Ken Dilanian
@DilanianMSNBC
MSNBC Justice and Intelligence Correspondent, based in DC. Reach me at [email protected]
I wrote about @DNIGabbard's dangerous deception for @FoxNews. I thought it was important to take facts straight to the lion’s den, and I appreciate that they let me have my say. foxnews.com/opinion/americ…
New from me: Trump has changed American foreign policy. Some of its top minds won't admit it publicly. msnbc.com/opinion/analys… via @msnbc
“I want to know what's in the Epstein files. But there could be a price,” writes @BrandyZadrozny msnbc.com/opinion/analys…
A global HIV/AIDS program that saved millions of lives faces cuts under the Trump administration nbcnews.com/politics/trump… via @nbcnews
Before you ponder what Hunter Biden has to say about politics, perhaps read this story first. Those of us who covered the trial will not soon forget this testimony. cnbc.com/2024/06/06/hun…
Trump's cratering in polls continues. Crushing new Gallup numbers: Overall approval: 37% On immigration: 38% On economy: 37% On trade: 36: Federal budget: 29% Overall approval among independents: 29% news.gallup.com/poll/692879/in…
Russian forces guided an FPV drone and killed a 14 month old baby inside his home with his great grandmother in Kherson today. I won’t post the picture. Russian drone units terrorizing this region’s civilians are twisted and sick.
The situation with Russians killing a toddler with a drone is especially despicable when you realize this wasn’t a stray artillery shell that landed 50 meters off, or a Shahed drone that hit a tall building, but an FPV drone, guided in real time by an operator watching it live
Publishing has become just as polarized as the rest of society, making it harder to sell books that don’t take a side. “Are you selling a book to the MSNBC crowd or the Fox News crowd? There’s very little in between,” one agent tells @dlippman. politico.com/news/2025/07/2…
The DOJ has contacted Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted associate to Jeffrey Epstein. Also, the House GOP is split over how to handle the controversy. @albamonica, @sahilkapur, @lawofruby and Matthew Goldstein joins @ErielleReshef to discuss. msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-re…
Warner adds: “Tulsi Gabbard is not competent to be the director of national intelligence.” He says some of his GOP colleagues on the intel committee agree.
Sen. Mark Warner, just now, @AspenSecurity, speaking about Trump’s budget Director: “Russ Vought is a complete liar. He is not competent to do the job.” Warner and Sen. Chris Coons, denouncing cuts to foreign aid and the State Department. @MarkWarner @ChrisCoons
Warner and Coons also praised some of Trump’s accomplishments, including getting NATO countries to pay more for defense and the successful strike on Iran’s nuclear program.
Sen. Mark Warner, just now, @AspenSecurity, speaking about Trump’s budget Director: “Russ Vought is a complete liar. He is not competent to do the job.” Warner and Sen. Chris Coons, denouncing cuts to foreign aid and the State Department. @MarkWarner @ChrisCoons
Sen. Mark Warner: ICE now has a much larger budget than the FBI and the government is spending many times more money on arresting migrants than on counter espionage. He adds: “I don’t know in what world that’s a rational policy choice.”
Sen. Mark Warner, just now, @AspenSecurity, speaking about Trump’s budget Director: “Russ Vought is a complete liar. He is not competent to do the job.” Warner and Sen. Chris Coons, denouncing cuts to foreign aid and the State Department. @MarkWarner @ChrisCoons
You can’t criticize the Trump Administration for failing to focus sufficiently on deporting criminals while also making it harder for the federal government to find those criminals. Justice Dept. Asks California Sheriffs for Names of Inmates Who Aren’t Citizens…
At @AspenSecurity forum, @mitchellreports asked former Secretary of State @CondoleezzaRice about President Trump’s decision to disband USAID and cut American foreign aid by as much as 85%, a decision that experts say has led to many deaths. Rice praised foreign assistance in…
New assessment finds U.S. strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites nbcnews.com/politics/natio…
Spot on analysis by @GlennThrush Even After Bondi Gains Trump’s Backing, Her Survival Remains an Open Question nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/…