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News Articles: National Security

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center, walks on the red carpet with Afghan officials as they review an honor guard at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 21. President Biden said the U.S. will withdraw all remaining troops from the country by Sept. 11, ending the U.S. involvement in the America's longest-ever war.

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  • National Security

Can The Afghan Army Hold Off The Taliban Without The U.S.?

The Afghan military remains heavily dependent on U.S. equipment, training and money. It's far from clear how effective this U.S. assistance will be once American troops are gone.

April 16, 2021
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By:
  • Tom Bowman
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting Wednesday via video link. The sanctions against Moscow signal that "we are going to be clear to Russia that there will be consequences when warranted," the White House press secretary says.

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  • National Security

U.S. Slaps New Sanctions On Russia Over Cyberattack, Election Meddling

President Biden is ordering a new round of economic sanctions that include restrictions on dozens of Russian entities and the expulsion of some Kremlin diplomats.

April 15, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman and
  • Dustin Jones
U.S. Marines conduct an operation to clear a village of Taliban fighters on July 5, 2009, in Mian Poshteh, Afghanistan. The U.S. and NATO forces plan to withdraw their remaining troops from Afghanistan by September.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: U.S. Faces Hard Choices To Fight Terrorism After Afghanistan Withdrawal

Al-Qaida is degraded but not defeated. Analyst Colin Clarke assesses where the U.S. may be mapping out its future counterterrorism presence after withdrawing from Afghanistan.

April 15, 2021
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By:
  • Colin P. Clarke
Abdullah Abdullah (center), chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, accompanies U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Sapidar Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday.

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  • Asia

Blinken Visits Afghanistan After Biden Announces Troop Withdrawal

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kabul on Thursday in a visit that comes on the heels of President Biden's announcement that all U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan.

April 15, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Karen Gibson attends the service for slain U.S. Capitol Officer William "Billy" Evans, as his remains lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.

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  • National Security

New Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Wants To Keep Capitol Secure And Open To The Public

Locking down the Capitol "defeats the purpose of having the people's house that is available and open to constituents," says Karen Gibson, who helped review the Jan. 6 assault on the building.

April 15, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Catherine Whelan
A Capitol police officer looks out of a broken window as pro-Trump rioters storm into the building on Jan. 6.

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  • National

Ahead Of Hearing, Capitol Police Says It Needs Help To Address Insurrection Failures

Responding to a critical inspector general's report, the U.S. Capitol Police acknowledges that "much additional work needs to be done," but that it will need "significant resources" from Congress.

April 15, 2021
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
President Biden unveils a $2 trillion infrastructure plan in Pittsburgh on March 31. In his speech, Biden said the plan would help the U.S. compete with China.

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  • Politics

For Biden, China Rivalry Adds Urgency To Infrastructure Push

President Biden's argument that a $2 trillion infrastructure proposal would help the U.S. compete with China says a lot about how the president is approaching foreign and domestic policy.

April 14, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Detrow and
  • Franco Ordoñez
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

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  • National Security

Intelligence Chiefs Say China, Russia Are Biggest Threats To U.S.

The top U.S. intelligence officials detailed concerns to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, with many questions raised about cyberthreats and espionage targeting U.S. technology.

April 14, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
A detailed review of the Jan. 6 insurrection by the U.S. Capitol Police's inspector general is set for discussion at a House hearing on Thursday.

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  • National

Report: Capitol Police Were Warned, 'Congress Itself Is The Target'

The watchdog review also found that some advance intelligence offered a "more alarming" warning ahead of the day's events.

April 14, 2021
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
The FBI has released a substantial amount of information, including surveillance video, about the unidentified bomb-maker.

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  • Investigations

What We Know About The Suspect Who Planted Bombs Before The Capitol Riot

More than 400 people are charged in the Jan. 6 riot, but one suspect remains elusive to law enforcement: the person who left bombs near the Democratic and Republican national committee headquarters.

April 14, 2021
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By:
  • Tim Mak and
  • Dina Temple-Raston
Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, oversaw the report on leading threats to the U.S., which cites four countries — China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. Haines is set to testify about the report to Congress on Wednesday and Thursday.

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  • National Security

Biden's National Security Team Lists Leading Threats, With China At The Top

The intelligence community views four countries as posing the main security challenges over the next year: China, followed by Russia, Iran and North Korea.

April 13, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Myre
Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie (center) visits Kabul, Afghanistan, in January 2020. The Biden administration said it plans to complete a drawdown of U.S. troops in the country by Sept. 11.

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  • National Security

Biden Administration Says It Will Withdraw U.S. Troops From Afghanistan By Sept. 11

A senior administration official said that all U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks that prompted America's involvement in its longest war.

April 13, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Christine Wormuth, pictured testifying on Capitol Hill in March 2015 during her tenure as defense undersecretary for policy, is President Biden's pick for secretary of the Army.

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  • National Security

Biden To Nominate Christine Wormuth As 1st Female Secretary Of The Army

With an extensive background in foreign policy and national security, Christine Wormuth would be the first woman to serve as secretary of the Army if confirmed by the Senate.

April 13, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
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  • National

Officer Who Shot And Killed Minnesota Man Claims She Confused Gun For Taser

Brooklyn Center police say the police officer who fatally shot a man during a traffic stop accidentally pulled her gun instead of her Taser. The death sparked clashes Sunday night.

April 12, 2021
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By:
  • Martin Kaste
Stewart Rhodes, founder of Oath Keepers, is pictured in Forth Worth, Texas, on Feb. 28. A number of Oath Keepers members or associates are under investigation for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

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  • Law

Who Are The Oath Keepers? Militia Group, Founder Scrutinized In Capitol Riot Probe

Stewart Rhodes founded the militia in 2009. Now it's one of the largest extremist anti-government groups in the country, and a focus of the investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

April 10, 2021
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
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