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Family Tip Leads FBI to White House UFC Plot

6/18/2026

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FBI Foils UFC Plot

A family member tipped the FBI off about a plot targeting the UFC America 250 event at the White House.
The FBI arrested several suspects in Washington, D.C., who remain in federal custody.
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expired on June 14, raising intelligence-gathering uncertainty.
Senator Mark Warner said Verizon and AT&T provide data to intelligence agencies under court orders.

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Trump Conditions 702

President Donald Trump warned he will block any Section 702 extension unless Congress links it to voter-identification legislation.
Arrests occurred in Washington, D.C., and the suspects are now in federal custody.
Trump delayed Jay Clayton’s Senate nomination for national intelligence director, installing Bill Pulte acting.
Section 702 lets NSA gather communications via U.S. providers, raising bipartisan concerns over American data.

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FBI Foils UFC Plot

A family member tipped the FBI off about a plot targeting the UFC America 250 event at the White House.
The FBI arrested several suspects in Washington, D.C., who remain in federal custody.
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expired on June 14, raising intelligence-gathering uncertainty.
Senator Mark Warner said Verizon and AT&T provide data to intelligence agencies under court orders.

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