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News Articles: National Security

A sign shows the location of an immigration court in New York City. In July, 15 more immigration judges were fired.

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  • USPS

More immigration judges are being fired amid Trump's efforts to speed up deportations

Several more immigration judges have been fired, even as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement, and after Congress gave the Department of Justice $3 billion, in part to hire judges.

July 14, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
South Korean soldiers fire from a K1 tank during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, Australia's largest-ever war fighting drills at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, near Rockhampton, Australia, on Monday.

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  • World

A military exercise drawing together 19 nations and 35,000 forces begins in Australia

The largest-ever war fighting drills in Australia is underway and expected to attract China's attention. Talisman Sabre began in 2005 as a joint exercise between the U.S. and Australia.

July 14, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in 2024. A federal appeals court has ruled in his favor and canceled plea deals for three men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks.

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  • Law

Guantánamo plea deals for accused 9/11 plotters are canceled by federal appeals court

A federal appeals court has canceled plea deals with three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, deepening the legal morass surrounding the long-stalled case.

July 12, 2025
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By:
  • Sacha Pfeiffer
A satellite photo of Iran's Fordo fuel enrichment facility taken on June 24 shows debris (grey) from a U.S. strike employing several bunker-busting weapons. The Israeli Air Force destroyed additional roads and surface facilities in a subsequent strike.

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  • National Security

Obliterated? Damaged? Inoperable? What's known about Iran's nuclear facilities

Iran's nuclear program has been dealt a blow, here's an overview of the current state of its facilities.

June 29, 2025
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel,
  • Brent Jones,
  • and 1 more
A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit is prepared for operations ahead of "Operation Midnight Hammer" at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, June 2025.

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  • National Security

Why America's giant bunker-busting bombs may have failed to reach their target

Reaching Iran's most fortified nuclear enrichment site is a challenge, even for the world's biggest conventional weapons.

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
A satellite image of Iran's Fordo nuclear site shows clusters of new holes likely caused by U.S. bunker buster bombs dropped over the weekend following orders by President Trump.

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  • National Security

Early intel assessment says Iran's nuclear program was only set back 'a few months'

President Trump has said U.S. strikes on Iran obliterated the country's nuclear program. An early intelligence assessment finds the strikes may only have set it back "a few months."

June 24, 2025
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf

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  • National Security

Satellites show damage to Iran's nuclear program, but experts say it's not destroyed

Satellite imagery shows trucks at two key sites the day before the American strikes, suggesting uranium could have been moved.

June 23, 2025
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel and
  • Alyson Hurt
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine depart at the end of a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, Sunday, June 22, after the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel's effort to destroy the country's nuclear program.

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  • Politics

Trump's strikes on Iran a gamble with 'no endgame in mind,' says Sen. Mark Kelly

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona says President Trump's decision to strike Iran leaves the U.S. in a "dangerous" moment and he worries it may speed up its efforts to build a nuclear weapon.

June 23, 2025
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By:
  • Michel Martin and
  • Obed Manuel
In this photo provided by the White House, President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio sit in the Situation Room at the White House on Saturday as they monitor the mission that took out three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites.

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  • Politics

The politics of the U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facilities: Here's what to watch next

President Trump ran on a pledge to end "forever wars," so what comes next is pivotal. Here are five things to watch.

June 23, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, (R) attend press conference at Pentagon June 22.

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  • Politics

Pentagon says Iranian nuclear capabilities are 'devastated' after U.S. strikes

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave new details Sunday morning about the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear sites.

June 22, 2025
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By:
  • Greg Myre,
  • Tom Bowman,
  • and 1 more
Iranian missiles aimed at targets in Israel pass through the sky of Hebron, West Bank on June 18 as Israeli air defense system tries to intercept them.

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  • National Security

The math behind the war: Can Israel's air defense keep up against Iranian attacks?

There's a specific kind of math that could determine just how much longer the war can go — how many long-range missiles Iran has versus how many missile interceptors Israel has to shoot them down.

June 21, 2025
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on during a cabinet meeting with President Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House on April 10.

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  • Politics

Federal judge declines to order Trump officials to recover deleted Signal messages

The watchdog group American Oversight had asked a federal judge to order top national security officials to preserve any messages they may have sent on the private messaging app Signal.

June 20, 2025
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Protesters stand off against California National Guard soldiers at the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles during a "No Kings" protest on Saturday.

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  • USPS

An appeals court backs Trump's control of the California National Guard for now

The ruling maintains a block on a lower court's order that found President Trump was using the Guard in LA illegally in his immigration crackdown.

June 20, 2025
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By:
  • Laura Fitzgerald and
  • Larry Kaplow
Anti-ICE protesters face off with Homeland Security officers and Marines outside the federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Monday evening

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  • USPS

As courts review military in L.A., immigration enforcement accelerates

Immigration enforcement speeds up in L.A. regardless of military presence

June 19, 2025
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By:
  • Martin Kaste
Airmen look at a GBU-57, or a Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on May 2, 2023.

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  • National Security

The U.S. could use 'bunker buster' bombs in Iran. Here's what to know about them

Iran's most fortified nuclear facility, called Fordo, is buried deep inside a mountain. Only the U.S. has the 30,000-pound bombs — often referred to as "bunker busters" — capable of reaching it.

June 19, 2025
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
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