National Security

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting Wednesday via video link. The sanctions against Moscow signal that "we are going to be clear to Russia that there will be consequences when warranted," the White House press secretary says.

U.S. Slaps New Sanctions On Russia Over Cyberattack, Election Meddling

5:40pm April 15, 2021

by Scott Neuman

President Biden is ordering a new round of economic sanctions that include restrictions on dozens of Russian entities and the expulsion of some Kremlin diplomats.

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Lawmakers Question U.S. Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton About Jan. 6

4:35pm April 15, 2021

The Committee on House Administration questioned U.S. Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton about the role of the Capitol Police on Jan. 6.

U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Russia For Election Meddling, Hacking

4:35pm April 15, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador To Russia. The U.S. imposed new sanctions on Russia Thursday, which are just the latest attempts to thwart the Kremlin.

Afghanistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Looks Toward A Future Without U.S. Troops

4:35pm April 15, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Roya Rahmani, Afghanistan's ambassador to the U.S., about President Biden's decision to withdraw all remaining troops from Afghanistan by September of this year.

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U.S. Marines conduct an operation to clear a village of Taliban fighters on July 5, 2009, in Mian Poshteh, Afghanistan. The U.S. and NATO forces plan to withdraw their remaining troops from Afghanistan by September.

Opinion: U.S. Faces Hard Choices To Fight Terrorism After Afghanistan Withdrawal

4:32pm April 15, 2021

by Colin P. Clarke

Al-Qaida is degraded but not defeated. Analyst Colin Clarke assesses where the U.S. may be mapping out its future counterterrorism presence after withdrawing from Afghanistan.

A Capitol police officer looks out of a broken window as pro-Trump rioters storm into the building on Jan. 6.

Capitol Police Needs Help To Address Insurrection Failures, Inspector General Says

4:17pm April 15, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

Responding to a critical inspector general's report, the U.S. Capitol Police acknowledges that "much additional work needs to be done," but that it will need "significant resources" from Congress.

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Abdullah Abdullah (center), chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, accompanies U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Sapidar Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday.

Blinken Visits Afghanistan After Biden Announces Troop Withdrawal

4:01pm April 15, 2021

by Scott Neuman

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kabul on Thursday in a visit that comes on the heels of President Biden's announcement that all U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan.

Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Karen Gibson attends the service for slain U.S. Capitol Officer William "Billy" Evans, as his remains lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.

New Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Wants To Keep Capitol Secure And Open To The Public

9:10am April 15, 2021

Locking down the Capitol "defeats the purpose of having the people's house that is available and open to constituents," says Karen Gibson, who helped review the Jan. 6 assault on the building.

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Biden Plans To Withdraw U.S. Troops From Afghanistan, Ending America's Longest War

4:26pm April 14, 2021

by Mara Liasson

President Biden says he will withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan after 20 years without conditions, ending America's longest war.

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Former Army Commander Weighs In On Biden's Decision To Pull Troops Out Of Afghanistan

4:26pm April 14, 2021

Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former U.S. Army Col. Christopher Kolenda about President Biden's decision to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11 of this year.

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