National Security

A Preview Of This Week's Public Impeachment Hearings

4:51pm November 11, 2019

Lawmakers prepare for the open impeachment hearings that begin this week. Republicans continue to echo the president - that there was nothing impeachable out of the call with the Ukrainian president.

A Look At U.S. Military In Syria

4:51pm November 11, 2019

by Jane Arraf

A look at the U.S. military still in Syria shows what it's doing after weeks of uncertainty over the mission. The uncertainty continues and so does the ISIS violence.

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., depart a press conference at the Capitol on Oct. 2. The impeachment inquiry enters a new phase this week with the start of public hearings.

The Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Begins A New Phase This Week: What You Need To Know

8:25am November 11, 2019

by Philip Ewing

After weeks of closed-door depositions, Democrats are planning open hearings this week about the Ukraine affair. Here's where the story stands — and what's coming next.

Trump Picks Chad Wolf To Lead Department Of Homeland Security

6:24am November 11, 2019

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf has kept a low profile at DHS. He's facing criticism for his role in the administration's family separation policy.

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Republicans are asking that Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, testify as a witness in the impeachment inquiry.

Republicans Ask For Whistleblower, Hunter Biden To Testify In Impeachment Inquiry

4:07pm November 09, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Republican Rep. Devin Nunes said that calling these witnesses would help ensure the impeachment probe "treats the President with fairness." Democrats are unlikely to approve the entire request.

Illustration: a stack of cards representing different information sources (media reports, public statements, depositions and the White House call log)

The Whistleblower Complaint Has Largely Been Corroborated. Here's How.

7:01am November 09, 2019

by Tamara Keith

Read an annotation of the complaint that set off the formal impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives, with references to congressional testimony, public statements and news reports.

Attorney General William Barr with President Trump at the International Association of Chief of Police conference on Oct. 28. The men have a better relationship than Trump did with Jeff Sessions.

William Barr Emerges As The Attorney General Trump Wanted. Democrats, Not So Much

7:01am November 09, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

One year after the ouster of Jeff Sessions, it's become clear that his replacement, William Barr, enjoys the president's confidence in a way Sessions never did. Not everyone is pleased.

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The Pros And Cons Of Flying U.S. Nuclear Weapons Out Of Turkey

5:22pm November 08, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Steven Pifer, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, and a nuclear arms expert, about why the U.S. should get American nuclear weapons out of Turkey.

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Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a military officer at the National Security Council, departed after testifying on Oct. 29.

READ: Testimony Of Alexander Vindman, The White House's Ukraine Specialist

2:58pm November 08, 2019

by NPR Staff

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is a foreign affairs expert who serves on the National Security Council. He has been described as having told investigators he worried immediately about the Ukraine affair.

Fiona Hill, a former White House adviser on Russia, arrives for a closed-door meeting as part of the House impeachment inquiry on Monday.

READ: Testimony Of Fiona Hill, Ex-White House Russia Policy Official

2:26pm November 08, 2019

by NPR Staff

Hill, a well-known specialist on Russia, was said to have told House investigators that she objected to the Ukraine pressure plan — as did her then-boss, John Bolton.