You are invited to join us on January 6, 2026 for the inaugural episode of The Steady State Sentinel! Meet our hosts—seasoned national-security professionals and leaders—coming together to speak plainly about the forces pulling America away from democracy. Founded in 2016, The Steady State is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization of more than 360 former senior […]
Kirsty Wigglesworth/ Getty Images, with thanks to Politico Among the many wise leadership councils of the Western world, there is one foreign intelligence chief who has stepped out onto the global stage and shaken the remains of the now defunct American-European-Asian axis, a strategic grouping that stood for decades in opposition to the threatening, shifting […]
The Sudan civil war has raged for almost three years, and Trump is just now noticing. (Photo by Randy Fath on Unsplash) During the 2024 presidential campaign, and frequently since his inauguration, Donald Trump has endeavored to portray himself as the ‘Peace President’, whose masterful skills as a dealmaker will end some of the world’s […]
Rob Reiner (March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) Early this morning, former President Donald Trump issued a public statement concerning the reported brutal murder of filmmaker Rob Reiner. The statement was explicit, detailed, and unambiguous. Trump wrote: “Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed […]
You are invited to Save The Date—January 6, 2026–and join us for the inaugural episode of The Steady State Sentinel! More To Come… Founded in 2016, The Steady State is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization of more than 360 former senior national security professionals. Our membership includes former officials from the CIA, FBI, Department of State, […]
On December 4, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum to the FBI implementing President Trump’s September 2025 directive on Domestic Terrorism (NSPM-7) that has been described as “a declaration of war on just about anyone who isn’t MAGA”.) Bondi’s memo breaks sharply with more than forty years of accepted practice, in which investigations […]
ORIGINAL LETTER PDF HERE Washington, DC 20510 Subject: Nomination of Ms. Lindsey Halligan for United States Attorney Dear Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin: I write on behalf of The Steady State– former senior national security officials from Democratic and Republican administrations – because the potential nomination of Ms. Lindsey Halligan to serve as United […]
You are invited to listen to the following “Quick Hit” Open Press Conference held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. HERE IS THE LINK The press conference focused on the recently published Trump National Security Strategy. The press conference was hosted by Steven Cash, the Executive Director of The Steady State, with the participation of: Gail […]
“Spies Like Us” Neil and Phil, are joined by former FBI agent (and member of The Steady State) to talk about “what the heck is happening at the FBI.” Founded in 2016, The Steady State is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) organization of more than 360 former senior national security professionals. Our membership includes former officials from […]
“The [NSS] unexpectedly echoes what we have been saying for over a year: security must be shared and sovereignty respected.” Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy (NSS) dropped on December 4, 2025. The NSS is mandated by the Goldwater-Nichols Act (1986) that requires each administration to produce a […]