Classified Information and State Secrets

U.S.A.I.D. Official Orders Employees to Shred or Burn Classified and Personnel Records

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A union representing career diplomats demanded that the aid agency follow the Federal Records Act. Some documents could be relevant in court cases.

Intelligence Officials Continue Chat Messages Inquiry

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Officials confirmed that the N.S.A. managed a system that had been used for sexually explicit chats and L.G.B.T.Q. discussions. An order to fire dozens after the chats were revealed drew scrutiny amid a military purge of transgender soldiers.

F.B.I. Returns Materials Taken From Mar-a-Lago to Trump

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Among the items taken from the president’s Florida residence were files that investigators said contained classified material and formed the central evidence in one of the criminal cases against him.

Gabbard Passes Senate Panel Vote as Wavering Republicans Back Her

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The full Senate will vote on President Trump’s pick to be the director of national intelligence. She was one of the most contentious cabinet choices.

C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins

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A new analysis that began under the Biden administration is released by the C.I.A.’s new director, John Ratcliffe, who wants the agency to get “off the sidelines” in the debate.

John Ratcliffe Confirmed as C.I.A. Director

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He has offered a vision for a more aggressive spy agency, and his focus on the threat from China is widely shared by Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

F.B.I. Pick Pushed False and Misleading Claims About Trump Investigations

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Kash Patel, Donald J. Trump’s choice to run the bureau, has made a series of spurious assertions about the Russia, Jan. 6 and classified documents inquiries.