— The restrictions, which began quietly earlier this year, limit the flow of data on counterterrorism, cyber threats, and regional instability, potentially hampering joint operations that have long defined NATO’s intelligence framework.
— Information the White House didn't cite: violent crime in Washington reached a 30-year low in 2024. This downward trend continued in the first half of 2024, with an additional decline of 26 percent in violent crime and 13 percent in homicides year over year. In the four weeks before the executive order took effect, violent crimes committed with a firearm dropped from 97 to 65. In early August, residents reported about seven violent crimes to the police per day; the average dropped to 5 or 6 in mid-August, but was back up to seven by the end of September.