Cartels placed atop global threat list, while Trump's intel team criticized over Signal leak

By Tony Bertuca / March 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
An annual threat assessment from the U.S. government's top spies has identified criminal drug cartels as the Trump administration's No. 1 concern, followed by the individual and collective threats posed by China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, though a hearing meant to discuss the report today mostly spotlighted the growing controversy surrounding senior officials' mistaken sharing of secret war plans against Houthi militants in Yemen with a journalist. The annual assessment , presented today to the Senate Select Committee on...

Not a subscriber? Request 30 days free access to exclusive, behind-the-scenes reporting on defense policy and procurement.

Log in to access this content.