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Incidents where national security is invoked to justify rights violations, or where policies genuinely threaten national security. Covers misuse of security pretexts to bypass legal constraints and suppress dissent.

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Trump Threatens to Jail Journalists Who Reported on Iran Rescue Mission

Trump's threat to jail journalists for reporting on a military rescue mission during the Iran war extends the administration's documented pattern of using national security claims to suppress press …

  • Trump threatened to jail journalists who published details of a U.S. military rescue operation for two airmen whose aircraft was shot down …
  • The threat came during a press conference where Trump revealed additional details about what he called a 'historic' rescue effort during the …

DOGE Fires 350 Nuclear Weapons Workers at NNSA, Including Pantex Warhead Assemblers

DOGE fired 350 NNSA nuclear weapons workers, including warhead assemblers at Pantex and radioactive waste managers at Savannah River, as part of a 2,000-person Department of Energy purge. Most firings …

  • On February 13, 2025, approximately 350 NNSA employees were abruptly terminated as part of a DOGE purge across the Department of Energy …
  • The Pantex Plant near Amarillo, Texas — where nuclear warheads are assembled and disassembled — absorbed about 30% of the cuts. Fired …

Weaponization of Security Clearances for Political Retaliation

A systematic campaign of security clearance revocations targeting political opponents, critics, and former officials who investigated or prosecuted Trump, including 51 intelligence officials, …

  • On January 20, 2025, Trump revoked security clearances of 51 former intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter stating the Hunter Biden …
  • On March 22, 2025, a second executive order revoked clearances from former officials including Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and individuals …