Central Intelligence Agency

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Rival to ODNI, potential beneficiary of its decline

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence was created in 2004 to fix the intelligence failures that allowed the 9/11 attacks. Twenty-two years later, President Trump is shrinking it to a fraction of its former size.

Updated Sep 9

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Authorized for lethal operations in Venezuela and Caribbean

Trump confirmed the first known U.S. land attack inside Venezuela on December 30—a drone strike on a coastal dock allegedly used by the Tren de Aragua gang, with no one present when missiles hit. The same day, a U.S. strike on a boat in the Pacific killed two more people, bringing total deaths to at least 107 since September.

Updated May 18