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Friday, August 22, 2025

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has fired a general whose agency's initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from US strikes angered Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the decision and a White House official.

Lt Gen Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly.


The US government security clearances of at least 37 current and former national security officials have been revoked by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, according to a memo obtained by CNN. read more


Experts say he's emboldening Trump's drive toward authoritarianism read more


Thursday, August 21, 2025

President Trump is once again demanding that Colorado officials "free" former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters from prison, this time adding a threat to "take harsh measures" if she is not let go.

Last October, a Colorado judge sentenced Peters to 8 years and six months in jail after a jury found her guilty on seven of 10 counts related to her role in tampering with county voting equipment after the 2020 election.

She faced a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.


Exclusive: Putin's demand to Ukraine: give up Donbas, no NATO and no Western troops, sources say By Guy Faulconbridge August 21, 202511:18 AM EDT


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