(L) National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Director Joe Kent. (Photo via: soaa.org) / (Background) WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 08: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an East Room event on troop withdrawal from Afghanistan at the White House July 8, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

NCTC Director Joe Kent: NCTC identified 18K known and suspected terrorists who entered U.S. during Biden admin.

During a congressional hearing on worldwide threats, National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Director Joe Kent testified that his agency has identified approximately 18,000 “known and suspected terrorists” who entered the United States under the Biden administration from 2021 to 2025.

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(L) US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth walks on stage to deliver remarks as part of the Marine Corps' 250th anniversary celebration at Camp Pendleton, California, on October 18, 2025. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP) (Photo by OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) Department of War conducting a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel being operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. (Photo via: Pete Hegseth -- Department of War)

U.S. Military carries out ‘lethal kinetic strike’ on narco-trafficking drug vessel in Pacific Ocean, killing both on board

The U.S. Military carried out an airstrike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America, according to U.S. officials. It destroyed the vessel and killed two “narco-terrorists” on board.

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