Nomaan Merchant

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  • DES MOINES, IA – JULY 28: President Donald J. Trump enters the stage during the Republican Party of Iowa 2023 Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, July 28, 2023. (Photo by Rebecca S. Gratz for The Washington Post via Getty Images)Politics

    Donald Trump pleads not guilty to charges he tried to overturn the 2020 election—the third criminal case against him in the past 6 months

    By Michael Kunzelman, Eric Tucker, and others
  • Ryan Graves, David Grusch, David FravorPolitics

    Congress’ UFO hearing was so ‘insulting’ to the Pentagon official who leads investigations into mysterious objects that he posted on his personal LinkedIn page about it

    By Nomaan Merchant, Tara Copp, and others
  • David Grusch, David FravorPolitics

    Whistleblower testifies the government has been catching UFOs for decades—and likely aware of ‘non-human’ activity since the 1930s

    By Nomaan Merchant and The Associated Press
  • Rudy GiulianiPolitics

    Rudy Giuliani should be disbarred for his actions in 2020, review panel says

    By Nomaan Merchant and The Associated Press
  • Sergei Surovikin

    Russian general close to Prigozhin arrested, sources say

    By Tara Copp, Nomaan Merchant, and others
  • UAEPolitics

    Russian spies caught boasting they’ve turned the UAE away from American ally in leaked top-secret files

    By Nomaan Merchant, Ellen Knickmeyer, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 04: U.S. President Joe Biden holds a meeting with his science and technology advisors at the White House on April 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. Biden met with the group to discuss the advancement of American science, technology, and innovation, including artificial intelligence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Politics

    Joe Biden’s review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Donald Trump for leaving ‘severely constrained’ options

    By Zeke Miller, Nomaan Merchant, and others
  • FILE – House Select Committee on Intelligence ranking member Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn speaks during the committee’s annual open hearing on worldwide threats, at the Capitol in Washington, March 9, 2023. Himes said in a committee hearing last year that commercial spyware posed a “very serious threat to our democracy and to democracies around the world.” He said Monday the new order would be a “critical tool” that should be followed by other democracies taking steps against spyware. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Tech

    Biden is cutting down on how America is allowed to use spyware—but allowing for some exceptions

    By Nomaan Merchant and The Associated Press
  • HAVANA, CUBA – JANUARY 04: A view of the US Embassy on the day of its reopening for visa and consular services in Havana, Cuba on January 4, 2023. (Photo by Yander Zamora/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Politics

    ‘Havana syndrome’ brain injuries in hundreds of U.S. overseas staff weren’t from a foreign attack, intel agencies say

    By Nomaan Merchant and The Associated Press
  • Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House Chief Medical Advisor and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, attends an event with First Lady Jill Biden to urge Americans to get vaccinated ahead of the holiday season, during a COVID-19 virtual event with AARP in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, December 9, 2022. – The First Lady is hosting a virtual town hall event to talk about the importance of getting an updated Covid-19 vaccine this holiday season, especially for Americans ages 50 and older. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    GOP kicks off probe into COVID’s origins by sending letter to Dr. Fauci and promising to hold U.S. officials ‘that took part in any sort cover-up accountable’

    By Farnoush Amiri, Nomaan Merchant, and others
  • SpiesPolitics

    Congress to the intel community: Your spies were basically clueless as the COVID pandemic approached from China

    By Nomaan Merchant and The Associated Press
  • CIA Officers Memorial FoundationPolitics

    Inside the secretive world of bereaved CIA families, from ‘Spookstock’ to college tuition coverage to emotional support

    By Nomaan Merchant and The Associated Press
  • Shoppers pass by a Huawei store in Beijing, ChinaPolitics

    Two suspected Chinese intelligence officers allegedly tried to interfere with the Huawei probe. But authorities say they reached out to a double agent

    By Eric Tucker, Nomaan Merchant, and others
  • Donald TrumpPolitics

    Appeals court to Trump: No, you didn’t actually declassify those documents, there’s no evidence

    By Eric Tucker, Nomaan Merchant, and others
  • Now-deceased terror mastermind Osama bin Laden sitting next to his Egyptian lieutenant Ayman al-Zawahri in an undated videotape.

    U.S. airstrike killed al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri

    By Matthew Lee, Nomaan Merchant, and others