NEW: @C__Herridge shares exclusive details from her investigation of suspected directed energy attacks on U.S. soil, including six new cases of "Havana Syndrome" being treated at Walter Reed.

BREAKING: @FBIDirectorKash Confirms Internal Review of Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF) + Alleged Bias Favoring Bidens "..we are investigating whether the FITF (Foreign Influence Task Force) used information...to undermine or influence ongoing investigations by only focusing on the subset of CHS (Confidential Human Sources) involving the Bidens." - "We remain concerned that defensive briefings to Congress may have been overly focused on just Biden and Ukraine rather than the balanced picture of all foreign threats." - "Although these alleged activities occurred during a different era within the Bureau, my team is firmly committed to identifying, investigating, and holding accountable all abuses." - Patel writes he "immediately" disbanded this task when he became FBI Director. NOTE: Defensive briefings are done by the FBI to warn individuals or institutions that they may be the target of foreign disinformation campaigns @SenRonJohnson recently confirmed to me that Nikki Floris (who wrote internal 'Shadow Government' message) was one of the FBI agents who gave him and @ChuckGrassley a “defensive briefing” in August 2020 about an alleged Russian disinformation campaign targeting the Biden family. Floris did not respond to earlier requests for comment.

Personal News: I am writing as a mother and living organ donor. Twenty years ago this month, our youngest son Peter received a life-saving liver transplant at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh @ChildrensPgh With Peter’s permission, I’m sharing a photo taken with his older brother a few weeks before his 2006 transplant, when he was in liver failure. Four years later, he won gold at the U.S. Transplant Games in Madison, Wisconsin. And here he is today—healthy, strong, and thriving. What I didn’t fully appreciate in 2006 was that Peter and I were part of pioneering research aimed at reducing the risk of organ rejection in pediatric patients. Even though I donated a segment of my liver to Peter—and as mother and son we are genetically similar—the new testing protocol still helped lower his chances of rejection. Peter and I participated in a research project that developed a simple blood test called Pleximmune @plexision It predicts the likelihood of rejection in pediatric patients by analyzing the unique immune chemistry of both the child and the donor. The test also helps doctors determine exactly how much immunosuppression a child needs to keep rejection at bay. Our family knows firsthand how valuable this early warning system truly is. When Peter hit his growth spurt in his early teens, like so many pediatric transplant recipients, he needed increased immunosuppression. The Pleximmune test predicted this need months in advance, giving his doctors time to adjust his care before problems arose. The threat of rejection is a cloud that hangs over every transplant patient and family. This test is making a real difference. It helps prevent rejection and can save tens of thousands of dollars for families and insurance companies. This is where common sense matters. In early July, the research team is preparing an appeal to Medicare @MedicareGov to price the Pleximmune test "fairly and consistently" with similar diagnostic tests. Right now, only a small percentage of the cost of the test for pediatric patients is being reimbursed. As the team told me, “Fair pricing is the lifeblood of a company’s ability to provide patients with more informed care and continued innovation.” Today, Pleximmune has been used to test roughly 10% of children under age 21 who have received liver or intestine transplants in the U.S. If you want to support this important work and help more pediatric patients and their families benefit... Send a note to your senator, let them know to escalate the matter with Medicare so the appeal gets a fair hearing. Catherine

If you bought a MAGA hat or donated as little as $1 to Donald Trump, you might be one of the 639,000 Republicans whose personal information Jack Smith obtained during his Arctic Frost probe. @C__Herridge joins Katie to break down what we're learning and why it matters.

EXCLUSIVE: MAJOR HASAN CIVILIAN LAWYER REACTS John Galligan, who among others has been the civilian attorney for Major Nidal Hasan since 2009, addressed his concerns about the notification process: - Galligan said he was "surprised the Army would proceed with such dispatch to execute Hasan" given the failed execution of Christa Pike - Galligan said he believes the notification to Hasan of the President’s decision to authorize execution apparently violated Army regulations - Galligan says Hasan had no civilian, criminal or Trial Defense Service (TDS) lawyer present, as required by the Army regulations, for the notification process AR 190-55 U.S. ARMY CORRECTIONS SYSTEM: PROCEDURES FOR MILITARY EXECUTIONS Subsection 2-1 g. When the CMDT, USDB initially notifies the prisoner of the presidential decision to execute the prisoner’s death sentence, the CMDT will be accompanied by a chaplain, a Trial Defense Service (TDS) attorney or the prisoner’s civilian counsel (if reasonably available). - Galligan says Hasan was notified at approximately 7pm the execution had been approved - Galligan says he personally informed Hasan of the December execution date and location (Fort Hood) as well as the manner of execution by firing squad - Galligan questions why the Army would transport Hasan, who is in a wheelchair and paralyzed from waist down, from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Hood for the execution - Hasan has been on death row at Fort Leavenworth for more than a decade - Galligan described “the transfer for execution as political theatre” and a “rush to execute Hasan” who he says has severe medical issues. - Galligan also questions why President Biden gave countless pardons, including a preemptive pardon for Dr. Fauci, but apparently did not consider military personnel on death row including his client - Galligan speculated that the alleged violation of Army regulations was unlikely to delay the execution, but said the process was “off to a very bad start” - Galligan added that they are attempting to get Army legal assistance to finalize legal issues, including a will and disposition of remains, prior to execution - I have asked DoW for a response to the claims and will keep you updated