February 25, 2021 Biden should not give up his sole nuclear authority, GOP lawmakers say Three Republican members of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday issued a statement pushing back on Democrats' letter to President Biden urging him to give up his sole nuclear authority.
February 12, 2021 Biden State Dept scheduled event on racism as a national security threat The State Department was scheduled to host a Zoom discussion Wednesday on "Racism Being a Threat to National Security and Democracy."
February 5, 2021 Ingraham: Biden defense chief starting 'ideological and un-American purge of the US military' President Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin are politicizing the military and may plan to "purge" conservative or Trump-supporting service members under the guise of stamping out "extremism," Laura Ingraham said Thursday.
January 29, 2021 Chinese biotech firm offered to build COVID labs in US, likely to try to collect Americans' DNA: report A Chinese company offered to build COVID-19 testing labs in the U.S. at the start of the pandemic, with intelligence officials warning it might have been an effort to collect DNA from American citizens, according to a "60 Minutes" report.
January 28, 2021 Former Bush homeland security adviser urges Mayorkas confirmation amid DHS 'heightened threat' warning A former homeland security adviser for President George W. Bush on Thursday said President Biden's nominee for DHS secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, should quickly be confirmed to his post amid the agency's advisory warning that the U.S. is under a "heightened threat environment."
January 21, 2021 House progressives caution against expanding security state after Capitol riots Progressive members of Congress are urging their colleagues to exercise restraint in responding to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
January 20, 2021 Inauguration Day 2021: Washington's security preps in high gear Thousands of National Guard forces have been called to the DC area ahead of President-elect Biden's inauguration.
January 19, 2021 Pelosi urges Pentagon to block 'Trump loyalist' from national security role before Biden's inauguration House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling on the acting defense secretary to "immediately cease" plans to install so-called "Trump loyalist" Michael Ellis as the new general counsel for the National Security Agency (NSA) just days before President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated, describing the decision as "highly suspect" and a threat to the national security of the country.
January 18, 2021 Fred Fleitz: Biden, GOP and Dems must work together on these national security challenges When Joe Biden becomes president of the United States at noon Wednesday he will need bipartisan cooperation to launch his national security policies and get members of his national security team confirmed by the Senate.
December 30, 2020 Biden national security adviser criticizes Obama's foreign policy for not focusing on middle-class Americans Incoming national security adviser Jake Sullivan, former staffer in the Obama administration, admitted that the previous president’s foreign policy did not “elevate and center middle-class concerns.”