security Memorandum on Critical ... but according to The Washington Post, the United States mounted cyber-operations during both the 2018 midterm elections ...

Trump announced Stephen Miller as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, plus the additional role of homeland security ...

The FBI quietly closed its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) office a month after Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory ... it prioritized DEI over national security. “ ...

Gov. Ned Lamont said he has authorized the Connecticut National Guard and the Connecticut State Police to deploy units to Washington, D.C. to help with security efforts for the presidential ...