FBI: Russia targeting ‘high intelligence value’ Americans on Signal

Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans

<p>Admission came during questioning at Senate intelligence committee worldwide threats hearing</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/fbi">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a> has started buying location data on Americans, FBI director Kash Patel said under oath at the Senate intelligence committee worldwide threats hearing on Wednesday.</p><p>Patel’s admission came in response to a question from the senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwiUVUJmGjs&amp;t=105s">a longtime opponent</a> of the warrantless surveillance of Americans. Wyden told Patel that his predecessor, Christopher Wray, testified in 2023 that the FBI did not at that time purchase location data derived from internet advertising, although he acknowledged that it had done so in the past.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/kash-patel-fbi-location-data">Continue reading...</a>

FBI started buying Americans' location data again, Kash Patel confirms

Trump’s DOJ Is Helping a Convicted FBI Informant Tied to Russian Intelligence

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Why high beef prices are driving more Americans to steakhouses

<p>Steak-hungry Americans are skipping the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/19/beef-prices-2025-cpi-inflation" target="_blank">meat aisle</a> — and heading to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/23/restaurants-menu-prices-james-beard-foundation-report" target="_blank">restaurants</a> instead. </p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> Sky-high <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/18/vegetable-prices-spike-february-ppi" target="_blank">grocery prices</a>, especially for beef, are reshaping how people consume one of the most expensive proteins — and narrowing the gap between cooking at home and dining out.</p><hr><ul><li>Steak has become one of the most expensive items at the grocery store.</li><li>The average price for uncooked beef steaks is now about $12.74 per pound — a record high, federal data <a href="https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000FC3101" target="_blank">shows</a>.</li></ul><p><strong>Driving the news: </strong>Darden Restaurants <a href="https://investor.da...

FBI official ousted under Trump says Patel's Bureau has had "loss of expertise"

Since retaking office, President Trump and his administration have purged the Justice Department and law enforcement agencies of many career officials who believed they were terminated for political reasons. One of them, David Sundberg, a former FBI assistant director in charge, joins to discuss the state of the Bureau under Kash Patel.

Google Translate exposes Russian spy unit

Have we just seen the most embarrassing intelligence failure Russia has suffered in years? Investigative group The Insider revealed how a secret Russian unit - known as Center 795 - allegedly ran assassinations and covert operations abroad, but was exposed in a remarkably simple way: one of its agents used Google Translate. According to the investigation, that allowed the FBI to read their communications in real time. So how did a supposedly “untraceable” elite unit unravel so easily, and what does it tell us about Russia's modern espionage? Jean-Emile Jammine spoke with The Insider's Editor-in-chief, Roman Dobrohotov.