National Security

Trump Continues To Answer Questions About Conversation With Ukraine's President

5:58pm September 23, 2019

President Trump's story about his discussions about asking Ukrainian authorities to investigate Joe Biden's son has shifted. Now, more House Democrats are raising the prospect of impeachment again.

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., joins activists asking for impeachment of President Trump on Capitol Hill on Monday.

Trump And The Ukraine Call — What Happened And What's Next?

5:40pm September 23, 2019

by Philip Ewing

In a fight to frame the political conflict, President Trump alleges former Vice President Joe Biden and his son are "corrupt." Opponents point to the president's own phone call.

Intelligence Community's Perspective On Trump Whistleblower Complaint

11:49am September 23, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to John McLaughlin, former deputy director of the CIA, about what effect the handling of the whistleblower complaint will have on the intelligence community.

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News Brief: Trump-Ukraine Controversy, Iran Interview, Climate Summit

5:53am September 23, 2019

President Trump defends his call to Ukraine's president. Iran's foreign minister says his country had nothing to do with strikes on Saudi oil facilities. And, climate action summit seeks bold ideas.

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Speedboats from Iran's Revolutionary Guard circle the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero on Sunday, July 21 in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, after it was seized in the Strait of Hormuz two days earlier.

British Oil Tanker Seized By Iran Will Be Released Soon, Iranian Official Says

6:09pm September 22, 2019

by Aubri Juhasz

The Stena Impero was detained by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz on July 19 for alleged marine violations. Iranian maritime officials have given no set date for its release.

N.J. Democrat On Reported Whistleblower Complaint Against Trump

8:31am September 22, 2019

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J, about the reports of a whistleblower's concerns surrounding the president's conversations with the Ukrainian president.

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Workers fix damage at Saudi Aramco's Khurais oil field in Saudi Arabia on Friday after it was hit during a Sept. 14 attack.

Trump Sending Troops To Middle East After Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities

1:11pm September 21, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The Pentagon provided few details on the deployment. The announcement appears to indicate that the president has not made a decision about whether to take military action against Iran.

Trump Deploys Troops To Middle East After Attack On Saudi Oil Facility

12:28pm September 21, 2019

by Tom Bowman

The president authorized the deployment of additional U.S. forces to strengthen air and missile defenses around Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Pentagon announced late Friday.

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President Trump and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Trump says reports of an improper conversation with a foreign leader are "ridiculous."

Trump: Reports Of Alleged Improper Conversation With Foreign Leader Are 'Ridiculous'

7:20pm September 20, 2019

by Brian Naylor

The president blamed a "partisan whistleblower," whose identity he said he didn't know, for an allegation that Trump had an improper conversation with a foreign leader.

The inmate population at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, once stood at nearly 700 but has since dwindled to 40.

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Trump Rules Out Sending Captured ISIS Fighters To Guantánamo Bay

5:48pm September 20, 2019

by David Welna

Few foreign ISIS fighters captured in Syria and Iraq have been repatriated. Unless European allies accept nationals who are ISIS prisoners of war, Trump said, "we're releasing them at the border."