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Intelligence Community Says Foreign Countries Not Trying To Make Counterfeit Ballots

U.S. intelligence authorities say they see no signs of foreign countries seeking to make counterfeit ballots, a conspiracy theory spread by President Trump. But they do see threats to the election.

August 26, 2020
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By:
  • Miles Parks
GPB News NPR

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  • National Security

10 Countries Participate In Biennial Naval Exercises Off Hawaii

The United States and nine other countries are participating in naval exercises off Hawaii. China used to partake in this biennial exercise, but its relations with the U.S. are tense now.

August 26, 2020
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By:
  • Tom Bowman and
  • John Ruwitch
The former director of the National Security Agency, Adm. Mike Rogers, tells NPR that in the run-up to the 2016 election he wishes "we had taken more direct, more public action (against Russia) sooner as opposed to doing so after the election." He's shown here in 2014.

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  • Elections

Ex-Intel Chief: 'I Wish We Had Taken More Action' Against Russian Meddling

Former NSA chief Mike Rogers says the intelligence community knew Russia was taking unprecedented steps during the 2016 election, but only later did it fully grasp the extent of that effort.

August 25, 2020
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By:
  • Greg Myre
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters Thursday after meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council and calling for the restoration of sanctions against Iran.

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  • National Security

Pompeo Tries Starting 'Snapback' Clock To Restore Sanctions Against Iran By U.N.

A U.N. Security Council vote on a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo against Iran failed last week. Now the U.S. secretary of state wants to bring back all sanctions lifted by the Iran nuclear deal.

August 20, 2020
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By:
  • David Welna
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Former White House Adviser Steve Bannon Arrested In Border Wall Scheme

Steve Bannon, President Trump's former political strategist, was arrested Thursday along with three other people in connection with an online fundraising scheme.

August 20, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
Ali Al-Tamimi (center) walks with two unidentified men as they leave federal court in Alexandria, Va., in April 2005. A federal judge has ordered him released from prison pending the outcome of his appeals, which have been unresolved for more than a decade.

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  • National Security

Judge Orders Release Of Virginia Terrorism Convict Pending Appeal

Ali Al-Tamimi was sentenced to life in prison 15 years ago for encouraging several young men to join the Taliban and fight U.S. forces. He is being held in the federal Supermax prison in Colorado.

August 19, 2020
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By:
  • Mark Katkov
GPB News NPR

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  • National Security

Sen. Mark Warner Discusses Latest Report On Russia's Influence On 2016 Election

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sen. Mark Warner on the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's contacts with Russian intelligence in the 2016 election.

August 18, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • National Security

Senate Releases Final Report On Russia's Interference In 2016 Election

A GOP-led Senate panel released a report Tuesday that details extensive contacts between Trump campaign advisers and Russian intelligence in 2016.

August 18, 2020
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  • Ryan Lucas
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a joint press conference after a July 2018 meeting in Helsinki.

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  • Investigations

Senate Report: Former Trump Aide Paul Manafort Shared Campaign Info With Russia

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared information with Russian intelligence during the last presidential campaign, a bipartisan Senate report on Russian 2016 election interference shows.

August 18, 2020
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  • Tim Mak
GPB News NPR

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  • National Security

Senate Intelligence Report Outlines Russian Influence In 2016

The Senate Intelligence Committee has released its fifth and final bipartisan report detailing a wide range of Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election.

August 18, 2020
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By:
  • Tim Mak
GPB News NPR

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  • Technology

User Coalition Fights To Keep Chinese App WeChat In U.S. Market

President Trump recently issued an executive order that would effectively ban the Chinese app WeChat — starting in September. The order says the app poses a national security threat.

August 17, 2020
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By:
  • John Ruwitch
A purge at the U.S. Agency for Global Media has fueled concerns that broadcasters like Radio Free Europe will be turned into distributors of propaganda on behalf of the Trump administration.

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  • Politics

Purge Of Senior Officials At Foreign Broadcast Agency Stirs Fear And Outrage

Half a dozen top executives at the U.S. Agency for Global Media were ousted this week, the latest in a shake-up that started with the arrival of a conservative filmmaker as the agency's new chief.

August 15, 2020
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By:
  • David Welna
President Trump on Friday ordered that ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, divest from the U.S. in 90 days.

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  • Technology

Trump: TikTok Must Be Sold In 90 Days, Cites 'Credible Evidence' Of Security Threat

The move follows a previous executive order from the president that would make "transactions" between U.S. citizens and the Chinese-owned app illegal.

August 14, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
A helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut on Aug. 4.

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  • National Security

After Beirut, Experts Warn Of 'Dangerous Gaps' In U.S. Oversight Of Ammonium Nitrate

The experts and regulators are calling for the federal government to renew efforts to bolster safe storage, handling, use and transport rules for ammonium nitrate in the U.S.

August 14, 2020
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By:
  • Eric Westervelt
The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse is home to the secret court that oversees surveillance on Americans. An ex-FBI lawyer has been charged in connection with filings to the court.

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  • National Security

Ex-FBI Lawyer To Plead Guilty In Case Linked To Alleged Abuse Of Surveillance Power

A former bureau attorney is alleged to have doctored evidence to enable the surveillance of an ex-junior foreign policy aide to Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

August 14, 2020
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  • Carrie Johnson
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