National Security

Hit-and-run accidents in California decreased by as much as 10 percent after the state passed a law in 2013 granting driver's licenses to unauthorized immigrants, say researchers at Stanford University.

How Offering Driver's Licenses To Immigrants Here Illegally Makes Roads Safer

4:58pm April 04, 2017

by Adrian Florido

A 2013 California law that granted driver's licenses to immigrants in the country illegally reduced hit-and-run accidents by 7 to 10 percent in 2015, meaning roughly 4,000 fewer hit-and-runs.

Former FBI agent Clint Watts testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

How Russian Twitter Bots Pumped Out Fake News During The 2016 Election

5:55pm April 03, 2017

Clint Watts, a former FBI agent, describes a diffuse network of Russian hackers and propagandists conducting a misinformation campaign that didn't stop with the election of President Trump.

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An immigration detainee stands near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) grievance box last month in the high security unit at the Theo Lacy Facility, a county jail in Orange, Calif., that also houses immigration detainees arrested by ICE.

Spotlight On Migrant Crimes Drums Up Support For Trump's Immigration Dragnet

4:50pm April 03, 2017

by John Burnett

A double murder allegedly committed in San Antonio by an immigrant in the country illegally is gaining attention. President Trump has pointed to similar crimes as justification for more deportations.

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Examining The Investigations Into Russian Influence In The U.S. Election

12:14pm April 03, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn says he would be willing to testify in the Russia investigations, if he's granted immunity. Where do things stand with the House, Senate and FBI probes?

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An Update On Russia Investigations

7:46am April 02, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks reporter Adam Entous of The Washington Post where the investigations into Russian meddling in the U.S. election stand — and where they are heading.

No Signs Yet Of Investigators Giving Flynn Immunity

8:04am April 01, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

Retired Gen. Michael Flynn has asked for immunity from prosecution, in advance of any testimony before congressional committees investigating Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.

Russia Investigation Has Echoes Of Watergate Probe

8:04am April 01, 2017

by David Welna

Getting Republicans and Democrats to cooperate in investigations that could be damaging to a president has long been a challenge. It happened in Watergate, but it seems unlikely now.

Sorting Out The Congressional Russia Investigations

5:11am March 31, 2017

by Scott Detrow

The Senate Intelligence Committee stepped up its public role in investigating Russia's attempts to hack the 2016 election, as the House investigation descended into chaos this week.

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Rising Seas Threaten Coastal Military Bases

5:11am March 31, 2017

by Jay Price

Many military installations are along coastlines and are vulnerable to rising seas, including military bases on the Virginia coast, which face dangers of flooding.

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Trump Campaign Adviser Sen. Richard Burr Leading Probe Of Trump Campaign And Russia

5:10am March 31, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

Sen. Richard Burr is running the Senate's probe into contacts between Russia and the Trump campaign. But he also was an adviser for Trump's campaign, which raises questions about his impartiality.

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