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The Hunt: Authorities are tracking people who threaten to harm US officials

Extremists have made some very serious threats against the lives of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

In this week’s edition of “The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,” A.T. Smith, former deputy director of the U.S. Secret Service, says finding those making the threats is more difficult because of technology.

Analysis: Russia’s shadow war is moving from threat to preparation

Lithuania is warning that Russia may be preparing attacks on critical infrastructure. It should not be read as a single isolated alarm. It fits a broader pattern: Moscow is probing NATO’s eastern flank through cyber intrusions, sabotage planning, maritime pressure, GPS interference, proxy recruitment and deniable operations designed to stay below the formal threshold of war.
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