In new assessment, Trump team ranks fentanyl as a top threat to U.S.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 25: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard appeared during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Despite a decline in fentanyl overdose deaths, her team ranked smuggling and drug cartels as top threats to U.S. security.

Drug deaths are declining but the Trump administration's intelligence team has issued a new report describing street fentanyl as a top threat to the U.S.

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