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News Articles: National Security

Former CIA chief John Brennan has a new book out titled <em>Undaunted. </em>

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Former Spy Chief Brennan Looks Back At Sept. 11 — And Ahead To Presidential Election

John Brennan discusses national security implications of Trump's coronavirus infection and what he'd have done differently post-Sept. 11. The former CIA director's memoir, Undaunted, is out this week.

October 06, 2020
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  • Mary Louise Kelly
GPB News NPR

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  • National Security

Former CIA Director On National Security Implications Of Trump's Health

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former CIA Director John Brennan about the national security and continuity of government issues related to President Trump's hospitalization.

October 05, 2020
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Former CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in May 2017 before the House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation Task Force.

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  • Books

After Chasing Threats Abroad, Former CIA Chief John Brennan Says The Risk Is At Home

The former spy chief has dealt with almost all of the country's major security challenges over the past two decades. In his memoir, Undaunted, he directs his ire at President Trump.

October 05, 2020
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  • Greg Myre
A U.S. flag flies above a fence at the detention facility at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Dec. 10, 2008, in an image reviewed by the U.S. military.

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  • Investigations

New 9/11 Judge At Guantánamo Quits After 2 Weeks

A U.S. military court judge who took over the 9/11 case two weeks ago has quit. That means a 9/11 trial is unlikely to begin by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

October 04, 2020
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  • Sacha Pfeiffer
GPB News NPR

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  • Elections

Disinformation Around Trump's Health 'Very Concerning' Ahead Of Election

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with two scholars — Arie Perliger and Nina Jankowicz — about how Trump's questioning of mail-in voting and misinformation surrounding his health may affect the election.

October 03, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
President Donald Trump throws hats to supporters after speaking Wednesday at a campaign rally at Duluth International Airport in Minnesota.

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  • National

Public Health Officials Scramble To Do Contact Tracing After Trump Tests Positive

They are working to contact those who had been in close proximity to the president, the first lady and others who traveled with him in recent days to get tested.

October 02, 2020
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  • David Schaper
A contentious scenario could play out if President Trump disagrees with assessments of his ability to perform in office, says John Fortier, former executive director of the Continuity of Government Commission. Trump is seen here preparing to leave the White House earlier this week for a fundraising event and campaign rally in Minnesota.

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  • Elections

'Contentious' Scenarios Arise For Ballot And Presidency If Trump's Health Declines

It would be "very difficult" to pull President Trump's name from the November ballot, says John Fortier, who led the Continuity of Government Commission. But that's just one hypothetical.

October 02, 2020
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  • Bill Chappell
GPB News NPR

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  • National Security

Effects Of Trump's Positive Coronavirus Test On National Security

The U.S. command and control structure remains unaffected by the news that President Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus. But it underscores America's troubled response to the pandemic.

October 02, 2020
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  • Greg Myre
"This is a moment for the Afghan leaders not to repeat the mistakes of the past, to build a consensus-based system where all key players can participate, and perhaps peace in Afghanistan can change the dynamics even regionally," says U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, shown here in March.

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  • World

Khalilzad: 'A Moment For The Afghan Leaders Not To Repeat The Mistakes Of The Past'

With talks begun between Afghanistan's government and the Taliban, U.S. special envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad tells NPR the U.S. has "tested" the Taliban and "they are meeting those tests."

October 02, 2020
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  • NPR Staff
A federal court is ordering ex-National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, seen here in November, to pay more than $5 million in profits and royalties from his 2019 memoir <em></em>and speeches.

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  • National Security

Court Rules Edward Snowden Must Pay More Than $5 Million From Memoir And Speeches

A U.S. District Court sided with the Justice Department, arguing that by publishing 2019's Permanent Record, Snowden violated nondisclosure agreements signed while working for the NSA and CIA.

October 01, 2020
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  • Jason Slotkin
Doris "Dorie" Miller, U.S. Navy mess attendant 2nd class, became one of the first American heroes of World War II for his actions during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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  • National Security

A Military 1st: A Supercarrier Is Named After An African American Sailor

USS Doris Miller will honor a Black Pearl Harbor hero and key figure in the rise of the civil rights movement. Miller, a sharecropper's son from Waco, Texas, was 22 years old when he created history.

October 01, 2020
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  • Jay Price
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., holds a hearing on Wednesday on the FBI's investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian election interference.

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  • Politics

Comey Acknowledges Surveillance Problems But Defends Overall Russia Inquiry

The former FBI director says that if he knew today what he knew during the Russia investigation, he would have taken a more skeptical view about a key surveillance request.

September 30, 2020
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  • Philip Ewing
The sun rises over the detention facility at the Guantánamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, in this May 13, 2009, photo reviewed by the U.S. military.

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  • Investigations

Trial Of Sept. 11 Defendants At Guantánamo Delayed Until August 2021

More setbacks in the long-delayed 9/11 case in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba: A U.S military court judge has delayed the trial of the five defendants in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks until August 2021.

September 30, 2020
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  • Sacha Pfeiffer
Michael Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, leaves federal court with lawyer Sidney Powell in September 2019.

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  • Politics

Flynn Attorney Says She Briefed Trump On Case Amid DOJ Intervention

An attorney for the former national security adviser said in court on Tuesday she's been keeping the president in the loop even as the government has sought to drop the charges.

September 29, 2020
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  • Carrie Johnson
GPB News NPR

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  • National Security

Democrats Say Trump's Reported Debts Create National Security Risks

President Trump reportedly is facing huge debts. Democrats want to know who his lenders are, and his national security decisions are facing renewed scrutiny. Trump claims the reports are false.

September 29, 2020
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  • Greg Myre
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