Morgan Phillips
National Security Reporter at Fox News
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foxnews.com | Morgan Phillips
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified a Biden-era plan to counter domestic terrorism that called for greater information-sharing with tech companies and a legislative push to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Developed in 2021 after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the plan outlined a government-wide effort to track how foreign actors use disinformation to radicalize Americans and urged coordination with private industry on domestic threats.
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foxnews.com | Morgan Phillips
A third high-level Pentagon staffer has been placed on administrative leave in two days as part of a probe into media leaks. Colin Carroll, chief of staff to Deputy Secretary Stephen Feinberg, was escorted out of the building on Wednesday, following Dan Caldwell, senior advisor to Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Darin Selnick, deputy chief of staff to Hegseth. "We can confirm that Mr. Carroll has been placed on administrative leave pending investigation.
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foxnews.com | Morgan Phillips
The Trump administration is mulling a proposal that would slash the State Department budget by $27 billion – nearly in half – and shutter smaller embassies and consulates across the globe. The proposal calls for the elimination of funding for more than 20 international organizations, including the United Nations, NATO and the Organization of American States, a diplomatic source in possession of the document told Fox News Digital.
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foxnews.com | Morgan Phillips
A top advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted out of the Pentagon on Tuesday and placed on administrative leave, according to a Defense Department official. Reuters first reported Caldwell had been placed on leave for an "unauthorized disclosure" of information amid an investigation into Pentagon leaks. An official confirmed to Fox News Digital that Reuters' reporting is accurate but declined to comment on an ongoing investigation.
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foxnews.com | Morgan Phillips
Pete Marocco, the official who oversaw the dismantling of USAID, has now parted ways with the agency. Marocco, who served in the Defense, State and Commerce departments, was known as a conservative firebrand with a deep skepticism of foreign aid. His tenure sparked fierce protests on Capitol Hill and drew sharp criticism from Democrats, who celebrated his exit but said questions remain about the future of U.S. foreign aid.
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Speaking in Panama, Sec Hegseth says U.S. and Panama officials will sign a "framework" agreement that US warships will travel "first and free" through the canal
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