Brett M. Holmgren was appointed by the President as the acting Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) effective July 18, 2024. NCTC is the United States Government’s primary ...

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Brett Holmgren got woken up early on New Year's Day by alerts that a driver had plowed into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans. The rampage, which killed 14 people, was the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, on Wednesday evening as Republicans looked past his connections to ...

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani counterterrorism police raided multiple militant hideouts in the southern port city of Karachi, arresting three suspects and seizing about 2 tons of explosives in an ...

NPR's A Martinez speaks to Phil Mudd, a former counterterrorism official in the CIA and FBI, about a U.S. strike on a Venezuelan dock that the Trump administration alleges was used for drug smuggling.

Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) personnel take part in the Kodam Jaya Troop Roll Call for security for Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026 at the National Monument, Jakarta, December 24, 2025.