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August 23, 2025
'Terrorizing the workforce': Intelligence community 'panicked' by Trump's new moves
August 22, 2025 9:47PM ET The FBI raid on President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser John Bolton appears primarily to be payback against him for years of criticism -- but there might be some even more sinister motives at play here, wrote Shane Harris for The Atlantic on Friday. Specifically, he argued, it could also be a ploy to scare the broader intelligence community out of ever defying him -- and if so, it might already be working. "If this was revenge, it wasn't an is ...
Go to discussionTrump Soured on Faulkender, Leading to Exit From Treasury
11h WASHINGTON—The No. 2 Treasury Department official was pushed out of his job after frustrating President Trump and feuding with those close to him, according to people familiar with the matter. Michael Faulkender, the deputy Treasury secretary, departed from the administration this week after Trump was convinced he wasn’t aligned with the overall vision of his second term. Trump was also advised that Faulkender was too aligned with the views of former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who ...
Go to discussionFormer VP Kamala Harris announces 15-city book tour for new memoir '107 Days'
Aug. 22, 2025, 4:53 p.m. ET Former Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Thursday, Aug. 21, that she will embark on a book tour across 15 cities and three countries for her new memoir “107 Days.” The book, which recounts her unsuccessful presidential run, is set to go on sale Sept. 23, with Harris starting her book tour the next day in New York City. Publisher Simon & Schuster and Harris announced the new book back in July with a video posted on the former vice president's social media ac ...
Go to discussionTrump said US enforcement of TikTok divestment law may 'extend a little bit longer'
Fri, August 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM EDT TikTok’s social video sharing platform could get yet another lifeline to continue operating in the US, courtesy of President Trump. The president on Friday told reporters he may further delay enforcement of a US law that requires the popular Chinese-owned platform’s parent company, ByteDance, to divest most of TikTok's assets to a US owner or an owner subject to the laws of a US ally. Former President Joe Biden signed the law in April 2024, and it was set ...
Go to discussionGabbard barred sharing intelligence on Russia-Ukraine negotiations with "Five Eyes" partners
Updated on: August 22, 2025 / 6:28 PM EDT Washington — As Russia's war in Ukraine rages on despite high-level meetings to discuss a possible path to peace, CBS News has learned that Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, issued a directive weeks ago to the U.S. intelligence community ordering that all information regarding the Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations not be shared with U.S.-allied intelligence partners. The memo, dated July 20 and signed by Gabbard, directed agencie ...
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