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Intelligence Official Warns Of More Interference In 2020 Presidential Election

6:14pm August 07, 2020

by Miles Parks

The head of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center is warning that Russia is trying to tarnish Democrat Joe Biden while China prefers that President Trump isn't reelected.

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Defense Secretary Mark Esper, pictured last month, spoke with his Chinese counterpart Thursday amid strained relations between the two countries.

Pentagon Chief Esper Talks With Chinese Counterpart As Tensions Soar

7:30pm August 06, 2020

by David Welna

Defense Secretary Mark Esper and his Chinese counterpart lectured one another in a 90-minute call as the highest level U.S. delegation in four decades plans a provocative visit to Taiwan.

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Gen. Charles Brown Jr. To Become 1st Black Military Service Chief

4:11pm August 06, 2020

by Tom Bowman

The Air Force's new top officer, Gen. Charles Brown Jr., is the first African American to serve as a military service chief. He will be the first Black officer on the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 1993.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows Thursday in front of a memorial to people who were killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Raising New Questions 75 Years Later

12:51pm August 06, 2020

by David Welna

The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were said at the time to be justified as the only way to end World War II. Seventy-five years later, legal experts say they would now be war crimes.

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Sally Yates, former deputy attorney general, is sworn in to testify during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020.

Sally Yates, Defending DOJ, Says Michael Flynn Talks Neutered U.S. Russia Policy

1:31pm August 05, 2020

by Carrie Johnson

The former deputy attorney general said the FBI's interview of Flynn was pertinent to a legitimate investigation, contradicting the Justice Department's rationale now for dropping charges.

A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle is stationed in front of the U.S.-Mexico border barrier as construction continues in hard-hit Imperial County on July 22, in Calexico, Calif.

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Americans Back Trump On Immigration — But Only To Stop COVID-19, Poll Finds

5:00am August 05, 2020

by Joel Rose

An NPR/Ipsos poll found broad support for sweeping government action to combat the coronavirus — including temporary limits on immigration. But support for other White House policies has not changed.

Some 1,892 American flags are installed on the National Mall in Washington, DC in 2014. The Iraq and Afghanistan veterans installed the flags to represent the 1,892 veterans and service members who committed suicide this year as part of the "We've Got You

White House Plan Breaks Taboo: A Focus On Guns And Veteran Suicide

5:11pm August 04, 2020

by Quil Lawrence

The Trump Administration's new suicide prevention strategy mentions the touchy subject of gun-safety. It will aim to fight the stigma around people seeking help during a mental health crisis.

This Nov. 13, 2013 file photo shows the main gate of Camp Pendleton Marine Base in Southern California. Eight service members are presumed dead after their amphibious vehicle sank Thursday.

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7 Marines, 1 Sailor Presumed Dead After Training Accident

6:07pm August 02, 2020

by Huo Jingnan

The Marine Corps called off rescue operations for seven Marines and one Navy sailor who went missing when their amphibious vehicle sank during training off the coast of Southern California.

A journalist runs past federal officers during a protest against racial injustice in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on July 30 in Portland, Ore.

DHS Reassigns Official Following Intelligence Reports On Journalists, Protesters

11:54am August 02, 2020

Brian Murphy was removed from his post at the DHS' Office of Intelligence and Analysis following news that his office compiled reports on protesters and journalists in Portland, Ore.

Flowers are placed at the memorial to the victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings on April 20.

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Appeals Court Tosses Out Death Sentence For Boston Marathon Bomber

8:12pm July 31, 2020

by David Welna

A three-judge panel sends Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's case back to a lower court for resentencing, saying the jury that sentenced him to death had not been adequately vetted.