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National Security

China, other countries now top U.S. intel's global threat list, not terrorist groups

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World

Bombers, boats, dredgers: China's relentless pressure is wearing down regional competitors

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Military

Pentagon orders new steps to tackle extremism in the ranks

Image: U.S. Marines and Afghan Commandos stand together as an Afghan Air Force helicopter flies past during a combat training exercise at Shorab Military Camp in Lashkar Gah in Helmand province.

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National Security

Frustrated military officials want Biden to make a decision on Afghanistan

U.S. Army soldiers conduct a mortar exercise at a small coalition outpost in western Iraq near the border with Syria on Jan. 24, 2018.

Susannah George / AP file

National Security

U.S., Iraq agree on eventual withdrawal of U.S. combat troops

The Office of Military Commissions building at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, on April 18, 2019.

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Politics News

U.S. shuts once-secret Guantanamo prison unit, moves prisoners

Proud Boys leader Joseph Biggs, front left, walks toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington on January 6,2021.

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National Security

FBI enlisted Proud Boys leader to inform on antifa, lawyer says

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf testifies during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 23, 2020.

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National Security

SolarWinds hack got emails of DHS head and other top officials

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National Security

China's growing firepower casts doubt on whether U.S. could defend Taiwan

Police stand guard at the entrance to the U.S. Capitol on January 12, 2021.

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National Security

DHS weighing major changes to fight domestic violent extremism, say officials

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National Security

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles, U.S., Japanese officials say

National Security

Mystery drones hovered over Navy destroyers off California, report says

Smoke billows from the site of Saudi-led air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen

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World

Saudis propose a cease-fire in Yemen

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reviews an honor guard at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 21, 2021.

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National Security

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan

Image: U.S. Marines and Afghan Commandos stand together as an Afghan Air Force helicopter flies past during a combat training exercise at Shorab Military Camp in Lashkar Gah in Helmand province.

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National Security

Biden considers delaying U.S. troop exit from Afghanistan to later this year

William Burns, nominee for CIA director, testifies during his Senate confirmation hearing on Feb. 24, 2021.

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White House

Burns confirmed as CIA director as U.S. faces diverse international threats

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Carolyn Kaster / AP file

National Security

The U.S.-China summit is 'not going to be a love fest.' Here's what could happen.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaking in South Korea.

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National Security

Secretary of State Blinken slams North Korea's human rights abuses

National Security

North Korea could soon test new intercontinental missile, U.S. general testifies

National Security

U.S intel agencies say Russia tried to help Trump but China didn't try to help Biden

Image: Protesters seen all over Capitol building where pro-Trump supporters riot and breached the Capitol. Rioters broke windows and breached the Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election.

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Congress

D.C. National Guard chief: Pentagon took 3 hours to greenlight troops during Capitol assault

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Social Media

Facebook took down fake Iranian, Russian networks stoking political division around the globe

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Justice Department

FBI Director Christopher Wray sheds little new light on domestic terrorism, Capitol riot intelligence failures

Image: Fishers outside the Ukrainian Navy base of Ochakiv on the Black Sea shore renovated with funds from the U.S.

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National Security

Biden administration announces $125M military aid package for Ukraine

Image: An Iraq-Syria border crossing and destroyed buildings after airstrikes seen on a Feb. 26, 2021 satellite image.

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World

U.S. airstrike in Syria on Iranian-backed militia killed one fighter, wounded two, Pentagon says