National Security

Dream Action Coalition Co-director Cesar Vargas, at a news conference on Capitol Hill in 2014. He wants immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children to later be allowed to serve in the military.

GOP Split Over Bill To Let Immigrants In U.S. Illegally Serve In Military

8:20pm May 13, 2015

by Juana Summers

Some members of Congress would like to allow immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally when they were children to serve. But some Republicans are threatening to hold up a key defense bill over it.

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U.S. And Turkey To Train Syrian Rebel Forces

6:29am May 10, 2015

NPR's Scott Simon asks Robert Ford, former ambassador to Damascus, about prospects for Syria now that the U.S. and Turkey have begun training rebels. Ford foresees a "hard partition" of the country.

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Edward Snowden is shown during a live broadcast from Moscow at the CeBIT in Hanover, Germany, in March. On Friday, Snowden said a federal court ruling against the NSA program that he revealed was "extraordinarily encouraging."

Snowden Calls Ruling Against NSA 'Extraordinarily Encouraging'

5:23pm May 08, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The whistleblower, speaking from Russia, said the importance of the ruling against the U.S. surveillance program he helped uncover "can't be overstated."

Children attend their oath of U.S. citizenship ceremony at the Birmingham Public Library in Alabama onAug. 14, 2014.

China, India Surpass Mexico As Leading Sources Of New Immigrants To U.S.

3:18pm May 08, 2015

by Richard Gonzales

A surge from Asia and a decline in new arrivals from Mexico change the outlook for U.S. demographics.

FBI Director James B. Comey takes a question during a news conference in March. Comey says the FBI issued a bulletin to local law enforcement about one of the Garland, Texas, assailants three hours before the attack.

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FBI Says It Sent Bulletin On Texas Assailant Hours Before Attack

6:01pm May 07, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Director James Comey says that Elton Simpson had attracted attention as someone who might attend the Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest, but that the bureau had no reason to believe he would attack.

Senate Votes For Congressional Oversight Of Iran Nuclear Deal

4:15pm May 07, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The measure, which now goes to the House for consideration, enjoyed overwhelming bipartisan support, passing by a 98-1 vote.

A view of the National Security Agency's headquarters in Fort Meade, Md.

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NSA's Bulk Collection Of Americans' Phone Data Is Illegal, Appeals Court Rules

1:22pm May 07, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

A three-judge panel said Congress did not intend to give the National Security Agency the authority to collect metadata about Americans' phone records in bulk when lawmakers wrote the Patriot Act.

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Self-Declared Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Texas Shooting

7:55pm May 05, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with the Washington Post's Adam Goldman about the two men who opened fire in Garland, Texas, Sunday outside an exhibit of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

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Obama To Nominate Gen. Joseph Dunford As Joint Chiefs Chairman

7:32pm May 05, 2015

by David Welna

President Obama said Tuesday he will nominate Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's highest-ranking military officer.

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Texas Shooting Sheds Light On Murkiness Between Free, Hate Speech

7:32pm May 05, 2015

by Wade Goodwyn

The organizers of Sunday's contest for cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad specifically chose Garland, Texas, for their event. The Curtis Culwell Center also hosted a Muslim group's meeting in January.

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