Intelligence Community
US Spy Agencies: COVID-19 ‘Not a Bioweapon,’ Can’t Rule Out Lab Hypothesis
An unclassified report released Friday provided an overview of the intelligence community's assessment of the origins of COVID-19.
Lawmakers Demand Answers from Military on Muslim App Data
Over a dozen lawmakers, including Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, wrote to military and intelligence heads seeking answers on the collection of location data from Muslim-focused apps.
Trump’s Top Intel Pick John Ratcliffe Didn’t Even Last a Week
Trump said he plans to announce a new pick for director of National Intelligence “shortly.”
Trump’s Intel Pick Says He “Put Terrorists in Prison.” It May Be Just One Guy with a Fake Bomb.
A VICE News review of John Ratcliffe’s crime-fighting years in Texas found no sign that he ever prosecuted a terrorist.
DHS Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny It Has Records on Deepfakes
As DARPA researchers work on identifying manipulated videos, and lawmakers call for an intelligence community report, the DHS is staying tight-lipped on deepfakes.
Lawmakers Demand Intelligence Community Release a Report on Deepfakes
Three representatives asked the Director of National Intelligence to create a report about how deepfakes could be used against the U.S. by hostile nations.
Almost 200 former intel officials are calling Trump out for pulling Brennan’s security clearance
"The country will be weakened if there is a political litmus test applied before seasoned experts are allowed to share their views.”
Seven states were hacked by Russians before the U.S. presidential election, report finds
Intelligence officials declined to inform any of the states beforehand
Trump caught on hot mic promising to release classified memo he may not have read
“Don’t worry, 100 percent,” Trump said with a wave of his hand. “Can you imagine?”
Watch the acting director of the FBI testify before the Senate
James Comey’s second-in-command at the FBI is making his first public appearance since Donald Trump abruptly fired his boss two days ago.
Watch an ex-FBI agent explain how Russian trolls influenced the U.S. election
Former FBI special agent and national security expert Clint Watts joins VICE News at 3:30 p.m. ET at our Brooklyn headquarters Monday to answer questions about the Trump-Russia investigation.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
Trump aides allegedly spoke to Russian intelligence during campaign, Senate moves to repeal Obama gun restriction, and more.