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National security experts warn that extreme weather threatens elections this year

5:15pm June 18, 2024

National security professionals are warning that there's a growing threat to global elections — one that is on par with disinformation, foreign interference and even the threat of political violence.

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U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs hold first official meeting in Singapore

8:32am May 31, 2024

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart met for the first time in Singapore on Friday, as Washington and Beijing seek to head off potential conflict in the region.

Workers at the U.S. Embassy in Havana leave the building in September 2017. New research out of the National Institutes of Health finds no unusual pattern of damage in the brains of Havana syndrome patients.

In Havana syndrome patients, NIH scientists find no physical trace of harm

1:56pm March 18, 2024

by Jon Hamilton

The mysterious ailments that became known as Havana syndrome left no physical evidence of injury or disease, according to two government studies.

The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on March 17, 2023.

House GOP moves ahead with TikTok vote as Trump voices opposition to possible ban

11:36pm March 11, 2024

by The Associated Press

House Republicans move ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the U.S. even as former President Donald Trump voices opposition to the effort.

Texas Rep. Mónica De La Cruz and Alabama GOP Sen. Kate Britt delivered rebuttals to Biden's speech.

Politics & Government

GOP rebuttals to Biden's State of the Union focus on the border and immigration

1:51am March 08, 2024

Alabama GOP Sen. Katie Britt and Texas Rep. Mónica De La Cruz delivered rebuttals to Biden's speech focusing on immigration, crime, inflation and national security.

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the House Select Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee on Wednesday.

Wray warns Chinese hackers are aiming to 'wreak havoc' on U.S. critical infrastructure

2:49pm January 31, 2024

by Ryan Lucas

The FBI director says Chinese state-sponsored hackers targeting of U.S critical infrastructure — including water treatment plants, pipelines and the power to grid — poses a national security threat.

Houthi fighters and tribesmen stage a rally against U.S. and U.K. strikes on Houthi-run military sites near Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024.

U.S. military launches another barrage of missiles against Houthi sites in Yemen

8:33pm January 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

The strikes were launched from the Red Sea and hit more than a dozen sites. They follow an announcement that the U.S. has put the Houthis back on its list of specially designated global terrorists.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 31, 2023.

U.S. launches airstrike in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias

1:57am November 09, 2023

by The Associated Press

The U.S. carried out an airstrike on a weapons warehouse in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed militias, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for a number of attacks on U.S. troops in the region.

Spectators wave Chinese flags as military vehicles carrying DF-41 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Oct. 1, 2019. The latest assessment from the defense department said China had increased its arsenal of operational nuclear warheads from the estimated 400 in 2021 to more than 500 as of May this year.

New Pentagon report claims China now has over 500 operational nuclear warheads

5:16pm October 19, 2023

by Emily Feng

The Pentagon's latest report shows China is on track with its efforts to develop a nuclear arsenal - though their total warheads are still a fraction of that of the US.

Senate Democrats took steps to circumvent Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala, who has been blocking hundreds of military promotions over objections to Pentagon policies around abortion.

Politics & Government

Senate bucks Tuberville's blockade to begin approving military promotions

8:40pm September 20, 2023

by Kelsey Snell

Senate Democrats began holding votes on military promotions after a months-long blockade by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville.