National Security

Killing Of Iranian General Opens Up 'New Frontier' In Assassination, Journalist Says

1:42pm February 06, 2020

by Terry Gross

New Yorker writer Adam Entous says the U.S. could face further retaliation from Iran for the death of Qassem Soleimani: "If you look at their history, they take a long time before they strike back."

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How Countries Decide To Kill Foreign Enemies

5:26pm February 05, 2020

How and why do nations decide to assassinate foreign enemies? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Evan Osnos of The New Yorker about the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.

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The Secrecy Around The Iowa Caucus App, And What It Means For Election Security

5:26pm February 05, 2020

by Miles Parks

The secrecy surrounding Iowa Democrats' caucus app was one clue for cybersecurity experts about the potential for a caucus-night meltdown. And for voters, that secrecy can erode trust.

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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó applauds as President Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Juan Guaidó Inspires Rare Bipartisan Moment

12:26am February 05, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

Juan Guaidó's appearance at the State of the Union was intended to send a strong message of U.S. support for his efforts to unseat Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

"Escalation is back," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday. Laying out his goals for 2020, Guterres said he wants to break vicious dynamics and create a "virtuous circle" that leads to progress.

'Wind Of Madness' Is Sweeping Earth, U.N. Secretary-General Says

8:16pm February 04, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Antonio Guterres laid out a sobering view of the current state of the world Tuesday, saying, "A wind of madness is sweeping the globe" as instability erupts into violence.

Iranian judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili says that an Iranian man named Amir Rahimpour will be executed for spying on behalf of the CIA and that the sentence and would be carried out soon.

Iran Upholds Death Sentence For Man Accused Of Giving Nuclear Secrets To CIA

11:57am February 04, 2020

by Bill Chappell

A judiciary spokesman said Amir Rahimpour "received huge amounts of money and attempted to provide the U.S. intelligence service with a part of Iran's nuclear information," FARS News Agency reports.

The documents released by WikiLeaks in 2017 represented one of the largest leaks in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency.

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Ex-CIA Employee Accused Of Leaking Documents To WikiLeaks Goes On Trial

4:04pm February 03, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

The leak of documents that appear to describe agency hacking practices is seen as one of the largest in the CIA's history. Former agency software engineer Joshua Schulte has pleaded not guilty.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Nov. 15, 2019.

Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, Key Figure In Impeachment Trial, Retires

8:38pm January 31, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

The career diplomat, who served as ambassador to Ukraine, became a key figure in the impeachment of President Trump, was forced out of her post in May.

Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Has Retired From Foreign Service

6:28pm January 31, 2020

by Michele Kelemen

Marie Yovanovitch, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine until last spring when she was ousted following a disinformation campaign by the president's private lawyer, is retiring — not resigning.

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Authorities say a black SUV ran through two checkpoints at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.

Shots Fired After SUV Storms Past Mar-A-Lago Checkpoints; 2 People In Custody

6:15pm January 31, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

"This is somebody that obviously was impaired somehow and is driving very recklessly," Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw told reporters. "I'm not so sure she knew where she was going."