National Security

Trump Appears To Side With Arab Countries In Rift With Qatar

4:34pm June 06, 2017

NPR'S Kelly McEvers interviews Saudi Arabia expert Gregory Gause, professor of international Affairs at Texas A&M University and previously a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Doha Center, about Arab countries breaking diplomatic ties with Qatar.

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Here are 5 questions that were raised by the leaked NSA hacking report and the ongoing threat that national security officials say Russia poses to the integrity of American elections.

5 Unanswered Questions Raised By The Leaked NSA Hacking Report

3:36pm June 06, 2017

by Philip Ewing

The appearance of a National Security Agency report about Russian cyber-mischief adds new detail about what American spies know — but it also highlights much of what still isn't clear.

Israeli soldiers search Arab prisoners as Israeli forces take over the Old City in East Jerusalem on June 8, 1967, during the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War. Just 11 days after the war ended, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson offered the first of many peace proposa

50 Years On, U.S. Presidents Still Seek Elusive Peace To A 6-Day War

12:47pm June 06, 2017

by Greg Myre

With Arab armies massed on its frontiers, Israel unleashed a lightning strike on June 5, 1967. Donald Trump is now the 10th president seeking a lasting solution to that brief war.

Report: Russia Launched Cyberattack On Voting Vendor Ahead Of Election

12:15pm June 06, 2017

Russia's GRU intelligence agency targeted an American provider of election services, The Intercept says; a U.S. intelligence contractor was charged with revealing a secret report about the scheme.

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Top-Secret Documents Published By 'The Intercept'

8:09am June 06, 2017

by Philip Ewing

The document indicated that Russia's military intelligence agency launched a cyberattack shortly before Election Day 2016 on a U.S. company that provides voting services and systems.

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Morning News Brief: Fallout From Leaked NSA Document

8:09am June 06, 2017

The FBI arrested an NSA contractor for leaking a classified document describing Russian cyberattacks ahead of the 2016 U.S. election. British police have identified 2 of the 3 London attackers.

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Russia Launched Cyberattack On Voting Vendor Ahead Of Election, Report Says

8:09am June 06, 2017

by Ron Elving

The latest revelations about Russia's meddling with the 2016 U.S. presidential election have been uncovered just days ahead of a scheduled Senate hearing with former FBI Director James Comey.

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'Intercept' Article Reveals NSA Report On Russian Cyberattack

8:09am June 06, 2017

by Pam Fessler

The Intercept reveals an NSA report that Russian military intelligence hacked into one voting software supplier, and sent phishing emails to local election officials days before the November election.

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Businessman Oleg Deripaska (left) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to a factory in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region in September 2014.

Russian Businessman With Ties To Ex-Trump Campaign Official Comes Under Scrutiny

6:13pm June 05, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

Oleg Deripaska sued over a report that he paid former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to further the Russian government's interests. The story brought new focus to the billionaire and his career.

President Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders in the State Department Library on the White House complex on April 11.

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Trump Calls Democrats 'Obstructionists,' But He's Only Nominated 11 Ambassadors

4:06pm June 05, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

A spokesman for the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee responded by saying Trump should be spending more time actually filling open positions.