The Pentagon elevated Israel’s designation to critical in an internal Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) communication, reflecting heightened concern over potential intelligence activities targeting senior US officials.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the US military used Anthropic’s AI model Claude during the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Lawmakers, legal experts, and human rights organizations have voiced concern over the expanded role of the military in domestic affairs, warning that Trump could use the same approach to exert control over other states whose Democratic governors defy his orders.

In what it described as a purge at the Pentagon, the New York Times criticized President Trump for preferring personal loyalty over competence when appointing his allies to senior and sensitive positions.

US investigators are seeking to uncover how two top-secret intelligence documents, which appeared on the Telegram app and contain a US assessment of Israeli plans for strike on Iran.