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News Articles: National Security

President Biden signs an executive order Monday reversing a Trump-era ban on transgender people serving in the military.

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  • National Security

Biden Repeals Trump-Era Ban On Transgender Troops

Former President Donald Trump had first ordered a ban on transgender service members in 2017, and President Biden had long promised to repeal the directive.

January 25, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Detrow
The remains of Lt. Col. Paul  Voss return home, Dover Air Force Base, Del. Voss was one of two Air Force aviators killed in a crash in Afghanistan last January.

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  • Investigations

Engine Failure And Crew Error Responsible For Fatal 2020 Crash in Afghanistan

An Air Force investigation revealed that the left engine of the aircraft failed. The two pilots onboard mistakenly shut down the right engine and were unable to glide back to base.

January 22, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Riley Williams, 22, of Harrisburg, Pa., will have to wear an ankle monitor and can only leave her mother's home for work and some other court-approved reasons, as reported by the <em>Patriot-News</em>.

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  • National Security

Woman Accused Of Stealing Pelosi's Laptop Released From Jail

Riley Williams, 22, was released from jail Thursday into her mother's custody. Her lawyer told the court, "It is regrettable that Miss Williams took the president's bait and went inside the Capitol."

January 22, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
With official charges submitted against three men accused in bombings in Indonesia in 2002 and 2003, the U.S. must arraign the prisoners before a military commission at a U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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  • Law

U.S. Military Moves To Try 3 Guantanamo Suspects Linked To Indonesia Bombings

The men have been held in U.S. custody since 2003, accused of planning and helping to carry out the deadly bombing attacks at a Bali nightclub in 2002 and at a J.W. Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.

January 22, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Larry Rendall Brock Jr., an Air Force veteran, is seen inside the Senate Chamber wearing a military-style helmet and tactical vest during the rioting at the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors have alleged that before the attack, Brock posted on Facebook about an impending "Second Civil War."

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  • Investigations

Nearly 1 In 5 Defendants In Capitol Riot Cases Served In The Military

Amid rising concern over domestic extremism, an NPR analysis found military veterans were overrepresented in those charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol when compared to the general population.

January 21, 2021
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach and
  • Meg Anderson
Portland has been a hotbed of anti-police and racial justice demonstrations since the summer. Wednesday's scuffle between police and anti-fascist demonstrators became just the latest such event in several months punctuated by demonstrations that turned violent.

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  • Law

Portland Police Charge 8 After Demonstrators Vandalize Democratic Party Offices

Anti-fascist protesters carried signs rejecting Joe Biden's presidency and scuffled with law enforcement in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday.

January 21, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Federal prosecutors are accusing Patrick Edward McCaughey III of using a police shield to pin an officer against a door during the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol building.

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  • National

Man Charged With Assault On Officer, As Seen In Viral Video From Capitol Riot

Investigators say Connecticut resident Patrick Edward McCaughey III pinned an officer against a door during the Capitol insurrection.

January 20, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Alleged members of several different right-wing and extremist groups are facing charges in connection with the Jan. 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol.

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  • National Security

Members Of Right-Wing Militias, Extremist Groups Are Latest Charged In Capitol Siege

Federal prosecutors have charged a suspected leader of the far-right group the Oath Keepers with conspiracy, saying he helped plan and coordinate the Capitol riot.

January 20, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Rachel Treisman
Pamela and Afshin Raghebi celebrate a birthday together. Afshin, who was born in Iran, has been stuck overseas, away from his U.S. citizen wife, for more than two years after he flew abroad for an interview at a U.S. Consulate as part of his green card application.

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  • National

Legacy Of President Trump's Travel Ban Will Be Hard For Biden To Erase

President-elect Biden plans to end the Trump administration's travel ban on Muslim-majority countries on Day 1. But immigrant advocates say the lasting effects of the policy will be harder to undo.

January 20, 2021
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By:
  • Joel Rose
Alejandro Mayorkas, nominee to be secretary of homeland security, is sworn in to testify during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

From Border Wall To Capitol Riot, Homeland Security Nominee Takes Senate Questions

Alejandro Mayorkas, who would be the first Latino and first immigrant to lead DHS, was previously the head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

January 19, 2021
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By:
  • Brian Naylor and
  • Barbara Sprunt
Avril Haines, President-elect Joe Biden's pick for director of national intelligence, speaks during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.

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  • National Security

Biden Pick For Intel Chief: 'Biggest Challenge Is Building Trust And Confidence'

Avril Haines began her confirmation hearing by pledging to "never shy from speaking truth to power," an implicit criticism of President Trump's management of the country's vast intelligence network.

January 19, 2021
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By:
  • Mark Katkov
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Friday.

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  • National Security

Woman Who May Have Stolen Laptop From Pelosi's Office Is Arrested

The FBI is investigating a claim that she intended to sell the computer to a Russian friend, who planned to then pass it to the Kremlin's foreign intelligence service.

January 19, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Civil liberties advocates say they fear that the kinds of measures that could be put in place after last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol could disproportionately hurt minorities.

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  • Law

Response To Capitol Riot Could Hurt Minorities, Civil Libertarians Say

They say new police and surveillance powers could, if history is a guide, be used against Blacks and other people of color in the justice system, not the white rioters who stormed the Capitol.

January 18, 2021
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
The Capitol seen on Saturday.

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  • National Security

Man Arrested Near Capitol With Loaded Handgun And 500 Rounds Of Ammunition

Wesley Allen Beeler presented unauthorized inauguration credentials Friday night, police said. Beeler admitted to having the handgun in his pickup truck, according to police.

January 16, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Slotkin
A temporary 6-foot-high chain-link fence now surrounds California's state Capitol. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, "Let me be clear: There will be no tolerance for violence."

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  • National Security

Statehouses Brace For Potential Violence As Biden's Inauguration Approaches

In the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, governors are stepping up security and calling in the National Guard in anticipation of potentially violent protests.

January 16, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Slotkin
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