University of Alabama PhD student detained by federal immigration officials

According to the school, doctoral students at the University of Alabama are being detained by federal immigration authorities. Alileza Drowdy, a researcher of Iranian national mechanical engineering, was detained by an officer of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) at his home off-campus in Tuscaloosa around 5am on Tuesday, UA student paper Crimson […]

Trump trashes ‘The Atlantic’ over leaking texts of his officials’ strike plans

President Donald Trump said one of the regrets he made against his team was accidentally leaking the text chain to Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg. in Interview On Wednesday with conservative radio host Vince Koglian, Trump won a big story from a group chat leak that included the Atlantic and Goldberg's strike plans against Houthi extremists. […]

Federal officials blocked from seeking arrest, deportation of Columbia student

Immigration authorities have been ordered by a federal judge to stop efforts to arrest Columbia University students who worked in Palestinian demonstrations. US District Judge Naomi Buchold issued the restraining order Tuesday, a day after the student filed the lawsuit. Yoon Zeo Chung, who has been living in the United States since she was seven, […]

Trump officials face records lawsuit over Signal chat

The government's Watchdog group is suing national security leaders over the use of cues to discuss military actions, stating the move violated the Federal Records Act (FRA). The lawsuit from the US oversight, which routinely file requests for public records, said the move is hampering the government's ability to access documents. The Atlantic on Monday […]

Biden-era guidance encouraged use of Signal app by senior officials: ‘Best practice’

The federal agency responsible for ensuring cybersecurity at all levels of government cited the use of encrypted messaging app signals as “best practices” for “highly targeted” government officials, Biden-era documents show. Fox News Digital discovered: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) late last year, a guide for federal employees outlined that they encrypted messaging platforms […]

5 takeaways from Trump officials war planning group chat breach

Washington was shaken by a truly extraordinary story on Monday. Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg spoke about how he was added to a group chat featuring some of the most senior members of the US government. More dramatically, the purpose of the messaging app signal chat was to discuss the US attack on Yemen's Houthi target […]