Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Wednesday, August 20th, 2025. This is USA Today's The Excert.

Today revoked security clearances. Plus, if Democrats succeed in midterms, they're coming for Christy Noam.

And can you rely on AI for money advice?

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced yesterday that President Donald Trump

had directed her office to revoke security clearances from 37 former intelligence officials

for politicizing and manipulating intelligence.

The former officials who were all accused of leaking classified intelligence without authorization

include Biden administration officials Emily Horn, a former spokesperson for the National Security Council,

and Dilpreet Sidu, who served as a deputy chief of staff at the National Security Council.

Last month, the office of the Director of National Intelligence released a report that claimed

to demonstrate how former President Barack Obama and his national security cabinet had manufactured

and politicized intelligence to lay the groundwork for what it called essentially a years-long

coup against Trump after he had defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Obama's office dismissed the claims.

If the Democrats take back the House of Representatives in 2026,

one member of the Trump administration is going to be spending a lot of time on Capitol Hill.

That's Department of Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem.

I spoke with USA Today, reporter Zach Shermally, for more.

Zach, thanks for wrapping on, as always.

Thanks, Taylor.

So what did House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffreys tell this podcast about potential plans

for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem if Democrats succeed in midterms?

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