Friday

17-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: Newsletter

NSA’s anti-DEI flub

An embarrassing incident at an NSA museum sparked fresh alarm from all sides about President Donald Trump’s anti-woke clampdown.

No cyber aid for US allies

A decision by the State Department to freeze foreign aid includes cyber support to allied nations, leaving international partnerships in limbo.

5 things to watch in Trump 2.0

After his swearing in this morning, Donald Trump will start unveiling his cyber policy agenda — and in all likelihood, tearing down parts of Joe Biden’s.

Bringing home the (cyber) Bacon

Rep. Don Bacon plans to stand up to China for its recent hacks against U.S. networks.

Republican governors head to Mar-a-Lago

The march through Mar-a-Lago (aka the “Winter White House”) continues this week with a dinner for Republican governors on Thursday, according to two people familiar with the plans. It...

Feds say they uncovered ‘additional criminal conduct’ by NYC Mayor Eric Adams in historic federal case

The shocking new claims — made with no further explanation — came Monday in a late-night filing in which prosecutors in the Southern District of New York say their...

Biden FDA moves forward with rule to lower nicotine in cigarettes, a ‘gift’ to cartels, critic says

Opponents argue that the change could cause current smokers to use more cigarettes to compensate for the lower nicotine levels, negatively impacting their health, and that the plan could...

Trump warns Hamas ‘all hell will break out’ if it doesn’t release hostages before he takes office

“It will not be good for Hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone,” the president-elect warned during a press conference in Mar-a-Lago Tuesday. “It will not...

Sen. Warren harps on Hegseth’s Christian tattoo, worries he may be insider threat as she rails against his anti-woke push

Sen. Elizabeth Warren insinuated that there are concerns that Army veteran Pete Hegseth could be an "insider threat" due to his Christian tattoo and seethed over his crusade against...

The cyber succession flare-up

A recent White House order to codify succession plans atop the Office of the National Cyber Director is raising hackles in Trump world.