General News Update — June 05, 2026 2 PM Eastern

Clockwise General News — President Donald Trump has directed his acting Director of National Intelligence to begin firing national security officials. This move aims to significantly reduce the size of the intelligence community. This is Clockwise general news, 2 PM Eastern. The President expressed a desire to make the intelligence community "smaller," believing many current personnel shouldn't be there. He wants the incoming acting DNI, Bill Pulte, to "shake it up.