National Security

Sen. Rubio Wants To Know Why Sessions Didn't Disclose Russian Meetings

11:15am March 02, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who oversees the FBI, met with Russia's U.S. ambassador before the election and didn't disclose it. Steve Inskeep talks Sen. Marco Rubio who wants more details.

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Rep. Elijah Cummings: Sessions Should Resign Over Russian Conversations

11:15am March 02, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions met with a Russian diplomat ahead of the presidential election. Rachel Martin talks to Rep. Cummings who thinks Sessions should resign because he didn't disclose it.

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'Washington Post' Reporter On Jeff Sessions' Meetings With Russian Ambassador

11:15am March 02, 2017

Washington Post reporter Adam Entous speaks with Steve Inskeep about the paper's report that Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke with the Russian ambassador twice last year.

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Italian President Sergio Mattarella granted partial clemency to former CIA officer Sabrina De Sousa, who was convicted in absentia of taking part in a 2003 kidnapping in Milan as part of a CIA detention and interrogation program.

Ex-CIA Officer In Rendition Case Is Released After Italy Grants Partial Clemency

5:09pm March 01, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Sabrina De Sousa is one of 26 Americans convicted in absentia by an Italian court over the 2003 kidnapping of a Muslim cleric. She has been released from custody in Portugal.

National Security Adviser Reportedly Urged Trump To Soften Terrorism Language

4:31pm March 01, 2017

by David Welna

President Trump ridiculed his predecessor and Hillary Clinton for refusing to use the term "radical Islamic terrorism." Turns out his new national security adviser, Gen. H.R. McMaster, is also opposed to using the phrase since he finds the groups the U.S. is fighting in the Middle East not Islamic. But that has not stopped Trump from repeating it, to the delight of his base.

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Former CIA officer Sabrina De Sousa is close to a deal with Italian authorities, according to a former Republican congressman.

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Ex-U.S. Spy Released From Custody In 'Extraordinary Rendition' Case

3:43pm March 01, 2017

by NPR News

Former CIA officer Sabrina De Sousa is out of Portuguese detention and likely won't be transferred to Italy to serve time there. She was convicted for her role in kidnapping a terror suspect in 2003.

Trump Adviser Defends President's Approach To 'Radical Islamic Terrorism'

9:59am March 01, 2017

We review Trump's speech with Scott Detrow and talk to Sebastian Gorka, the deputy assistant to the president, who gives his take on the president's speech to Congress and his approach to terrorism.

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Trump Emphasizes Terrorist Threat In Address To Congress

7:57am March 01, 2017

Kori Schake, a former Bush administration national security council member, talks with Rachel Martin and Mary Louise Kelly about Trump's approach to national security and terrorism in his speech.

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Senate Considers Trump's Choice For National Intelligence Director

11:53pm February 28, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

If confirmed, former Sen. Dan Coats will assume the post at a moment when the president has openly clashed with the spy agencies that now report to him.

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President Trump arrives to address a joint session of the Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Calling For 'Renewal Of The American Spirit,' Trump Outlines Optimistic Vision

11:40pm February 28, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

"I am here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength, and it is a message deeply delivered from my heart," Trump said at the outset.