New Jersey drones don’t appear to pose national security or public safety threat, FBI says

New Jersey drones don’t appear to pose national security or public safety threat, FBI says


Unidentified drone in New Jersey.

Source: MSNBC

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security said Thursday that they had seen “no evidence” that mysterious drone sightings over New Jersey and adjacent areas in recent weeks “pose a national security or public safety threat.”

The agencies also said they had no evidence of a “foreign nexus” to the drones.

“Upon review of available imagery, it appears that many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft, operating lawfully,” the agencies said in a statement.

“There are no reported or confirmed drone sightings in any restricted air space,” the agencies said.

Read more CNBC politics coverage

The FBI has been investigating reports of what could be dozens of drones operating at night, most of which are larger than the ones that hobbyists use.

Sightings have occurred over the Bedminster, New Jersey, golf course owned by President-elect Donald Trump, as well as near a military research facility.



Source

Three things to know about FISA Section 702: Congress passes short-term extension of controversial surveillance program
Politics

Three things to know about FISA Section 702: Congress passes short-term extension of controversial surveillance program

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks as U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Donald Trump’s trade policy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 8, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters The House and Senate on Friday approved a short-term extensive of a section of federal law that allows the […]

Read More
House Dem Sam Liccardo probes suspicious oil trades during Iran war
Politics

House Dem Sam Liccardo probes suspicious oil trades during Iran war

Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., attends a news conference with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus during the House Democrats’ 2025 Issues Conference at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia, March 13, 2025. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., is probing whether the nation’s top financial regulators are examining […]

Read More
Trump says war in Iran is going ‘swimmingly’ and ‘should be ending pretty soon’
Politics

Trump says war in Iran is going ‘swimmingly’ and ‘should be ending pretty soon’

President Donald Trump on Thursday said that “the war in Iran is going along swimmingly.” “It should be ending pretty soon,” Trump said at an event in Las Vegas, echoing similarly rosy predictions about the end of the war that he has made since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran in late […]

Read More