April 13, 2018 AUMF: What to know about the debate over military authorization The resolution, in part, allows for the president to use “all necessary and appropriate forces against” the terrorists who committed or aided in the 9/11 attacks – particularly, Al Qaeda and the Taliban.
April 5, 2018 Cybersecurity fiasco: Interior Department computers trying to talk to Russia, inspectors say Three years after Chinese hackers stole security clearance files and other sensitive personal information of some 22 million U.S. federal employees, cyber-defenses at the Department of Interior were still unable to detect “some of the most basic threats” inside Interior’s computer networks — including malware actively trying to make contact with Russia.
February 13, 2018 Russia wants to meddle in midterm elections, intelligence officials say Three top U.S. intelligence officials told a Senate panel Tuesday that they have seen "Russian activity and intentions" to target this November's midterm elections.
December 26, 2017 North Korean defector had anthrax antibodies in system, report says Traces of anthrax antibodies were discovered in a North Korean soldier who defected to South Korea at some point in 2017, a local South Korean television station reported Tuesday.
November 14, 2017 House passes $700B defense bill amid North Korea threat House Republicans and Democrats joined forces to approve an annual defense policy bill that authorizes $700 billion for the Pentagon and orders a more rapid buildup of the nation's missile defenses.
September 27, 2017 Mattis: US no closer to war with North Korea after ICBM test Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday that the U.S. was no closer to war with North Korea after the rogue nation successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile earlier this week.
September 26, 2017 Iran lashes out at talk of new sanctions, says it could abandon nuclear deal 'within hours' Iran is ready to abandon their nuclear deal “within hours” if new sanctions from the U.S. are imposed.
September 19, 2017 A North Korea nuclear nightmare: Trump has strong options he can use against Kim but he's got to act quickly North Korea made clear its determination this weekend to keep advancing its nuclear weapons program.
July 5, 2017 US intel bulletin warns of persistent threat from 'Western female violent extremists' The U.S. intelligence community is warning law enforcement agencies around the country of persistent terror threats posed by radicalized Western women.
July 3, 2017 US Navy weighing options for boosting fleet size, as hostile maritime forces grow U.S. Navy officials are weighing options for boosting the size of their fleet, which appears increasingly inadequate to handle growing maritime threats from China, Iran and Russia.