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Gabbard fires ‘deep state’ heads of National Intelligence Council to root out ‘politicization of intel’
EXCLUSIVE: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has fired the top officials leading the National Intelligence Council — whom whistleblowers describe as «radically opposed to Trump» — and has moved the agency to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, or ODNI, to ensure she can block any «politicization of intelligence,» Fox News Digital has learned.
Gabbard fired Mike Collins, who was serving as the acting chair of the National Intelligence Council, and his deputy, Maria Langan-Riekhof, Tuesday, senior intelligence officials told Fox News Digital.
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Fox News Digital reached out Langan-Riekhof for comment and did not immediately hear back, and couldn’t immediately find contact information for Collins.
Collins also has whistleblower complaints against him for political bias and «deliberately undermining the incoming Trump administration,» officials said.
They added that Collins was closely associated with Michael Morrell, the former deputy director of the CIA who worked to write a public letter in 2020 claiming that Hunter Biden’s laptop had «all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation,» and to get signatures from top ex-intelligence officials.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has fired the top officials leading the National Intelligence Council — whom whistleblowers describe as «radically opposed to Trump.» (John McDonnell/The Associated Press)
As for Langan-Reikhof, officials said she has been a «key advocate» for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and is someone who whistleblowers allege is «radically opposed to Trump.»
Meanwhile, Gabbard is moving the National Intelligence Council from the CIA to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to «directly hold accountable any improper action and politicization of intelligence,» Fox News Digital has learned.
Many intel community leakers are «career bureaucrats that are entrenched in Washington politics,» officials said.
«It takes time to weed them out and fire them,» one official told Fox News Digital, adding that «plans to eliminate non-essential offices within ODNI that we know are housing deep state leakers are underway.»
A CIA official told Fox News Digital Tuesday that the National Intelligence Council «has always been a DNI component. It makes sense for them to be physically located at DNI.»
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The moves come as Gabbard has taken steps to root out leakers and alleged «deep state holdovers» who officials say are politicizing intelligence analysis and «trying to sabotage President Trump’s agenda.»
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So far, Gabbard has referred three intelligence community professionals to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution over alleged leaks of classified information. Fox News Digital first reported on those criminal referrals in April.
An ODNI official at that time told Fox News Digital that the intelligence community professionals allegedly leaked classified information to the Washington Post and The New York Times.
The moves come as Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has taken steps to root out leakers and alleged «deep state holdovers» who officials say are politicizing intelligence analysis and «trying to sabotage President Trump’s agenda.» (Getty Images)
«Politicization of our intelligence and leaking classified information puts our nation’s security at risk and must end,» Gabbard told Fox News Digital in April. «Those who leak classified information will be found and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.»
A senior intelligence official told Fox News Digital Tuesday that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is investigating 12 other intelligence officials over alleged leaks of classified information.
For example, officials told Fox News Digital that ODNI fired two bureaucrats in early May who they say leaked information from an assessment about the violent Tren de Aragua gang to the Times. Officials said those bureaucrats were «CIA detailees» who were fired for «not following proper procedures.»
In April, Gabbard established a task force to restore transparency and accountability in the intelligence community. Fox News Digital first reported on the Director’s Initiative Group (DIG), which started by investigating weaponization within the intelligence community.
Officials said the group will also work to root out politicization and expose unauthorized disclosures of classified intelligence. In addition, it will work to declassify information «that serves a public interest.»
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Gabbard also has held to account employees who participated in sexually explicit National Security Agency chatrooms, and is pursuing action against those who have made unauthorized leaks of classified information within the intelligence community.
All the while, officials have complained about the hold up in confirming intelligence nominees, which they say are «essential» to enacting the Trump agenda.
Currently, ODNI is without its nominees for principal deputy director of national intelligence; National Counterterrorism Center; National Counterintelligence and Security Center; intelligence inspector general; and general counsel; among others.
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El crimen que horrorizó al Reino Unido: asesinó a su abuela de 96 años por una herencia y trato de encubrirlo con un incendio
Emma Finch, una mujer de 96 años que residía en el pueblo inglés de Liss, dependía de las visitas semanales de su nieto Joshua Powell para realizar sus compras y jugar partidas de Scrabble. Pero esa rutina cambió el 17 de mayo de 2024, cuando agentes de policía y bomberos acudieron a la vivienda tras la activación de una alarma de monóxido de carbono. Los equipos de emergencia encontraron el cuerpo de la señora en su dormitorio, donde se había iniciado un incendio en la cama.
Powell, de 27 años, fue arrestado como principal sospechoso días después. Aunque inicialmente afirmó no haber abandonado su domicilio, la investigación reveló imágenes de cámaras de seguridad que documentaban la presencia de su vehículo en Liss durante la madrugada del delito. El teléfono móvil del acusado, que se mantenía conectado al automóvil, presentaba también actividad en la zona durante el periodo del asesinato.
Además, según precisó People, la policía halló discrepancias en el relato de Powell sobre el acceso a la casa. Las notas en su celular mostraban el código de la caja de llaves de Finch, anotado por él semanas antes.
En tanto, elementos en la escena, como fósforos gastados diferentes a los presentes en otras áreas de la casa y un cinturón con sangre, aumentaron las sospechas.
Los exámenes forenses concluyeron que la causa de muerte había sido compresión del cuello y que no existía intoxicación por humo, lo que indica que Finch murió antes de que se produjera el incendio.
De acuerdo informó People, Powell atravesaba una situación financiera problemática y mantenía expectativas de recibir una herencia tras el fallecimiento de su abuela, según testimonios de su entorno y declaraciones incluidas en el expediente judicial.
Amistades de Powell informaron que él expresó en varias ocasiones su deseo de que su abuela muriera pronto y mencionó “una pesadilla en la que la mataba”. Estos elementos reforzaron el móvil económico y el nivel de premeditación detrás del crimen.
El avance de la investigación llevó a la acusación formal el 22 de mayo de 2024. Los peritajes ligaron a Powell con las lesiones en el cuello de Finch, el cinturón hallado en la escena y la manipulación de la caja de llaves.
Un cuchillo recuperado cerca del domicilio, idéntico al que faltaba en la casa de Finch, sumó más pruebas. Finalmente, Powell admitió su culpabilidad ante el tribunal el 16 de mayo de 2025. La justicia británica dictó una condena de prisión perpetua, con una pena mínima de 26 años antes de considerar una revisión.
Autoridades policiales evidenciaron que Powell se aprovechó de la confianza y dependencia que tenía su abuela hacia él. El caso marcó a la comunidad local por el contraste entre la relación familiar pública y la brutalidad del acto cometido.
El informe oficial resaltó la contradicción entre la actitud de Powell, que negó responsabilidad frente a la acumulación de pruebas, y las acciones homicidas que planificó. Howard Broadribb, responsable de la investigación, señaló que el caso prueba el desprecio del joven por la familia y el daño causado a los allegados de Finch.
La sentencia busca dar respuesta a los familiares de la víctima y cerrar un proceso judicial seguido por medios y comunidad. La policía recordó la importancia de monitorear las relaciones de dependencia en personas mayores y de atender signos de tensión intra-familiar, que pueden ser antecedentes de abuso o violencia.
La resolución del caso Emma Finch deja un mensaje de justicia frente a la vulnerabilidad y la traición familiar. Powell cumplirá la pena impuesta en prisión británica, sin derecho a revisión durante más de dos décadas, y el expediente se integra como antecedente en la historia judicial reciente del Reino Unido.
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The 42nd week of his second administration was another busy one for President Donald Trump.
This week, Trump signed legislation ending the longest government shutdown in history, backed using H-1B visas to hire foreign workers, announced plans to order the Justice Department to evaluate ties between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and other U.S. figures, and issued pardons to those accused of seeking to overturn the 2020 election.
Here’s a look at what happened.
Government shutdown ends
On Wednesday evening, Trump signed legislation that the House and Senate passed earlier in the week to fund the government again, as consequences of the lapse in funding started to mount, such as missed paychecks for federal workers and airline delays due to air traffic controller staffing shortages.
The bill maintains funding for the government consistent with fiscal year 2025 spending levels through Jan. 30 to provide a window for lawmakers to nail down a longer appropriations measure for FY 2026.
The measure also allocates spending for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which more than 42 million Americans rely on, through September. The program supports non- or low-income individuals or families to purchase groceries on a debit card.
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President Donald Trump signed legislation that the House and Senate passed earlier in the week to fund the government again. (Mariam Zuhaib/The Associated Press)
Additionally, the measure reverses layoffs the Trump administration set into motion earlier in October, and pays employees for their absence.
Foreign worker visa criticism
Trump also conducted a sit-down interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham that aired both Monday and Tuesday, where he said that bringing foreign workers to the U.S. on H-1B visas is important to «bring in talent» to the U.S. After Ingraham claimed that the U.S. has talent at home, Trump disagreed.
«No, you don’t. No, you don’t. You don’t have, you don’t have certain talents, and people have to learn!» Trump said. «You can’t take people off an unemployment line and say I’m gonna put you into a factory where we’re gonna make missiles.»
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H-1B visas permit U.S. companies to hire highly skilled foreign workers for up to six years.
It’s an issue that has remained controversial among MAGA supporters. Those who back the program claim it is critical to U.S. competitiveness, but opponents say that the visa holders are taking away jobs from Americans.
Trump’s statements earned him criticism from those that make up his base. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., rebuked Trump’s statements afterward and said that she is «America First and America Only.»
«I believe in the American people,» Greene said. «I am one of you.I believe you are good, talented, creative, intelligent, hardworking, and want to achieve. I am solidly against you being replaced by foreign labor, like with H1Bs.»
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President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast with Senate and House Republicans in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/The Assocaited Press )
In response to the criticism, the White House pointed to the Trump administration’s announcement in September that would require a $100,000 annual fee for companies seeking to obtain an H-1B visa. Plus, the White House noted that the Department of Labor launched Project Firewall in September in an attempt to ensure employers don’t abuse the H-1B visa process.
Separately, Trump also defended previous statements supporting allowing up to 600,000 Chinese students to come to the U.S. in his interview with Ingraham, and asserted that they must study in the U.S. so U.S. colleges don’t «go out of business.»
Former Trump U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley said doing so would be a «massive mistake.»
«That would be a huge gift to China and a threat to the United States,» Haley said in a post on X on Thursday.
More Epstein documents
Additionally, Trump announced Friday that he would order the Justice Department and the FBI to probe financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with those including former President Bill Clinton, former Treasury Secretary during the Clinton administration Larry Summers, and others.
The announcement came after both Democrats and Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released thousands of documents Wednesday related to Epstein — including emails where Trump was mentioned. However, the documents do not allege wrongdoing from Trump and simply show Epstein mentioning him.
«This is another Russia, Russia, Russia Scam, with all arrows pointing to the Democrats,» Trump said in a Truth Social post Friday. «Records show that these men, and many others, spent large portions of their life with Epstein, and on his ‘Island.’ Stay tuned!!!»
Portrait of American financier Jeffrey Epstein (left) and real estate developer Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, Feb. 22, 1997. (Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)
Clinton has denied that he ever visited Epstein’s island, and wrote in his 2024 memoir «Citizen» that he wished they’d never met. A spokesperson for Summers did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Presidential pardons
Late Sunday, the Trump administration announced the president had issued pardons for more than 70 people accused of seeking to overturn the 2020 election results.
But presidential pardons only apply federal charges and those involved don’t have any federal charges leveled against them – meaning the move is primarily a symbolic gesture.
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Those pardoned include Trump allies like former New York City mayor and the president’s former personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, who claimed that the 2020 election was «stolen» from Trump. Giuliani is currently caught up in a case in Arizona where he faces state charges for election interference for those statements.
Other prominent figures pardoned include former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell.
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