National Security
Trump and GOP allies falsely blame New Orleans attack on immigration failures
The driver who killed at least 14 people and injured 30 was a U.S. citizen from Texas.
'No definitive link' found between New Orleans attack and Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion, FBI says
A potential link was just one thread being pulled by officials a day after 14 people were killed when a man plowed a pickup truck flying an ISIS flag through New Year’s Day revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
9/11 plea deals can proceed after defense secretary moved to rescind them, military appeals court rules
The U.S. Court of Military Commission Review rejected Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's attempt to unravel plea agreements with three 9/11 defendants.
U.S. sanctions Russian and Iranian entities over attempted election interference
The Treasury Department said Iran and Russia sought to divide Americans through targeted disinformation campaigns in the 2024 elections.
Trump urges Supreme Court to hit pause on a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. next month
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in the case on Jan. 10. The law is currently set to take effect Jan. 19, one day before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in.
Trump says ownership of Greenland 'is an absolute necessity'
The president-elect had floated the idea of buying the island, which is part of Denmark, during his first term in the White House.
Ex-Marines pilot who worked in China to be extradited to U.S., Australia government says
Daniel Duggan, a naturalized Australian, faces charges including breaking U.S. arms control law by training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers.
Kash Patel’s potential targets fear his tenure as FBI director
Donald Trump's choice for FBI director has used claims of secret plots to fuel his rise in Trumpworld. Now, he could lead investigations of Liz Cheney and scores of others.
Pentagon lifts pause on troubled Osprey aircrafts
The unique aircrafts, which can rise vertically like a helicopter and fly horizontally like a plane, have crashed four times since 2022, resulting in the deaths of 20 service members.
The number of U.S. troops in Syria has doubled, Pentagon discloses
In a surprise announcement, the Defense Department said 2,000 U.S. personnel are in Syria to fight ISIS. Until today, U.S. officials consistently reported that only 900 were there.
EXCLUSIVE
Trump rethinks firing Joint Chiefs chairman after one-on-one meeting, sources say
President-elect Donald Trump and Joint Chiefs Chairman Charles Q. Brown Jr. spoke for about 20 minutes at the Army-Navy football game last weekend.
