National Security

Trump Makes First Visit To U.S. Central Command In Florida

10:50pm February 06, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump visited U.S. Central Command in Florida Monday and met with troops for the first time as their commander-in-chief. He promised to always have their backs. Trump also had a message for ISIS.

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President Trump cited no occasions in which the news media failed to report terrorist attacks.

Trump Says Media Fail To Report Terrorist Attacks, But WH List Shows Otherwise

10:36pm February 06, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The president made the claim while speaking to troops at Central Command headquarters in Florida. Press secretary Sean Spicer later said the White House would give examples of underreported attacks.

A woman with "No Wall, No Ban" painted on her face was among the people marching in support of immigrants and refugees in Seattle on Jan. 29.

DOJ Files Brief In Appeals Court, Defending Trump's Immigration Executive Order

7:30pm February 06, 2017

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments by phone on Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET in the controversial travel ban's latest test. A district court judge halted the executive order on Friday.

Charles Lindbergh speaks at a rally of the America First Committee at Madison Square Garden in New York, on May 23, 1941. Lindbergh was a leading voice of opposition to U.S. involvement in World War II up until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

'America First': From Charles Lindbergh To President Trump

6:49pm February 06, 2017

by Greg Myre

Charles Lindbergh became an instant hero when he flew across the Atlantic. But that wasn't his only moment of fame. He also created a hugely popular political movement — the America First Committee.

Leon Panetta Warns Trump Travel Ban Increases Chances Of Attack

4:33pm February 06, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta about why he thinks President Trump's travel ban could increase the chances of an attack at home and endanger American troops abroad.

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'The New York Times' Uncovers How ISIS Recruits From Afar

4:33pm February 06, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Rukmini Callimachi of The New York Times about her latest piece on how ISIS recruits via virtual plotting. According to interrogation records of three ISIS suspects obtained by the newspaper, virtual ISIS coaches from Syria and Iraq remotely guide recruiters to carry out attacks through online messages. No longer does a recruiter have to travel to Syria to join or be trained by ISIS; recruits are advised to carry out terror attacks at home.

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An Afghan girl on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, in October 2016. The U.N. mission in Afghanistan says the number of children killed or wounded increased 24 percent last year.

For Afghan Children, A Year Even More Brutal Than The Last

3:58pm February 06, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

A United Nations reports the number of children killed and wounded rose 24 percent in 2016, and that all sides, including the U.S., are to blame for leaving unexploded ordnance in civilian areas.

Munther Alaskry, accompanied by his wife Hiba, son Hassan and daughter Dima, gather their luggage as they leave JFK International Airport, in New York City, on Feb. 3. Alaskry and his family arrived after the Trump administration reversed course and said

With Trump's Travel Ban Blocked, Visa-Holders, Refugees Scramble to Board Flights

2:06pm February 05, 2017

A federal appeals court denied the President's attempt to reinstate his controversial executive order, at least for now. Refugee groups are seizing the opportunity and booking plane tickets.

Hanan Isweiri is a Ph.D. student at Colorado State University. She flew to Libya in January to visit with family after her father's death. She was able to re-enter the U.S. Saturday.

Travel Ban Keeps Scientists Out of the Lab

7:37am February 05, 2017

by Joe Palca

The Trump administration's travel ban is preventing some researchers from returning to the U.S. Scientists fear this could negatively impact collaborations and international scientific meetings.

President Trump speaks on the phone with Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, during the first official phone talks in the Oval Office last Saturday.

Fact Checking This Week In The Trump Administration

2:44pm February 04, 2017

The White House made inaccurate assertions about the president's travel ban, the reshuffling of the National Security Council and even about a massacre — that never took place.